Friday, May 9, 2008

FAVORITE THINGS FRIDAY #4...Why by Nicole Nordeman

A woman sang this song on Good Friday at my church. I cried! I came home and found it on You Tube. There are other versions there too, one that goes along with the movie, The Passion (graphic) and the other is a cartoon version for children. Here are the words also.



WHY by Nicole Nordeman

We rode into town the other day, just me and my
Daddy. He said I’d finally reached that age, and I
could ride next to him on a horse that of course
was not quite as wide We heard a crowd of people
shouting and so we stopped to find out why There
was that man that my dad said he loved, but today
there was fear in his eyes

So I said Daddy why are they screaming? Why are
the faces of some of them beaming? Why is he
dressed in that bright purple robe? I bet that
crown hurts him more than he shows Daddy please
can’t you do something? He looks as though he’s
gonna cry You said he is stronger than all of
those guys-Daddy please tell me why, why does
everyone want him to die?

Later that day the sky grew cloudy and daddy said
I should go inside Some how he knew things would
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get stormy, boy was he right But I could not keep
from wondering if there was something he had
to hide So after he left I had to find out, I was
not afraid of getting lost So I followed the
crowds to a hill where I knew men had been killed
And I heard a voice come from a cross:

And it said : Father why are they screaming. Why
are the faces of some of them beaming? Why are
they casting their lots for my robes?? This crown
of thorns hurts me more than it shows. Father
please can’t you do something? I know that you
must hear my cry. I thought I could handle a cross
of this size, Father remind me why, why does
everyone want me to die. When will I understand
why?

My precious Son, I hear them screaming. I’m
watching the face of the enemy beaming but soon I
will clothe you in robes of my own. Jesus this
hurts me much more than you know, but this dark
hour I must do nothing. Though I’ve heard your unbearable
cry — the power in your blood destroys all the
lies, soon you’ll see past their unmerciful eyes.
Look there below see the child trembling by her
father’s side. Now I can tell you why, she is why
you must die.

I hope it moves you as deeply as it did me!

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2 comments:

LL said...

That is so incredibly moving. I will have to search for it on YouTube. I saw The Passion when it first came out and although graphic I felt that it was a powerful movie and was true to the Lord's message. I sat here reading this post and had tears brimming my eyes.

Amy said...

I'm covered in chills...That is a powerful song...I'm going now to look it up on You Tube.

Thanks for sharing this; I had not heard it before.

God Bless,
Amy:)