Dead

Dead, cold, without life
a beating heart stilled
laid down in the tomb
the blackness sealed about him
the stone rolled into place
cementing the grave
So was our Lord, our Savior
before the resurrection
a mortal life spent
lost on the cross
a life given for us

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edited July 16, 2019

Dead – v2

October 17, 2007 11:05am

Dead

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2007/10/dead.html

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