We who have buried the dead

Have you ever thought about those men who buried Lazarus? those who were there in his sickness, his suffering, his death, when his sisters mourned and wept!

When Jesus spoke his word, and him whom they buried came walking out of his grave. I wonder what they said after being live witnesses of such an amazing miracle?! (Story of John 11)

We who have buried the dead

We who have rolled the stone

Were there in his sickness

And have shared his pain

Our dear brother Lazarus

Has rested in peace.

We who have buried the dead

We who have rolled the stone

Have seen the tears

Oh Mary and Martha

If only our words

Could bring your hearts some relief

We who have buried the dead

We who have rolled the stone

Filled with compassion

We've seen him cry

The king of kings

Wept over his beloved!

We who have buried the dead

We who have rolled the stone

Suddenly have heard

A voice from behind

Strong as the wind,

Authorized as of God

A voice

Which shook the grave

Stripping death off its thorns

Bringing a breath back into a dead man's lungs!

We who have buried the dead

We who have rolled the stone

Have seen with our own eyes

A figure covered all in white

Walking out of a dark cold room

We who have buried the dead

We who have rolled the stone

We who have smelled the stinkiness coming out of that grave

Now believe and are sure

That no tomb can hold

The bodies of saints

who believe in his name,

Whose hopes are found in him!

Death stood there in silence,

The grave

With it's large unending appetite

Was put to shame!

For the king of kings has spoken

And a word from him was enough

To awaken the sleeper

And revive his dry bones back to life!

Yes, we who have buried the dead

Have rolled the stone twice

The first was to burry a body,

To write a sad ending to a painful story

The second was based on a strange command

which none could understand,

That made us marvel in awe of a much glorious one!

We who have buried the dead

We who have rolled the stone

Speak of what we know

Tell of what we've seen

And need no more proof

That Jesus Christ of Nazareth

Is indeed

The Son of the living God!

MK