Show J Just u t Folks k s By EDGAR A A. GUEST POLITICS IN Ix JERUSALEM I Ind And nd when he Pilate Pilate knew He was of f Herod's 1 juri jurisdiction he he s sent nt Him unto Herod Herod Luke Herod h had d wanted to see Him all through his reign reign he had heard 0 Of or the man who turned water to 10 wine and insisted on on pre preachIng preach preaching ch- ch ing Gods God's word ord of IIi Him t John the the- Babtist ad spoken th the John who'd Offended offended of Of- t- t fended the wife Of ot his brother whom had hid taken John his words with his Ills life liCe Through the years men had l d told Jim Jiun of Jesus yet yet ef never hed he'd looked ook face Until Pilate afraid of the tumult saw saw a way to get rid of the cas case So he sent Him to Herod for trial Of ot Of your jurisdiction said he And since joure youre in the city at present tio ti is right that His judge you OU should be I 1 find tind no great fault in the fellow There Ther are re some who insist He Heis Heis is mad And thus Jesus was taken to Herod and and nd Herod t to see Him was glad Do me a miracle Jesus said Herod Turn water to wine But Jesus would answer him nothing noth- noth ing to ing-to to prove that His birth w was divine Then Herod returned Him to Pilot in gorgeous apparel arrayed For deep in iii his heart though he mocked Him of ot Him was he strangely afraid For this Babe of oC the Bethlehem had frightened fright frightened stable his lather jather ened before And th the Baptist had told of oC His coming the coming the Kin King that should reign evermore Now let Pilate condemn Him said Herod I 1 am glad I 1 have h vc looked on His ILLS face lace Just say loay ay I am plea pleased ed to have seen cen Him but care not to handle t the e case Copyright 1935 Edgar A A. Guest |