Cath's Corner - Inspiration

DEFEATED
(words by Ray Boltz...music by Ray Boltz and Steve Millikan
...on his Honor and Glory CD)

(on the CD insert, Ray says, "During the past few years, it seems that there is always a 'crisis' going on that warrants nightly comments and discussions by numerous experts, news reporters, talk show hosts, and witnesses. Often, these comments, observations and judgments are made long before the facts are known. I am sure, if these individuals had been reporting the trial, the judgment, and the execution of Jesus Christ, they would have agreed on one thing...Jesus was defeated. Thank God, we now know the truth: Jesus paid for our sins by suffering on the cross and then ROSE VICTORIOUS OVER DEATH AND SIN...ON THE THIRD DAY")

I was listening to my radio
When something went wrong
The voice of the announcer
Suddenly came on
He said we interrupt this program
With late breaking news
Last night they arrested
The King of the Jews

He said we take you now to Pilot's house
Where Christ is on trial
It sounded like the announcer
Was wearing a smile
As he described the accusations
In the judgment hall
And how Jesus just stood there
Didn't say nothing at all
Get ready everybody
The judgment's coming down
I held my breath
I closed my eyes
I didn't make a sound

Jesus defeated
Was all that he said
Guilty, convicted, and sentenced to death
Soon it will be finished on a cross made of wood
Looks like it's over for good
Jesus defeated

His next few words
I could hardly believe...He said
We're standing here at Calvary's tree
The sky has turned black
Blood covers the land
From the spear in his side
And the nails in his hands

Now some called him a Savior
Said he lived without sin
Some said it did not do much for him
Some called him Messiah
God's only son
Others shook their head
And said the good die young

Jesus defeated
Was all that he said
Guilty, convicted, and now He is dead
Yes, it is finished on a cross made of wood
Looks like it's over for good
Jesus defeated

(spoken) "Yeah, Jesus is defeated when you look at the grave
Until you see that the stone's been rolled away
Jesus is defeated when you look at all the pain he had to feel
And then you read Isaiah 53 and it says that's the way we were healed
And Jesus was defeated when you look at everything he went through
And then you realize he went through it for me and you
Things in the media, they're not always what they seem
Jesus is alive...do you know what that means?"

It means...
Jesus defeated
The power of death
Oh yes, it happened just like he said
He bore our sins on a cross made of wood
And triumphed over evil for good

And the one who built his kingdom on bondage and fear
The one who killed the prophets left
their families in tears
The father of lies, the author of sin
Everybody this just in
It was him...
That Jesus defeated!

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