ALLEGIANCE

With each thrust of the nails
They joyfully hailed
At each drop of His blood
They sneered, cheered and geered
The Saviour they crucified
On Calvary's cross
The earth shook
And tombs brought forth their dead
Sun could not bear to look
As the Son of God breathed His last.

Days later the city in disarray stood
Some men must have been drunk
Speaking all kinds of languages
And those who killed the Lord stood against them
Peter declared the Messiah as the crucified Lord
And they believed.
In all, three thousand men were saved
The Spirit of the Lord came upon them
And their lives were changed forever.

They were beaten in the city
And stoned outside the gates
Bound both hands and feet,
They were led and fed to lions.
With every drop of their blood they paid
For the faith they proclaimed.
Their homes were burnt
Their children dashed on the walls
Yet standing with grace
They smiled and sang in the face of death
Neither to state, nor to man,
Their allegiance was to the Son of God.

Today we stand, having received
The faith for which they died
Varying roots, varying routes
We stand as one in Christ.
We pledge our hearts,
We lay our lives
For the One who laid His life for us.
Whatever the price,
Whatever the cost,
We pledge,
We pledge,
We pledge ALLEGIANCE to the Lamb.

(Originally written: 2002)