©Deborah Bolack 2001
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Walk down the road to Calvary, along the path Christ trod,
and witness there the sacrifice of the Holy Lamb of God.
Watch as the nails are driven in; each blow struck by our sin,
as willingly, Christ laid down his life in such agony and pain.
Will you with the crowd cry crucify, and spit in the Saviour’s face?
Will you turn away, and try to deny he suffered and died in your place?
Will you turn away, and try to deny he suffered and died in your place?
Or will you to the cruel cross draw nigh, seeking out God’s gift of grace,
where the precious blood of the crucified will all your sins erase?
Hear Jesus say, “Forgive them, for they know not what they do.”
The Son of God, who knew no sin, is pleading there for me and you.
Watch as the crimson drops of blood fall on those kneeling below,
for they have found God’s redeeming love, beneath the cleansing flow.
Will you with the crowd cry crucify, and spit in the Saviour’s face?
Will you turn away, and try to deny he suffered and died in your place?
Or will you to the cruel cross draw nigh, seeking out God’s gift of grace,
where the precious blood of the crucified will all your sins erase?
Will you cry crucify, crucify,
Or will all your sins be erased?
All your sins erased.
Will you cry crucify, crucify,
Or will all your sins be erased?
All your sins erased.
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When I first got saved (March 18, 1985) I had no Bible knowledge. Knowing that Easter was just two weeks away, one of the first things I read about in my Bible was Jesus’ crucifixion. I wanted to learn all I could about what my Saviour had done for me. The account of Jesus suffering on that cross and shedding his blood for my sins made an indelible impression on my heart. How can anyone who reads or hears of the sacrifice Jesus made not be profoundly affected by it?
An old spiritual asks the question, “Were you there when they crucified my Lord?” The haunting tone of the song draws the listener into the scene, and truly can cause one to tremble, knowing that though not physically there, our sin was there, and it was not ‘they’ but ‘we’ who crucified our Lord. It was our sin that caused Jesus to walk that road to Calvary. It was your sin and mine that swung that hammer, driving those nails through Jesus’ hands, as he willingly endured excruciating physical pain. But that pain could not compare with the anguish Jesus must have experienced when he, the sinless Son of God, took upon himself the sins of the whole world. He became the sacrificial lamb, shedding his blood for our redemption.
As Jesus hung on that cross, blood pouring from the wounds on his head, his hands and his feet, he looked down at the crowd below, and saw the faces of those who had earlier cried, “Crucify him!” As the crowd continued to mock and deride him, Jesus said, “Father forgive them; for they know not what they do.” In the face of such amazing love and wondrous grace, how can anyone remain in that crowd crying, “Crucify!”? Why not step out from the crowd and kneel at Jesus feet where his precious blood will wash away your sin?
Matthew 27:27-31 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers. And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head. And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.
Luke 23:33,34 And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left. Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
*This song was uploaded a few years ago. The year I was saved, Easter landed at the end of March, just as it does this year. I thought it was a good time to redo the music and repost it.
