Who is this man

I heard some ask

Among the restless crowd.

I couldn't see

Or understand

What made them cry so loud.

I stretched up high

To get a look

And saw Him standing there.

This was the day

We'd waited for

And some were unaware.

Some were afraid

And tried to hide

In hopes He wouldn't see.

Now suddenly

It mattered most

Who they'd turned out to be.

They cowered so

In shadows dark

And trembled with great fear.

They couldn't stand

The Heavenly light

That glowed when He was near.

And many wept

With great relief

To know he finally came.

And they were not

Surprised to find

He knew them all by name.

They ran to Him;

They kissed His feet

And bathed them with their tears.

Then hugged Him tight

And thanked Him

For His love they held so dear.

All had been told

He'd come sometime

As a stranger in the night;

That they must watch

And be prepared

To step into the Light.

Some had obeyed

And they endured;

They knew He'd come again.

But some denied

And lived as if

There was no harm in sin.

And when He came

They parted

To His left and to His right.

And all of them

Who kept the faith

Stepped into the light.