you are the one He loved
kneeling at His cross
you see Him broken and bleeding
and you know it is for you-
even as you recoil at the thought
a suffering servant holds your mind-
what power has this to save-
heart stricken in grief and question
you ask, “what have they done to love?”

forsaken words cry out from thirsting lips
the plea of every suffering
my God, my God why have you forsaken me?
yet one so near can hear the whispers
and knows forgiveness comes to ignorance
and paradise receives in such as this
mercy is born to you
the one He loved