Now the restless crowd around is gone –
Our holy hearts beyond repair are rent –
It seems that dark will not give way to dawn.
Still his mother waits in tears and John
Holds her as his final breath is spent.
But the restless crowd around is gone.
How could God give up his only Son:
Is this sacrifice why he was sent?
For it seems that dark will not give way to dawn.
We watched the light go from his eyes, face wan
And hurt, with prayers for those before him bent.
And now that restless crowd is gone.
How could this occur to him, someone
With power, love, and grace, who went
Until it seemed that dark would not give way to dawn.
The days ahead will be so very long
While we wonder what it was he meant:
He knew the restless crowd would all be gone,
And said the dark would never conquer dawn.