Alone in the dark, I looked around
And felt a presence so profound.
Suddenly it occurred to me
That I needed so much His face to see.
As I looked up I noticed a light
More powerful than the sun as it lit up the night.
The Lord appeared at my darkened door.
My pain was gone, I was lonely no more.
He spoke to me yet His lips moved not once.
He said, "Repentance brings deliverance."
As He told of His life and the depth of His pain
My seeking heart began to change.
He knew His fate but did not run.
He gave His life for all, not some.
When God the Father came to call
He carried that cross of burden for all.
His blood was shed for you and for me
Our martyr pierced on Calvary.
Though mocked, tortured, and even shamed
His love for us remains the same.
With tear-filled eyes and a humble heart
I asked His forgiveness and a blessed new start.
I learned a thing or two that day;
Your prayers can’t be answered unless they are prayed.
He knew me then and He knows me now
But I’ll still see the Promised Land somehow.
He built a bridge of life for me
And I’ll cross that bridge one day, you’ll see.
He said it reaches the other side
It’s neither long nor very wide.
It took thirty-three years for one man to build
And upon that bridge He was tortured then killed.
To build it He paid a heavy price
For the river beneath is the blood of Christ.
That bridge of life was built, you see
With two boards, three nails, and His blood
