When Jesus saw him there
To him He began to talk
The man heard the words
Pick up your mat and walk
At once the man was healed
He walked with mat in hand
Then the Jews who were there
Got angry with this man
You know this is the Sabbath
The Law forbids you
To carry your mat today
They didn’t have a clue
He knew a man had healed him
He knew that he was well
He knew that someone touched his life
But His name he couldn’t tell
Then he again met Jesus
Jesus told him to sin no more
Or even a greater thing
Might come on him than before
When he told the Jews
That Jesus was the one
They tried even harder
To kill God’s precious Son
They felt He broke the Sabbath
With the miracle He had done
They felt He was blaspheming
By calling Himself God’s Son
How sad it was that Jesus
Was persecuted in His day
For they would not accept Him
They turned from Him away
(John 5:1-18)