MARK -- A Rock Gospel by Robert R. Beck

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1. THE DESERT
2. THE CALL
3. THE DESERT, REPRISE
4. THE LEPER
5. THE PARALYTIC
6. ON A SABBATH DAY
7. SEEDS
8. DAUGHTER, DAUGHTER
9. THE DEATH OF THE BAPTIST
10. THE LOAVES
11. HE IS THE MESSIAH
12. ON THE ROAD
13. TRANSFIGURATION
14. ON THE ROAD, REPRISE
15. LAST AND FIRST
16. ON THE ROAD, FINAL
17. HOZANNA
18. THE TEMPLE
19. THE VINEYARD
20. TEMPLE TALK
21. MARK 13
22. THE SUPPER
23. INTO YOUR HANDS
24. SATURDAY
25. HE IS RISEN


1. THE DESERT(Mk. 1:1-15)
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John appeared in the desert
With the word
Clear the way of the Lord
Clear the way
Clear out the way.
He came like Isaiah
Said he would
With his camel-hair hood
And his word like a sword
That could not be ignored:
Clear the way of the Lord

For, this was a beginning, Lord
A place for starting from.
We need our beginnings, Lord,
A taste of things to come.
Jesus came to the river
to begin to be baptized by John,
to begin,
Not for his sin,
He washed in the water
For a start
And the sky split apart,
And it sent out a dove
And a voice from above:
You're the son that I love.
For, this was a beginning, Lord
A place for starting from.
We need our beginnings, Lord,
A taste of things to come.
Jesus wandered the desert
Forty days
To be put to the test.
He would fast
Up to the last
He wandered the wasteland to the east
With the angel and beast
And the truth to be faced
For the truth was his feast,
And his hunger increased.
For, this was a beginning, Lord
A place for starting from.
We need our beginnings, Lord,
A taste of things to come.
Jesus walked by the water
with the news:
Now the kingdom's at hand
Take a stand
Show me your hand
He traveled the lakeshore
With the news,
It was hard to refuse
And he warned us to choose,
And he chose us by twos
To report the good news.
For, this was a beginning, Lord
A place for starting from.
We need our beginnings, Lord,
A taste of things to come.
2. THE CALL (Mk 1:16-20; 2:13-14)
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As he was walking along the sea (which one?)
The sea of Galilee
He saw two fishermen cast their nets (why?)
To see what they could get.
He singled Simon out by name,
His brother Andrew also came,
The Son had come to make his claim:
Come, come and follow me.

Come follow me,
I'll make of you fishers of men,
Come follow me,
I'll lead you to serve.
Become the Rock
With keys to loose and bind,
Come serve the flock,
Come net the fish you find

Come follow me,
I'll make of you fishers of men,
Come follow me,
I'll make you my own. Come follow me,
And leave it all behind
Come follow me
And see what's on my mind.
Come follow me.
Come follow me.
Come follow me.

Then, who'd he see by Galilee? (who?)
The sons of Zebedee.
They left their father's nets behind (why?)
To see what fish they'd find.
One was James and one was John,
They dropped the nets, they labored on.
He simply called and they were gone.
Come, come and follow me.
Come follow me,
I'll make of you fishers of men.
Come follow me
And sit at my right.
You are the ones
I call to come awake,
Become the sons
Of thunder from the lake.
Come follow me ...etc.(as above)
As he returned to the sea once more (why?)
To walk along the shore
Where Levi's levy taxed the poor,
He called at Levi's door.
He went to Levi's house to eat,
His followers were at his feet,
The Pharisees refused a seat.
Come, come and follow me.
Come follow me,
I'll make you a witness to men
Come follow me,
But leave your accounts.
Come follow me
But bring along your pen,
Some day you'll be
Writing accounts for men

Come follow me,
I'll make of you fishers of men.
Come follow me,
And sit at my right.
You are the ones
I call to come awake,
Become the sons
Of thunder from the lake.

Come follow me,
I'll make of you fishers of men.
Come follow me,
I'll lead you to serve.
Become the Rock
With keys to loose and bind,
Come serve the flock
Come net the fish you find.

Come follow me,
I'll make of you fishers of men.
Come follow me,
I'll make you my own.
Come follow me,
And leave it all behind.
Come follow me,
And see what's on my mind.
Come follow me.
Come follow me.
Come follow me.

