The King Of The Jews! Poem by Denis Martindale

The prophecies that came to pass
Were not completely done,
For soon would come the evil farce,
The judgment of God's Son,
Sent to this world to save Mankind,
The Lamb of God so pure,
The Holy One who would remind
Each soul what life was for...

And so it was, one night of spite
Unfolded with such force,
That Christ was captured at its height
And actions set in course...
Thus Judas kissed his Master's lips,
Such that Christ faced arrest,
That's when the guards then came to grips
And put Christ to the test...

When Pilate met God's Son at last,
The truth he sought to learn,
He found no fault and acted fast,
The evil tide to turn...
But crowds aren't easy to control
When screaming, 'Crucify! '
He washed his hands to soothe his soul
And let Lord Jesus die...

Yet on the placard Christ must bear,
When to His cross was fixed,
Were Pilate's words beyond compare,
Although men's thoughts were mixed...
In truth, Jesus, the Nazarene,
Crowned here, King of the Jews!
Yet no-one there to intervene
Meant He, His life, would lose...

The crowd stood still upon the hill,
The Cross was used again,
The crowd stood still and watched blood spill,
A sacrifice of pain...
Yet they knew not, the Lamb of God
Before their very eyes,
Such that they didn't think it odd,
For they were worldly wise...

Yet Jesus prophesied His death,
How could He then escape,
Despite His awesome final breath
And body out-of-shape?
His body slumped, then flesh removed,
Transported from that site,
You see, the Saviour's love had proved
God's choice in Him was right...

Authority belongs to Christ
And all that power brings,
Through all the Saviour sacrificed,
He's now the King of Kings!
Jerusalem is His domain,
Israel His Holy Land,
Redeemed by Blood, redeemed by pain,
Delivered by His hand...

Two thousand years have almost gone,
Yet He's alive today,
Continuing the light that shone,
For Jesus is The Way...
The King of Kings and Lord of Lords,
Eternal Priest divine...
Lifegiver, granter of rewards,
Who saved this soul of mine...