Did You Weep?

"He came to save us..."

Did You cry tears of joy

And stand in silent wonder

As all Creation reflected Your glory

While it took shape at the

Command of Your Word?

Did the tears of delight

Escape Your eyes

As You brought the earth to life

When Creation took full shape

In a watershed of reverent joy?

Did You weep Your

Greatest tears of joy

When man was formed

From the dust of earth

As the newborn son of creation,

Adam, took his first breath?

Did Your tears of delight

Turn to tears of sorrow

When man chose another way

And ate of the fruit

That brought the Fall

And wrenched the heart of God?

Did Your pain and sorrow grow

With man’s rebellion

When all mankind turned

From You in stubborn pride

And sin reached its full corruption?

Did You wail an ocean of grief

While Your heart was broken

When You were forced

To bring the judgment?

Did Your tears flood the earth?

Then only when Your grief was spent

And there were no more tears to cry

Is that when the pain and waters ceased?

Did You shed tears of joy

Just like Mary did over

The newborn Son of Man

Seeing glory dressed in innocence,

A pure Babe born in a fallen world?

Did You moan with sorrow

And grieve, time, and time again,

When man created in Your image

Rejected You for the ways of sin?

Did Your heart break

With agonizing pain

When they rejected

Your gift of love

The Lamb of God

Who suffered for their sins?

Did the well of sorrow

Fill with Your tears that day

When they turned their

Backs on You again

As they crucified Your Son

Rejecting the offering of eternal life?

Did Your tears of sorrow

Turn to tears of joy

Knowing the Son’s death

Was the only way to life

For those who would choose You

And accept the priceless sacrifice?

Did You weep then

Over man’s cruelty to man

And the cost of sin

On all creation?

Do You weep now

Until that final day?

Do You cry tears of joy

When one lost person

Is brought back to You?

Will You cry once again

When all creation is restored to You?

Tell me did You weep?

"For God so loved the world, He sent His only begotten Son,

that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." (John 3: 16)