3. THE DESERT, REPRISE(Mk 1:35-39)
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Jesus left for the desert
Once again.
In a spirit of prayer;
Where he'd been
Far from all men
He went to the desert
Lost in prayer
In the clear desert air
He had hoped to find there
Time and place to prepare
In a spirit of prayer.

For, this was a beginning, Lord
A place for starting from.
We need our beginnings, Lord
A taste of things to come
Helps us some.
Jesus went to a village
And a town
Then the cities around.
As he knew
He had to do.
He preached in the cities
And the towns,
And the villages, too,
And the countryside through:
All the multitude who
Need to start life anew.

4. THE LEPER(Mk 1:40-45)
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The leper lived on the outskirts of town.
It's no place you'd call home.
He had no money and no silk gown,
He had no place to lay his head down.

Then Jesus came in the power of God,
The leper cried in need.
Jesus saw and he gave a nod,
He has a feeling for the downtrod.
If you will do it, you can cure me,
See my burden, see my need.
Help me, love me, reassure me,
Yes I will. Be cured. Be freed.
The sickness left and the man was cured.
Jesus strictly warned:
Go off now, but not a word.
The man went off but forgot what he'd heard.
So Jesus lived on the outskirts of town
In desert wastes, alone.
He helps you lay your burden down;
He'll even take it on his own.
If you will do it, you can cure me,
See my burden, see my need.
Help me, love me, reassure me,
Yes I will. Be cured. Be freed.
5. THE PARALYTIC -- WALKING TALKING BLUES(Mk 2:1-2)
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When Jesus went back to the house once more
Why, the people just jammed in around the door
A-craning and a-straning to be sure they heard
What he had to say about the holy word.
Stretching their necks out,
Elbowing each other,
Looking over the other guy's shoulder...

Well a commotion occurred in the back of the crowd
Then the noise on the roof got especially loud
And out of the-ceiling materialized
A bed, with a person that was paralyzed.
He was completely stiff;
Rigid, absolutely uptight.
Well seeing their faith, Jesus asked that one:
What can be your trouble, my son?
Relax, God loves you, despite your sin,
So loosen up a little from this state you're in.
Don't be frightened. You're forgiven.
You're allowed to be freed up some

Well, at this, certain scribes began to balk:
How can we allow this kind of talk?
It seems they understood him to say
That he's the one who took sins away.
Why, that's blasphemy!
Only God can forgive sins.
Who does this guy think he is?
Well, if that's the way you're going to be.
I'll show you that the son has authority.
Get up, go home, and take that bed!
The man got up, and the whole crowd said:
     We've never seen anything like this before!

6. ON A SABBATH DAY (Mk 2:23--3:6)
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On a Sabbath day
Passing by a field of wheat
Jesus' followers
Gathered off some grains to eat.
Some standing by disapproved what they saw:
"This isn't what is written in the law."

Jesus turned aside,
Looked at them, and then he said:
Think what David did,
How he ate the temple bread.
Sometimes the law's something better to break.
Man wasn't fashioned for the Sabbath's sake.

In a synagogue,
Someone with a withered hand;
That same afternoon
Jesus kept his new command;
"What says the law, to do good or do harm?
Stretch out your hand and I'll restore your arm."

Freedom is a gift
Freedom is an attitude
We can all be free
Sing a song of gratitude:
Praise to the Father and praise to the Son,
Praise to the Spirit and the Three in One,
Everyone.

7. SEEDS (Mk 4)
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Jesus had a point to make
So he stopped beside the lake
The people sat along the shore
He told them this and a whole lot more.

Think of a farmer planting seed.
He planted barley and he planted wheat
His arm grew wearier the more he sowed
The birds ate whatever fell by the road.
The day grew longer with his toil
He let some fall on shallow soil.
They withered up when they were only shoots:
They had no place to sink their roots.
When the farmer was tired and worn
He let some fall among the thorn.
The thorn choked off the tender grain
And then only the thorn remain.
But some seed fell on the fertile field.
And O! How wonderful the yield.
Thirty, sixty, one hundred fold.
(And that's the first tale Jesus told.)
Thus the kingdom of God is,
        Thus the kingdom of God is,
Thus the kingdom of God is,
        Thus the kingdom of God is.
Another instance Jesus told:
The crop a second farmer sowed
At the proper time he plants the ground
Then goes about his daily round.
The seedling sprouts and the sproutling grows,
Exactly how, he never knows
First the blades and then the ears.
At last the ripened wheat appears.
And when at last the growing stops
It's time for taking in the crops.
He wastes no time, for the grain is ripe.
(And that's a tale of a second type.)
Thus the kingdom of God is,
        Thus the kingdom of God is,
Thus the kingdom of God is,
        Thus the kingdom of God is.
Jesus told another tale:
A seed is small by any scale.
Some seeds are very small indeed,
But nothing's smaller than a mustard seed!
But once it rises from the ground,
There's not a bigger bush around.
It lifts its branches in the air
For birds to find their shelter there.
He spoke in parables like these.
They understood him by degrees.
Apart from riddles, he did not speak
He gave the answers at the end of the week.

