He Carried Our Burden

He carried our

Burden

A heavy one

We nailed him

To that cross

With every hateful

Word uttered.

He carried our

Burden

As they fashioned

A crown of thorn

Around his head

The king of mankind

Bled for our inequities!

He carried our burden

As they nailed him

To that tree

Every strike of

The hammer

A price he paid

For you and me.

He carried our burden

As they mocked him

Free yourself

Son of man

But he hung

To that cross

Our sins held

Him there!

He carried our

Burden

For the promise

That if only we believed

And followed him

He’d see eternity.

He carried our burden

But he did not stay

Nailed to that tree

Or in that tomb,

Our sins held

Him to that tree

And the Father

Set him free.

(C) Michelle R Kidwell

April.19.2019