I Saw It Happen
"No one can tell me what I didn’t see."
Is it true, what we hear said? Did Jesus really raise up from the dead? Well, some say it’s a myth ... a story that got outta whack After all, when you are dead, you don’t come back!
O but it is not a myth, a wild story, it’s really true Yes Jesus died, was buried and rose again, I’m here to tell you You see, l saw it happen, three crosses, Jesus in the center, a thief on either side Yes, I saw it! I saw the Master crucified!
Who am I, just a disciple, most don’t give me a second look And you can bet you’ll never find my name in a history book But I saw it happen, His arrest for no apparent reason This wishy-washy governor, the trumped-up charge of treason
Yes, I saw it, that travesty of a trial Yet he offered no resistance, no defense or denial I saw that ugly, unruly crowd stirred up by the Pharisees O Jesus, tell them Your Identity, please
Don’t take another stripe, don’t bear another scar Tell them! Show them! Let them know who You really are! He’s not guilty! He’s done no wrong! He’s innocent! But, quietly, like a lamb to slaughter, off to His death He went
I saw His broken body wilt under the weight of that heavy beam Oh, God! Wake me, this has to be a horrible dream! l watched with my heart filled with loathing As Roman soldiers gambled for His clothing
I saw Mary Magdalene and the other women standing nearby Devastated, frustrated, all they could do was cry. l too was filled with anguish, confused, even had a doubt
He was to be our Messiah! To be our King! How we loved this man, His wisdom, His teaching l cringed as a Roman soldier pierced His side But you see they had to be sure this man had died!
I saw His agony, His humiliation and His forgiveness too As I hear Him say, "Forgive them, they know not what they do" I watched Him look to heaven and in anguish cry, "Oh God, why am I forsaken?" Then He died and suddenly the entire earth was violently shaken!
Daylight went to dark, black was the darkest night You could hear the panic, screaming from hearts filled with fright I saw a Roman centurion staring and his head began to nod The he cried out, "Surely this was the Son of God!"
Later I witnessed two men take down His body, lifeless and still Wrap it tenderly in linen then take it to a grave up the hill Later I gathered with other disciples in that upper Room Surely the events of this day will seal our doom
Suddenly Mary came excitedly, she shouted to Peter and John "The tomb is empty, the Lord is gone!" They left with her and most of us went on our way I thought really, was there anything to what she had to say?
Alter a while l joined a crowd, we numbered a hundred times five Suddenly he appeared among us ... am I dreaming? Is He alive? Then I touched Him, felt His scars ...stroked His thorn-marked head It’s true! Jesus has risen from the dead!
Jesus is alive! Spread the word ... tell everybody ... spread the word Go tell the entire world what you have just heard Jesus is alive!