Why - Nichole Nordeman

Berhubung bentar lagi kita udah mau paskahan, ada baiknya kalo kita ngebahas lagu yang satu ini..
Sebuah lagu yang berusaha mengekspresikan keadaan waktu adegan penyaliban Yesus..
Dan menurut gw, sukses banget sampe2 bikin mata gw banjir (ga ada hubungannya sama banjir di jkt) waktu pertama kali liat..

Di benak gw, "gile banget nih lagu" ditambah lagi gw dengernya sambil nonton passion (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14tZRDdwggU)
Makes me understand the gravity of that situation... guys, salib tuh gak main2 loh...!
nih liriknya..:

We rode into town the other day
Just me and my Daddy
He said I'd finally reached that age
And I could ride next to him on a horse
That of course was not quite as wide

We heard a crowd of people shouting
And so we stopped to find out why
And there was that man
That my dad said he loved
But today there was fear in his eyes

So I said "Daddy, why are they screaming?
Why are the faces of some of them beaming?
Why is He dressed in that bright purple robe?
I'll bet that crown hurts Him more than He shows
Daddy, please can't you do something?
He looks as though He's gonna cry
you said he was stronger than all of those guys
Daddy, please tell me why
Why does everyone want him to die?"

Later that day the sky grew cloudy
And Daddy said I should go inside
Somehow he knew things would get stormy
Boy was he right
But I could not keep from wondering
If there was something he had to hide

So after he left I had to find out
I was not afraid of getting lost
So I followed the crowds
To a hill where I knew men had been killed
And I heard a voice come from the cross

And it said, "Father, why are they screaming?
Why are the faces of some of them beaming?
Why are they casting their lots for My robe?
This crown of thorns hurts Me more than it shows
Father, please can't You do something?
I know that You must hear My cry
I thought I could handle the cross of this size
Father, remind Me why
Why does everyone want Me to die?
When will I understand why?"

"My precious Son, I hear them screaming
I'm watching the faces of the enemy beaming
But soon I will clothe You in robes of My own
Jesus, this hurts Me much more than You know
But this dark hour I must do nothing
Though I've heard Your unbearable cry
The power in Your blood destroys all of the lies
Soon You'll see past their unmerciful eyes
Look there below, see the child
Trembling by her father's side
Now I can tell You why
She is why You must die"

Nih lagu bercerita dari sudut pandang seorang anak perempuan yang ada waktu Yesus disalib..
Ketika nih anak lagi jalan-jalan ama bapaknya, dia ngeliat iring-iringan yang lagi nganter Yesus ke Golgota bwt disalib...
Chorus yang pertama menceritakan tentang komentar si anak ke bapaknya waktu liat rombongan tsb.

sampe sini... belum ada air mata.......hahaha~

Berikutnya, verse II menceritakan si anak mbandel dan ngikutin rombongan naik ke bukit Golgota...
Dan Chorus kedua menceritakan tentang sebuah suara yang didengar anak ini dari atas kayu salib (salibnya Yesus).... nah di sini nih...

Bayangin deh, Yesus tergantung di kayu Salib, di atas sana dia dibentak2 sama orang-orang di bawah.. Wajah-wajah menghina, rasa sakit di kepalanya... Chorus ini bener-bener menggambarkan perasaan Yesus yang campur aduk di atas sana...
Perasaan "udah gak kuat lagi" + "gw harus tetep coba" + "ingatkan lagi tujuan gw" + "gw SAYANG mereka" = KARYA LUAR BIASA DI ATAS KAYU SALIB
banjir dah mata gw.......T_T

Chorus yang kedua ini langsung dilanjutin ama Chorus yang ketiganya... Di sini digambarkan gimana perasaan campur aduk yang dirasakan Allah Bapa...
My Favorite part "Jesus this hurts Me much more than You know"...
Gilaaa!! Bayangin guys, pengorbanan dan keputusan kayak gimana yang diambil Allah Bapa waktu mengutus Yesus menderita... Buat apa???
Dan di tengah kepedihan itu ga ada yang bisa dilakukan, lebih jelasnya Must do Nothing...

Why??

because,
the power in HIS blood destroy all the lies...
the power in HIS blood reconciled us...
We ARE Why He must die....

God Bless!