Behold, behold the wood of the cross
On which is hung our salvation.
O come, let us adore.
Unless a grain of wheat shall fall upon the ground and die,
It shall remain but a single grain and not give life.
Behold, behold the wood of the cross
On which is hung our salvation.
O come, let us adore.
And when My hour of glory comes as all was meant to be,
You shall see Me lifted up upon a tree.
Behold, behold the wood of the cross
On which is hung our salvation.
O come, let us adore.
For there can be no greater love shown upon this land
Than in the One who came to die that we might live.
Behold, behold the wood of the cross
On which is hung our salvation.
O come, let us adore.
Last Good Friday, I watched a documentary in History Channel about the practice of crucifixion in the olden times. The documentary was so graphic and violent that many times I closed my eyes because there are scenes that are so inhuman. I would never recommend this to those who are emotionally weak. Crucifixion was described as one of the most cruel form of executions in history. It also showed how roman soldiers would playfully torture a person by scourging him before his crucifixion. There are doctors in the documentary who explained the indescribable suffering of the person while being scourged or while hanging on the cross. The death of the person on the cross is an agonizing slow death. I realized that Mel Gibson's film 'The Passion of the Christ' is not an exaggeration of Christ's passion as what his critics said. The documentary is even more graphic than the film. After watching it, I could hardly breath. I never imagined how Jesus SUFFERED SO MUCH in 6 hours. The documentary had really really really hit my conscience bull's eye.
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