Chief of Sinners Though I Be

My crimes were despicable, Evil at best
A heart that was wicked, beat in my chest.
I had stolen, Killed, cheated and lied,
The worst of them all, chief of sinners was I.

I looked at the Judge as He called out my name.
Guilty as charged, hung my head in shame.
I knew what I’d done. Knew the price I must pay.
Knew I’d never again see the light of day.

As He ushered me in to my final defeat,
I heard the most beautiful voice, soft and sweet.
The voice said “Father! Don’t punish him please.
This one is mine. Don’t kill him. Kill Me.”

I stood in shock. Speechless from His Plea
He was going to take my place, chief of sinners though I be.
I asked Him a question. “Who are you? And Why?
Why would you rather me live and You die?”

He answered “My child, I will bear your pain.
Your sins will be forgiven, in Jesus name.”
“In Jesus name? Who is that? What’s it mean?”
He said “Dear boy, that Name is Me.”

“What can I do? To earn this gift you give?
The gift that I may not die, but live?”
“There is nothing you can do for the work is all Mine,
But repent of your sins, change your heart and mind.

Realize the error of your sinful life.
And put your faith in Me as the Ultimate Sacrifice
For I give my Life. Freely I Give.
I Die this day, so my children may Live.”

I watched in awe, speechless, at a loss,
As this Man before me climbed up on a cross.
He hung for hours, in agony, in pain.
He took my punishment, in Jesus name.

I watched as they lowered Him, placed Him in a tomb.
Thankful for the Love that saved me from eternal doom.
Tears filled my eyes as I wept for this Guy.
How He Loved me so! Though chief of sinners was I.

I wished at that moment I could see Him again.
Thank Him for the forgiveness, for the remission of sin.
Then something amazing happened that day.
A light shone around and the stone was rolled away.

I scarced believe the sight I did see.
“Am I really seeing this? Is it true? Could it be?”
This man whom I just saw die.
Was standing before me in plain sight!

I fell to my face and said “How can this be?
I just saw you slain! How can you be standing before Me?”
He said “My child, I am not just a man
This was not just coincidence, it was part of the Fathers plan

He sent me here, to die for you.
But I’m not alone for He is here too.
The father is in Me. And I am in He
We are One, The Father and Me”

I said thank you My God. For dying for me.
For forgiving my crimes, chief of sinners though I be.

Now from that day forward, my life’s One Aim
Is to share His Truth, in Jesus Name.
That He is the Way, The Truth and The Life.
That He has bore our pain our guilt and our strife.

We will be forgiven if we repent of our sins.
Recognize our evils. And change our hearts toward them.
And put Our Faith in the Man from Galilee.
Who died for my sins, chief of sinners though I be.