Author: Andrew Pratt Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 1 hymnal Scripture: Mark 15:31-41 Lyrics: 1 Look: such horror, torn, then tortured
by the scourge across his back,
by the torments and derision,
and the hate that twisted fact.
2 See our God, derided, dying,
smeared with blood and sweat and tears,
hanging in a robe of loving,
now surrounded by his fears.
3 Night now sharp as early morning,
darkest just before the dawn,
yet the daylight should be streaming,
clouded by this perfect storm.
4 By a storm of human hatred
bent on killing all that's good,
by a crass and simple action:
nailing human flesh to wood.
5 But the Christ who hung there dying,
this weak man upon a cross,
is the God who loves us wholly,
loves beyond all human loss. Topics: Good Friday Used With Tune: PINE RIDGE
Look: Such Horror, Torn, then Tortured