..........They Bound His Hands..........
Those
wicked sinners bound the hands of my Lord,
He was
handled so roughly -- with disrespect;
Had
not Moses written in God's Holy Word
The
Light of salvation you must not neglect!
But
still they took Jesus, bound His precious hands,
And
handed Him over to be crucified;
The
holiest One who e'er dwelt in this land --
Forsaken
by God and man -- for our sins died.
The soldiers
of Rome drove the nails, it is true,
And
they dropped the post in that hole in the ground;
But
the sins of our lives make us guilty, too,
And
excuse for our actions cannot be found.
They
should have known better, still they bound His hands,
And
there on Golgotha He was crucified;
The
holiest One who e'er dwelt in this land --
Forsaken
by God and man -- for our sins died.
He who
will not listen to God's holy word,
Pursuing
the pleasures and joys of this life,
Is guilty
of binding the hands of the Lord,
And
surely, like those before, shall come to strife.
For
blindly they take Him, bind His precious hands,
In ignorance
give Him to be crucified;
The
holiest One who e'er lived in this land --
Forsaken
by God and man -- for our sins died.
And then
there are people who will not believe
The
soul-saving gospel our Lord came to bring;
Like
the Jews before, His truth they won't receive,
And,
yes -- they're guilty of the very same thing!
In disbelief
they bind the Lord's precious hands,
As infidels
they bid Him be crucified;
The
holiest One who e'er lived in this land --
Forsaken
by God and man -- for our sins died.
And what
of those people who will not repent,
Refusing
to part with the old sinful deeds?
For
their sins on Calvary His blood was spent:
Unless
they change quickly He won't meet their needs.
Unrepentant
they bind the Lord's precious hands,
And
stubbornly bid Him to be crucified;
The
holiest One who e'er dwelt in this land --
Forsaken
by God and man -- for our sins died.
And then
there's the man who His Name won't confess,
Preferring
the praise that men may send his way;
But
silence his true feelings still will profess:
When
called to account, he has nothing to say…
Confessing
not he binds the Lord's precious hands,
And
silently gives Him to be crucified;
The
holiest One who e'er dwelt in this land --
Forsaken
by God and man -- for our sins died.
And what
of the one who will not be baptized,
Refusing
the water, like Naaman of old?
Someday,
like old Naaman, he will realize:
If you
want salvation, then do as you're told.
Those
who won't be buried bind His precious hands,
Disobeying
they bid Him be crucified;
The
holiest One who e'er lived in this land --
Forsaken
by God and man -- for our sins died.
And what
of him who will not walk in the light,
Refusing
steadfastly to live as he ought?
The
Jews were God's children, but they were not right!
He needs
to remember the things Jesus taught!
So carelessly
he binds the Lord's precious hands,
And
without thought gives Him to be crucified;
The
holiest One who e'er dwelt in this land --
Forsaken
by God and man -- for our sins died.
These
few words of counsel, I offer, my friend,
For
I, too, was guilty of binding His hands;
Come
to Him today and prepare for life's end:
Get
ready to live with Him in that fair land!
Though
we were once guilty of binding His hands
And
giving Him over to be crucified,
In mercy
He bids us come, before Him stand:
And
says, "I forgive you -- for your sins I died."
..........H. L. Gradowith..........
04-04-2002
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