The Third Man

Last night I dreamed
I took a walk
Up Calvary's lonely hill
The things I saw
With my own eyes
Could not have been more real

I saw upon three crosses
Three men in agony;
Two, cried out for mercy
And a third man, He looked at me

And oh, the hurt in this man's eyes
It just broke my heart in two!
And it seemed I could hear him say
"Son, I'm doing this for you."

I knelt beneath the third man's cross
And slowly bowed my head
I reached out to touch his feet
And it stained my hand's with red

And when I heard him cry in pain
I raised my eyes to see;
The blood spilled from the third man's side
And some of it spilled on me

The third man wore a crown of thorns
Spikes held him to the tree
And I heard him say, "Oh God, My God
Why hast thou forsaken me?"

And there within the mighty crowd
The ones who mocked Him cried
"King, save Thyself if thou art King!"
And then the third man died

Suddenly, I heard the thunder roll
I saw the lightening pierce the sky
Then third man was still hanging there
And I began to cry

I saw the boulders fall
And heard the breaking of the ground
And then I awoke
And though I dreamed;
I touched my cheek and found

My eyes were wet where I had cried
A dream, I wished I knew
I can still hear the third man say
"I'm doing this for you."..