ALL: Here comes the King !
L : Hail him !
ALL: Here comes the King !
L: Kneel before him !
ALL: Here comes the King !
L : Praise and adore him !
ALL: Here comes the King !
L : He has come to save his people !
ALL: Here comes the King !
ENTER MUM,DAD & BABY (Mum holding baby)
Everyone silent.
All come forward and try to kneel before DAD
He shakes his head & points to the babe in MUM's arms.
(Group A) Some shrug shoulders & walk away.
(Group B) Some begin to kneel - then walk away.
(Group C) The rest kneel & present gifts - then leave
...........except for SIMEON
SIMEON: I am Simeon, prophet of Israel..
I asked the Lord my God for one last request,
to see the Chosen One ,'fore I was laid to rest.
The Lord God heard me and answered my prayer.
That day, in the temple ,the Chosen One was there...
Not a man, but a child lying in his mother's arms.
I knew it was he, who else could he be ?
but the King, all Israel had been waiting to see...
Yet my heart was heavy for his mother alone
who would bear the greatest sorrow a woman has known... EXIT
Everyone re-enters carrying palm branches..
ALL : Here comes the King !
L: Hosanna !
ALL : Here comes the King !
L: Hosanna in the highest !
ALL : Here comes the King !
L: Hail to the King of Kings !
ALL : Here comes the King !
L: Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord !
ALL : Here comes the King !
ENTER JESUS ,THE MAN...............SILENCE
(Group A) Some shrug their shoulders & leave
(Group B) Some begin to kneel then leave
(Group C) Some kneel down before him then leave with Jesus....
.....except for MARY.
MARY: I am Mary, mother of Jesus.
I carried him inside me, I nursed him when he cried,
while he grew I loved him, when sick, stayed by his side
I was there on that barren hillside when my beloved died.
I knew he was not guilty of any human crime
It had to be part of some great scheme
For all that I had known of him convinced me this was true
for he who raised up Lazarus, must surely live anew.
The child whom Wise Men worshipped, the man of wondrous things
Must surely come again to us ,as King above all kings... EXIT
Everyone re-enters, walking slowly
ALL : The King is dead !
L : It's all over !
ALL : The King is dead !
L : Buried in a rich man's tomb !
ALL : The King is dead !
MARY M. : The tomb is empty !!
ALL : The King is dead !
MARY M. : The tomb is empty !!
L : Here comes the King !
MARY M. : The tomb is empty !
L : Here comes the King !
Everyone shrugs and is about to leave ,when.....
MARY M. : WAIT ! I am Mary of Magdala.
I watched him die. I saw him buried. I knew he was dead
I found the tomb empty, the stone rolled away.
I still thought him dead.
He came to me , spoke to me ,I never even lifted my head...
You see ,I still thought him dead
He called me by name, he lifted my head. Standing before me
The King was risen - not dead.
Don't be blinded as I was. Go on- lift up your head. JESUS ENTERS.....
Your King stands before you, He is risen not dead !
Everyone kneels to the Risen Christ.........
EXEUNT........
The end ..............?????????????????????????
