CALVARY’S GUT-WRENCHING CRY!

MY GOD! MY GOD!
WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?
WE WALKED SO CLOSE TOGETHER
BUT NOW YOU’RE FACE IN DARKNESS HIDES
MY BROKEN HEART I LIFT TO YOU.

MY GOD! MY GOD!
THE AGONY OF DEATH IS NEAR
THE MOCKING THRONGS SURROUND ME
I AM A WORM, THE MAN OF SORROWS
MY NAIL-PIERCED HANDS I RAISE TO YOU.

MY GOD! MY GOD!
THIS CUP OF DEATH POURED OUT FOR YOU
HAS DRAINED MY STRENGTH BEYOND COMPARE
BUT IF YOU’RE WRATH FOR SIN IS QUELLED
MY PRECIOUS BLOOD I OFFER NOW.

MY GOD! MY GOD!
I LAY ME IN THE DUST OF DEATH
THE WEIGHT OF SIN HAS BOUND ME
BUT AS THE SERPENT’S HEAD IS CRUSHED
A RANSOMED THRONG WILL PRAISE YOU.

--B. PENT

DARK THE NIGHT

Dark the night of sin surrounds Me
Heaven hides His holy face
For the One who made the heavens
Could not offer saving grace.

Hear the cries of desperation
That reveal sin's guilt and shame?
Calvary's cross is heaven's judgment
For the curse man is to blame.

O My God! I hang forsaken!
Why must I die all alone?
Can this bitter cup I'm drinking
Through My blood for man atone?

Satan's taunts from hell oppress Me
By this awful weight of sin
But the cry, "My God forgive them!"
Offers peace that's born within.

"It is finished!" death is conquered!
As the empty tomb proclaims
Christ the Lord indeed is risen
Praise and magnify His name.
--B. Pent

JESUS' CRY TO THE FATHER

My God! My God! Why hast thou forsaken Me
I walked so close before Thee
But now Thy face in darkness hides
My broken heart I lift to Thee.

My God! My God! The agony of death is near
The mocking throngs surround Me
I am a worm, the Man of sorrows
My nail-pierced hands I raise to Thee.

My God! My God! This cup of death I offer Thee
My strength is drained within
But if Thy wrath for sin be quelled
My precious blood I offer Thee.

My God! My God! I lay Me in the dust of death
The weight of sin has bound Me
But if the Serpent's head be crushed
A ransom throng will come to Thee
--B. Pent