What happened to
that crown of thorns
that pierced His
blessed head,
The one we should
have worn but one He
chose to wear
instead?
That crown whose
thorns still carried
stains of royal
blood so rare
That DNA can’t match
it; there's no
sample to compare.
I’d like to think
when God looked down
upon His suffering
Son
And wiped His
ageless eyes in
sadness at what man
had done,
That God retrieved
that blood-soaked
crown and held it to
His breast
So soldiers couldn’t
hold it up, make fun
of it in jest.
Perhaps God placed
that crown of thorns
in Heaven’s Trophy
Case,
Reserved for things
from martyrs who had
known God’s special
grace,
For Jesus was a
martyr, too, the
greatest one of all,
For laying down His
life in answer to
His Father’s call.
Some glorious day,
all kings and queens
will stand before
the throne
From all the ages
they’ll be there,
the famous, the
unknown.
They’ll look up at
the Son of God who
sits in Mercy’s
Seat,
Then bending on
their knees, they'll
place their crowns
at Jesus’ feet.
The faithful come
before Him, those
who worshipped Him
on earth,
All saints since the
Creation, all
believers since His
birth.
And there before the
Master, stripped of
meaningless façade,
They lay their
crowns before Him,
this most precious
Son of God.
God strides to
Heaven’s Trophy
Case, removes the
crown of thorns,
The one that Jesus
wore when He endured
those scoffs and
scorns.
God holds it high
for all to see; as
shouting fills the
air,
The wood turns into
diamonds, all the
thorns to rubies
rare.
The saints explode
in worship, as the
mighty choir sings,
“Hail, Hail, Our
Blessed Saviour,
Lord Of Lord and
King of Kings,
You’re Worthy,
Precious Jesus, and
it's You Whom We
Adore;
All Heaven
Bows Before You, You
Shall Reign
Forevermore!”
Mariane Holbrook
http://www.marianholbrook.com
Mariane Holbrook is
a retired teacher,an
author of two books,
a musician and
artist.
She lives with her
husband on coastal
North Carolina. She
maintains a personal
website
http://www.marianholbrook.com
and welcomes your
Emails at
Mariane777@bellsouth.net.
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