Pilate
He handed down the sentence with such smooth authority
When he condemned the One to die because of purity
He thought he had the power to send Jesus to the cross
But of a truth he was the one to suffer greatest loss
For Pilate had been watching as the people gathered round
This Teacher come from Galilee that preached in every town
He heard of all the work He'd done in setting people free
From demons that controlled their lives through gross iniquity
He heard how He made lepers clean and raised the dead to life
And how He brought sweet peace to those who suffered under strife
He heard of wisdom in His words that put the priests to shame
And even made them bear the weight of other's sinful blame
He also saw how people who walked with Him everyday
Did not approach the chores of life in quite the same old way
But had a cheery outlook as though they sought something more
Than being subject to the king and living had in store
For in them he saw something that persuaded him to think
This Man Whom he was looking at had something more to drink
When He had offered others water that would live in them
A water he might also want to be alive in him
But sadly he was blinded by the honor that he bore
And thinking he could not resist what Satan had in store
He gave command to crucify the One He needed most
And sealed his fate when he denied the wooing of the Ghost
The Holy Ghost from heaven Who brought all these things to mind
When Christ stood there before him as he chose to be unkind
And have Him scourged for one last time to still that conscience voice
And sealed his soul forever by the darkness of his choice
But sadly he's not all alone in what he chose that day
For many in authority walk in that path today
Condemning by the things they do the Saviour of mankind
Allowing Satan to confuse their souls and make them blind
To Truth that soon He's coming though they say He never will
The Way of our salvation Who is calling to us still
And if they are not willing as that governor long ago
Then Life with joy eternal they will never ever know
Matthew 27:1-26; John 14:1-6; 4:14