3 days in the grave.
3 days grace.
Jesus took the penalties
and put forgiveness in their place.
One
Barabbas, was the first to know,
how it felt to be freed
by the Christ who took his guilty place
on a cruel Roman tree.
Two
Next were the criminals,
one on either side,
also under sentence
and sure to die -
one calls out for mercy
and is promised
paradise.
Three
Third were the soldiers
and the crowds
cruel cries,
forgiven without asking
by the man they crucified.
3 days in the grave.
3 times grace.
Jesus took the penalties
and gave forgiveness in their place.
