It’s Different Since I Know Him

It’s Different Since I Know Him

It’s different since I know Him,
It’s personal to me
To watch the Savior’s triumph
And pain at Calvary.

I see my Friend so heavy
In anguish and distress
When yielding in the Garden
To take my sinfulness.

I see Him mocked and beaten,
Unjustly tried, condemned;
Yet like a Lamb He’s silent –
So regal to the end.

I see Him trip and stumble
Beneath that cross of mine,
So weak yet speaking comfort –
Still mortal and divine.

I see them nail my Jesus
To hang upon the tree;
I hear Him pray, Forgive them
For what they’ve done to me.

I hear the crowd that mocked Him,
They scorned His Word and claim;
But when the thief repented
Christ saved him just the same.

I grieve as He’s forsaken,
The Father turns away,
Eternal oneness broken
By sin that awful day.

I watch Him cry, It’s finished!
The triumph was complete –
He gave His life for others
And purchased death’s defeat.

I see them take His body
And lay it in a tomb;
I see the soldiers guarding
Salvation’s waiting room.

I see Him rise eternal,
The Prince of life and love,
Now glorified forever
To reign in truth above.

I see Him speak to Mary,
So tender in her grief;
I hear Him near Emmaus
And join the men’s belief.

I watch the Lord appearing
To those who knew Him best
With proofs that He was living
As all of them attest.

I see Him go to Thomas
And show His hands and side;
I hear His grace and worship
My Lord now glorified.

I see Him rise to heaven
Ascending as He’ll come
To take His throne forever
And make our promised home.

I see Him interceding
For those He calls His own –
Still saving, guarding, guiding
His children from His throne.

I see Him waiting, ready
To catch us all away
To share with Him forever
His life and endless day.

It’s different since I know Him,
They’re more than facts to me,
For Jesus is my Savior
Whose love has set me free.

Christina Joy Hommes