8. DAUGHTER, DAUGHTER (Mk 5:21-43)
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Took a ride
To the other side.
A synagogue official came
And passionately cried:
My daughter's very ill,
Please come that she may live.
Jesus went off with him,
With the power of life to give.

I believe,
If I touch his sleeve...
She at once was healed
Although He felt the power leave.
She came forward then
And fell upon her knees.
Daughter, go in peace now,
And be freed of this disease.

Twelve years over,
Her new life has begun
Her money spent,
Her body worn.
Daughter, daughter
See what faith has done
Father, thanks be to your son,
We are reborn.
People said:
Your daughter's dead.
Jesus said: there's fear enough,
We need some faith, instead.
Took her hand in his
To say: Talitha Koum --
Little girl, get up
And take a walk around the room.
Twelve years old,
And her new life has begun.
Why do the people
Weep and mourn?
Daughter, daughter,
See what faith has done.
Father, thanks be to your son.
We are reborn.
9. THE DEATH OF THE BAPTIST(Mk 6:7-30) a dance (instrumental)
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10. THE LOAVES(Mk 6:31-52; 8:1-10)
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The twelve were getting weary,
The crowds and problems pressed.
Let's go apart for supper,
I know a place to rest
The people guessed.

God's people in a desert,
They needed to be led.
Like sheep without a shepherd,
They needed to be fed
They needed bread.
There were only some fishes,
Some loaves of bread to eat.
In fifties and in hundreds
In groups they took a seat,
Like fields of wheat, when
He took the loaves
Blessed them and broke them,
And shared them out
Through his disciples.
With fish and bread
He fed the people
They ate till they were filled
They gathered up the dishes
The blessing overflows.
With several full of fishes,
And twelve, leftover loaves,
Left of those, when
He took the loaves
Blessed them and broke them,
And shared them out
Through his disciples
With fish and bread
He fed the people
They ate till they were filled.
God's people crossed the water,
The Lord had led them through.
When Jesus crossed the water,
The twelve, they wondered who.
You thought they knew, when
He took the loaves
Blessed them and broke them
And shared them out
Through his disciples
With fish and bread
He fed the people
They ate till they were filled.
11. HE IS THE MESSIAH(Mk 8:14-730)
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When the twelve disciples were in the boat
Jesus walked the water (and Matthew wrote
That Peter went to meet him, but didn't float)
Many happenings, but what's the meaning?

They were so astonished the bread increased,
That Jesus spoke in figures to use the feast
The Pharisees and Herod, beware their yeast.
Many homilies, but what's the meaning?

They thought that he was discussing bread.
Didn't you listen to what I said?
Why can't you get it into your head?
Are you still without some understanding!
Jesus saw a blindman in misery
He moisturized his eyelids -- what can you see?
I see somebody walking but like a tree.
Do you only partly understand me?

Jesus had no problem with second tries,
And so he did it over, and touched his eyes.
Now he saw with clearness (and much surprise).
Now the blind at least can see some meaning.

Although the twelve seemed somewhat slow.
And there was much they didn't know.
A little meaning began to show
Soon there's got to be some understanding.
How do other people suggest I came?
Elijah, John the Baptist, or some such name.
But what do my disciples believe I claim?
Up jumped Peter, for he saw the meaning:

You are the Messiah!
Peter replied
Elijah, John the Baptist
they say you came
The long hoped-for Messiah
God would provide
Elijah, John the Baptist,
or some such name
Yes, but now I die
and when I have died
Elijah, John the Baptist,
is all you claim
I will rise from death
on that other side.
Elijah, John the Baptist,
it's all the same.

