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"Crucify Him" Lyrics:
I sing, "Hosanna!" when I want it all.
Then I crucify the Son of God.
Cause He isn't who I always thought.
Not what I want, but what I needed.
I sing, "How great and mighty is the King!"
Just as long as He considers me
High above every other thing.
Even His glory.
Broken like a record.
Spinning round and round
Like a hurricane.
I pour out water then I disappear.
Reappearing when I fear enough,
Or need a touch from You.
I sing, "Hosanna!" once again
Then I say, "Crucify Him!"
It's packaged differently than Pharisees.
Wrapped in sing-a-longs and Christianese.
Empty hallelujahs to the King.
When my heart is loving idols.
A man of sorrows acquainted with grief,
He had no form; He had no majesty.
How could He have the audacity
To ask me to give Him my tomorrow?
Broken like a record.
Spinning round and round
Like a hurricane.
I pour out water then I disappear.
Reappearing when I fear enough,
Or need a touch from You.
I sing, "Hosanna!" once again
Then I say, "Crucify Him!"
Forgiveness,
Forgiveness and love.
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Reflection:
This song speaks directly to our second reading on the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. St. Paul, writing to the people of Rome states, “We groan within ourselves as we wait for… the redemption of our bodies.” All of us deal with sin and until our bodies are redeemed at the Second Coming of Christ, it is a struggle we will fight daily. When we are baptized, we are cleansed of Original Sin, but its affects remain. This is what the Church calls “concupiscence” (pronounced: kon-kyoo-pis-uhns). “Concupiscence” is that inclination we have to still sin. This song Crucify Him speaks directly to this struggle we all have. We praise God with our lips, but yet very easily do we turn away from God and turn to our own idols. This is when we yell “crucify him!” It’s no coincidence that on Good Friday, we participate in the Passion Narrative by proclaiming those words, “crucify him!” But the glorious truth to all of this is that Christ did die for all of our sins and there is not one sin that is unforgivable. Every time we sin, we need to humble ourselves and keep turning back to him. God will and wants to forgive us, but we have to ask for it. He won’t force his forgiveness and mercy on us, but God so desperately wants to grant us his forgiveness. As Pope Francis said, “God never tires of forgiving us; we are the ones who tire of seeking his mercy.” It is a struggle every day we must endure, this struggle of not sinning, but it is possible. How do I know? Because the saints have shown us that it is.
Psalm 136:1 – “Praise the LORD for he is good; for his mercy endures forever.”
1 Peter 2:24 – “He himself bore our sins in his body upon the cross, so that, free from sin, we might live for righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.”
Deacon Scott
Our Lady of Victory
Psalm 136:1 – “Praise the LORD for he is good; for his mercy endures forever.”
1 Peter 2:24 – “He himself bore our sins in his body upon the cross, so that, free from sin, we might live for righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.”
Deacon Scott
Our Lady of Victory
