IF I HAD SEEN HIM

If I had been alive when Jesus walked upon the earth,
Would I have followed after Him, and realized His worth?
If I had heard Him speak my name, and watched Him heal the lame,
Would I have known my life with Him would never be the same?
If I had seen palm branches spread by crowds along the street,
Would I have praised His holy Name, and worshiped at His feet?
If I had seen the angry mob that screamed to have Him dead,
Would I have dared to stay with Him, when all His friends had fled?
If I had seen men drive the nails into that rugged cross,
Would I have wept with bitter tears because of such a loss?

If I had been the first to go that Sunday to the tomb,
Would I have spread the joyous news to take away all gloom?
If I had seen my Lord ascend on High, and heard Him say,
That He’d prepare a place for me, but would return some day,
Would I have spent my life and breath, to tell souls lost in sin,
Eternal life is theirs, if they repent and ask Him in?
I wasn’t there to meet Him when He walked upon the earth,
And yet He lives inside this heart that’s known a brand new birth.
So I will try to share His love with everyone I see,
So they can some day live with Him for all eternity.

By Betty Jo Mings