Peter said to Jesus: you can't mean that.
I'd kind of like to be an aristocrat.
But Jesus said to Peter: that's where I'm at
And if you'd follow met you'd better work it through!

12. ON THE ROAD, I(Mk 8:31-35)
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If you would be my follower,
Then come and follow me.
Take your cross, your weary load
And follow me, that narrow road
To see Jerusalem with me.
Jesus said he had to die
Peter didn't understand.
He took Jesus to one side,
There he earnestly denied
What Jesus said his father had planned,
And all that it implied.

Jesus looked upon his own,
Then aloud to Peter said:
The only ways you know are man's
You know nothing about God's plans.
Who will you follow when I'm dead
Will you follow someone else instead?

If you would be my follower,
Then come and follow me.
Take your cross, your weary load
And follow me, that narrow road
To see Jerusalem with me.

13. TRANSFIGURATION(Mk 9:2-8)
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Six days later
Jesus took Peter
James and John
And led them up a mountain
With none other
Altogether, all alone
They noticed how his outfit shone

Then came Elijah,
Walking with Moses.
They were together
Talking to Jesus
Peter decided
Lord, it's good for us to be here.
Let us pitch some tents here for you
One apiece for each of you,
For Jesus, for Moses, for Elijah!

Then a shadow,
Then a voice came
From the cloud.
It soared, it terrified them.
Hear his teaching
He is my Beloved Son
Then Jesus was the only one.

14. ON THE ROAD, II(Mk 9:30-34)
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He taught his disciples then
As they came toward Capernaum town
Soon will come the moment when
The son of man in the hands of men
Is given up to follow death down
But three days rise again.

Though they failed to understand
Yet they feared to question him
At the house he turned to say
What was your concern on the way?
But, they were silent: none confessed
They argued over which was best.

If you would be my follower,
Then come and follow me.
Take your cross, your weary load
And follow me, that narrow road
To see Jerusalem with me.

15. LAST AND FIRST(Mk 9:35-10:31)
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He took a little child in his arms,
You welcome him, you welcome me,
But if you do this child harm,
You're better off with a millstone in the sea.

The last shall be first,
And the first shall be last, and servant.
The servant has come,
And the servant has come to serve.
So give to the poor,
And forgive all the undeserved.
The mighty shall fall,
And the small shall receive what they deserve.
He came across a shrewd Pharisee,
Who had a problem with divorce.
The policy's monogamy,
Equality will be the matter of course.
The last shall be first,
And the first shall be last, and servant.
The servant has come,
And the servant has come to serve.
So give to the poor,
And forgive all the undeserved.
The mighty shall fall,
And the small shall receive what they deserve.

The young man's concern: he was rich,
To share in life, keep God's commands,
Keep God's command? O.K. but which?
Give away all your money and your lands

His followers, the twelve, they were stunned,
What of our gardens and our gold?
We've left our families and our funds
Then you will be returned one hundred fold.

The last shall be first,
And the first shall be last, and servant.
The servant has come,
And the servant has come to serve.
So give to the poor,
And forgive all the undeserved.
The mighty shall fall,
And the small shall receive what they deserve.
16. ON THE ROAD, III(Mk 10:32-52)
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Zebedee's sons, James and John
Came to him with their request.
They asked him aside, alone:
Master, may we have a throne
One on your right and one on your left,
When you come in your own?

Jesus answered them aloud:
What you ask, you do not know
Can you drink the cup I take,
Take the journey that I must make,
And follow down the truth I live?
For honors are not mine to give.

If you would be my follower,
Then come and follow me.
Take your cross, your weary load
And follow me, that narrow road
To see Jerusalem with me.
Jesus called the twelve apart
And said: the greatest must be small.
You who want to be the best
Well, you must learn to serve the rest.
The servant's come to free and ransom all,
To undergo the test.

Coming out of Jericho
They heard the blind Bartimaeus:
Son of David, Pity me,
Son of David, That I may see!
The people tried to keep him still.
But Jesus turned and said: I will
And the blind man rose and followed him down the road.

If you would be my follower,
Then come and follow me
Take your cross, your weary load
And follow me, that narrow road
To see Jerusalem with me.

And what that day will be.
I'll rise again in three.

