“O death,
where is your sting? O grave, where is your
victory?”
I Corinthians 15:55
How sad our
hearts when loved ones die
And are suddenly
whisked away;
In shock we
whisper amidst many tears,
“Oh how I wish
I’d never seen this day!”
Inwardly we know that
death is a part
Of life on this
‘ole earth,
But still it
seems so cruel and unkind
As it lessens
life’s meaning and worth.
But into our
world of suffering and death
The blessed
Savior came—
Sent from the
Father to show us His love:
Jesus is His
precious name.
He suffered more
anguish than we’ll ever know
Before dying on
Calvary’s hill;
No martyr was
He—this Lamb of God—
For He died
according to the Father’s own will.
When He breathed
His last, all the demons rejoiced
And danced
around in hell in glee,
“We’ve won!
We’ve won!”
they hooted and howled
“And have gained
the victory!”
But three days
later their joy turned to horror
When from the
tomb the Lord did appear;
They fled from
His sight like a thief in the night—
So great was
their trembling and fear!
As He stood in
the opening to that dark tomb
And lifted His
hands to His Father on high,
He said,
“I’m alive forevermore and have conquered the
grave,
Giving hope to
those with fears and sighs.
“No longer do sinners
need to fear the stinger of death
Or live in
hopeless despair and agony,
For I’ve
conquered sin, death, hell and the grave
And won for them
who believe their eternal Victory!”
by Tom Smith
