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SOUNDS OF THE FIRST GOOD FRIDAY
Humanity held not its breath
when Jesus was sent to His death.
Many were crying to the sky
that Pilate ought to "CRUCIFY!"
Others called "You save yourself!"
as His feet hung to the cross shelf.
I imagine a noisy day
on morning of first 'Good Friday'
as, serenaded by a crowd
In jeers, at his forced walk, quite loud
bar some women , more sensitive,
who wept for Him, not long to live.
Then finally, his great death cry -
"It is finished!" ("Tetalestai!") -
emanating like explosion,
making the old centurion
say this was God's son, to be sure,
In a humbled and graven awe
as roundabout a great earthquake
opened old tombs, made their dead wake
while in the Temple curtains tore
from top down unto the tiled floor.
when Jesus was sent to His death.
Many were crying to the sky
that Pilate ought to "CRUCIFY!"
Others called "You save yourself!"
as His feet hung to the cross shelf.
I imagine a noisy day
on morning of first 'Good Friday'
as, serenaded by a crowd
In jeers, at his forced walk, quite loud
bar some women , more sensitive,
who wept for Him, not long to live.
Then finally, his great death cry -
"It is finished!" ("Tetalestai!") -
emanating like explosion,
making the old centurion
say this was God's son, to be sure,
In a humbled and graven awe
as roundabout a great earthquake
opened old tombs, made their dead wake
while in the Temple curtains tore
from top down unto the tiled floor.
Published 2nd Apr 2021
Author's Note
Thought up for a Good Friday a few years ago.
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2nd Apr 2021 7:03pm
It's a lovely poem. You could describe the whole situation in a very deep and effective way, the Lord Jesus, the crowds of people, the women. I like best the death cry of Jesus, "lt is finished," l feel this sentence very deeply. It is finished . It means a lot to me. It's a great poem.
3rd Apr 2021 7:32am
I think that when Jesus said His last that he may have sounded supernaturally loud, adding to the awe of the Roman officer who would have had experience in his military career of seeing men killed (and killing some himself).
2nd Apr 2021 11:44pm
3rd Apr 2021 1:23pm
The death cry,"It is finished." For me, l don't look at it from the viewpoint of the Roman officer, but from the viewpoint of Jesus Christ. I see it as two calls, one the voice of His body, and the other of His soul. As a full Man, "It is finished," means l've finished with my suffering, and as a full God to mean, l've fulfilled the wish of My Father in the sky.