17. HOZANNA(Mk 11:1-11)
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And then as Bethany came into sight,
He know Jerusalem couldn't be far.
He sent two disciples to town:
Find there a colt no one's ridden,
Come and bring it back,
If someone should ask
Why do you do that?
Simply tell them

Blessed is he who comes, hozanna,
Blessed is he who comes, hozanna,
Comes in the name of the Lord, hozanna.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord,
Hozanna in the highest.
Hozanna in the highest.
Hozanna in the highest.
It seems a multitude stood by the road
The people spread out their coats on the ground
And others cut reeds from the fields
Took them and spread them before him.

Those who went in front,
Those who came behind,
Those who followed him,
They were calling

Blessed is he who comes, hozanna,... etc.
Blessed will be the reign, hozanna,
Blessed will be the reign, hozanna,
Reign of the king to come, hozanna,
Blessed will be the reign of the king to come
Hozanna in the highest, hozanna (twice)
Hozanna in the highest.
Into the city of David they came
And to the temple he went straightaway
Be looked over all that was there,
But since it already was evening
He looked to the twelve,
Ready to return:
Bethany tonight,
They remembered:
Blessed is he who comes, hosanna ... etc.
18. THE TEMPLE( Mk 11:12-25)
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That next day when they left Bethany,
Walking toward the city he felt hungry.
Quite a long way off he saw
The fig tree thick with leaves.
Yet it had no fruit for him to eat:
Nevermore shall people eat your harvest
Nevermore shall you provide their food.

When they reached Jerusalem, and
He entered the temple
He kicked out the moneylenders,
Tipped over their tables.
He upset the pigeon stalls, and
Nearly cleared the temple walls, and
Then he asked them: don't you know that
It says in the Bible, that
My house shall be called a house of prayer? (Repeat)

That next morning, as they walked along,
Peter saw the fig tree and remembered.
Master, look, the tree
That you cursed yesterday is gone.
Jesus answered: Faith can move the hills,
Faith can even move this mountain, Zion.
That is just what I have come to do.

19. THE VINEYARD(Mk 12:1-9)
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My friend had a vineyard
On a fine hill.
He dug out a wine vat
And he built a tower.
He rented it out and
Then he left it until
The end of the season
When the due day
Came to pay the bill.

He sent out a man
For what was due still.
They grabbed him and beat him
And they left him naked.
He sent out another,
But they treated him ill.
He sent out a third,
And heard that this one
They'd gone on to kill.

My friend, he had one,
He had his son still.
He sent him on over
As a last hope, thinking
They'll have to respect my son,
I'm sure that they will
They grabbed him and beat him
And they killed him outside on a hill.

When they reached Jerusalem, and ... etc.
(background: My friend had a vineyard ... etc.)

20. TEMPLE TALK(Mk 12:13-34)
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Jesus in the temple was instructing folk
When some Pharisees positioned in the front row spoke:
"Teacher, we are sure you are a truthful man,
Being just as careful as a teacher can,
We have a little problem, wondered what you'd say:
Whether to pay the emperor or not to pay?"
"Master, you can always muster all the facts
So tell us, should we trouble with the temple tax?"

Jesus was aware of their hypocrisy, he said
"Why do you believe that you can corner me?
Give me a coin, I might resolve your case."
He held up the coin. "Can you place this face?"
"Caesar" was the answer. Jesus said, "You frauds,
Now give to Caesar what is Caesar's
And to God what is God's!"

This answer just amazes us; we don't know what to say
Perhaps it would be advisable to quietly slip away.

Up stepped some Sadducees that stood about:
"Teacher, we have this existential doubt.
Moses never mentions that the dead will rise
But he does give us a law that when a fellow dies
And leaves this life before his wife's become a mother
To provide him with an heir she ought to marry his brother.
She should marry his brother to carry on his name
And though he wouldn't be the father, it would count the same."

If the first brother dies, then she'd marry another
And if he died, then another brother:
And if he died, then she'd marry another
And if he died, then she'd marry another...
So forth and so on, she'd marry each one
Trying to provide the first brother with a son.

Now, pretend this woman had married seven.
Who would be her husband when she got to heaven?
"To which of the seven would she be a wife?
Who would be her husband in the afterlife?"

"You don't know your theology," Jesus replied.
"Why, there isn't any marriage on the other side.
And as to resurrection, Moses also said
He's God of the living and God of the dead.
And if the dead don't awaken, do the dead belong
To a God who is feeble or a God who is strong?
You're simply mistaken, so admit you're wrong."
"Did he actually ask us to admit we're wrong?
He's trying to embarrass us in front of this throng!
This is just too much. Let's move along."

