Ray Boltz

Watch The Lamb  Walking on the road to Jerusalem The time had come to sacrifice again My two small sons they walked beside me down the road The reason that they came was to watch the lamb  They said, Daddy, daddy what will we see there There's so much that we don't understand So I told them of Moses and Father Abraham And then I said dead children watch the lamb  There will be so many in Jerusalem today We must be sure this little lamb doesn't run away And I told them of Moses and Father Abraham And then I said dear children watch the lamb  When we reached the city I knew something must be wrong There were no joyful worshippers there were no joyful worship songs And I stood there with my children in the midst of angry men Then I heard the crowd cry out, Let’s crucify Him  We tried to leave the city but we could not get away Forced to play in this drama a part I did not want to play Why upon this day were men condemned to die Why were we standing right here where soon they would pass by  I look and I said even now they come The first one cried for mercy, the people gave him none The second one was violent and he was arrogant and loud I still can hear his angry voice screaming at the crowd  Then someone said there’s Jesus and I scarce believed my eyes A man so badly beaten He barely looked alive Blood poured from His body from the thorns on His brow Running down the cross and falling to the ground I watched Him as He struggled and I watched Him when He fell The cross came down upon His back, the crowd began to yell In that moment I felt such agony in that moment I felt such loss  Until a Roman soldier grabbed my arm and screamed "you carry His cross" At first I tried to resist him but his hand reached for his sword And so I knelt and I took the cross from the Lord I put it on my shoulder we started down the street The blood that He’d been shedding was running down my cheek  They led us to Golgotha they drove nails deep in His feet and hands On the cross I heard Him pray "Father forgive them" Never have I seen such love in any other eyes "Into They hands I commit My spirit" He prayed and then He died  I stood for what seemed like years lost all sense of time Then I felt these little hands holding on to mine My children stood there weeping and I heard the oldest say Father please forgive us the lamb ran away  Daddy, daddy what have we seen here There’s so much that we don’t understand So I took them in my arms we turned and faced the cross And I said dear children Watch the Lamb