three days

three days, and empty hearts abound.
three days, our hope gone away.
three days, our faith was shaken.
how much can change in three days?
you rode into the city like a king
with gladness, praise and cheers
then one betrayal, and you were taken away
you were crucified, and we're just here.
we thought maybe you'd stop it somehow
maybe you'd make the cross just fade away.
but you were beaten, and killed publicly
and now it's been three days.
three days since we wrapped your body
three days since we laid you in a borrowed tomb
three days, and we've never stopped crying
three days is both too long and too soon.
we carried spices to your body
the Son of God deserves to be buried like a king...
but the soldiers are gone, the stone is missing.
the tomb stands empty, what does it mean ?
angels speak with resounding tone
as sunlight breaks into the sky.
why should we seek you among the dead?
you were buried, but now alive.
three days, you took our blamd
three days, you carried washed clean every sin.
three days, you took the keys to the grave back
and in three days, you rose to live again.
what kind of man would do this?
what kind of love drove him to forgive?
you died for a world of sin and shame
but three days later, you live.
three days, to fulfill your prophecy
three days, to change our fate
three days, to create salvation.
three days, and the world is changed.
©tammylynn