Well, a scribe standing near was hearing Jesus' replies:
"Teacher, you are answering well and wise.
I too have a question -- What would you suggest
Out of all the commandments would be the best,
The one that would summarize all the rest?"

Jesus replied:
"This is the first:
Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is Lord alone.
Therefore you shall love the Lord your God
With all your heart,
With all your soul,
With all your mind,
And with all your strength.

This is the second:
You shall love your neighbor as yourself
There is no other commandment greater than these."

"Teacher, that's perfect. I'm glad I stayed!
That's a connection I've never made!
Love the Lord with all your self,
Love your neighbor just as yourself.
Why it's worth more than saying all the prayers in church!"
"My friend, you are reaching near-the-end of your search."
No one had anything else to say,
So that was all the questions that they asked that day.

21. MARK 13
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The Towers of Jerusalem,
The stones of the temple,
They will tumble down to dust,
And crumble to rabble
Guard against that fateful day,
The time they take the sun away.
So, stay awake to watch and pray,
That time of the trouble
Will come when you know not the day nor hour.

      (My friend had a vineyard...)

22.THE SUPPER(Mk 14:12-31)
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And in the days
When the Passover neared
They wondered what they
Should do to prepare.
He sent two disciples to town:
Find there a room for the supper...
They went into town
Where they found a man
With a supper room
Just as he had said.

Then on that evening
He came with the twelve
And in the course
Of the supper he warned:
One of you sharing this meal,
You are about to betray me.
Surely it's not I
Not one of the twelve
Not the ones you called,
We're the faithful few.

He took the bread,
Blessed it and broke it,
And said: This is my body.
He took a cup,
Blessed it and shared it,
And said: This is my blood
        The covenant Poured out for you
        Poured out for all.
As toward the mountain Of Olives they walked,
He motioned toward
The twelve faithful to say:
Your faith will be shaken tonight,
Where are the sheep without a shepherd?
Peter said: Not I.
Jesus said: Yes, you.
Think what you have said
When the rooster crows.

23. INTO YOUR HANDS(Mk 14:32-52; 15:23-25)
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Into your hands, O Lord, Father,
I do commend my spirit
Into your plans with all their demands
Take my prayer, all of my fear.
Help me withstand, or bear it, O Lord.
Can you not stay awake, Peter
Can you not pray one hour?
Father, please take
This bread that I break
And this cup that I'm to drink.
Take them away, 0 Father, 0 Lord.

Into their hands, O Lord, Father,
You do command his ending
He Judas kissed refused to resist,
And now they've led him away.
Into their hands, O Father, O Lord.

Darkness fell down at noon, and the
Wine on the stick was sour.
Do you forsake me, Father, please take
Me, I give all that I am.
Now it is done, this hour, O Lord.

(musical verse)

Into your hands, O Lord, Father,
I do commend my spirit.
Into your plans with all their demands
Take my prayer, all of my fear.
Into your hands, O Father, O Lord.
24. SATURDAY(Mk 15:42-47)
        (interlude)
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25. HE IS RISEN(Mk 16:1-8)
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(In valde mane una sabbatorum)

Very early Sunday morning
As the sun rose
They reached the tomb
To anoint him.

As they came the women cried:
Who will roll the stone aside?
Yet the tomb was opened wide,
There a young man sat, inside.
Sitting at the right,
Shining in a white robe.

You are looking
For Jesus
He is risen
He is not here
He's been raised.
He is risen?
He's been raised?

He is risen. He's been raised. (12 times)

Alleluia. He is risen. (8 times)

Alleluia. Alleluia! (4 times)

He is risen.

Alleluia He is risen,
He's among you He is risen,
Alleluia He is risen,


VOCALISTS
BOB COLEMAN
COOKIE VAN HOUSE
MICKIE COLEMAN
BOB BECK
INSTRUMENTALISTS
PAUL KEMP,
      ORGAN, SYNTHESIZER
JOE CONNELLY,
      GUITAR, SYNTHESIZER
MIKE ADDYMAN,
      BASS GUITAR
TOM SCHUMACHER,
      DRUMS
BOB BECK,
      PIANO
ARRANGERS
PAUL KEMP
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MARK POMERANTZ
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