Full Song Lyrics
Verse 1 — The Pool Called Bethesda
There was a feast in Jerusalem
Crowds pressed near the temple then
By Sheep Gate lay a crowded place
Bethesda pools — worn hope on faces
The blind, the lame, the waiting still
Each heart held tight to broken will
One man lay there year on year
Thirty-eight — held fast by fear
Verse 2 — Do You Want to Be Well?
Jesus asked what pierced his soul
“Do you want to be made whole?”
He said, “No one helps me reach the pool
When waters stir — I always lose”
Jesus said, “Rise — take your mat
Walk away — don’t look back”
At once his strength returned again
He stood upright — a healed man
Chorus — Rise and Walk
Rise and walk — the chains are gone
Mercy spoke — and strength came on
What years could not restore or save
A single word of power gave
Verse 3 — The Sabbath Questioned
That day was Sabbath — law stood near
They said, “You should not carry here”
The healed replied, “The One who healed
Commanded me — His word revealed”
They sought His name — not joy or praise
But fault to claim, a charge to raise
Verse 4 — The Son at Work
Jesus said, “My Father works
Even now — and so do I”
This stirred their rage — their fury grew
For He called God His Father true
Not breaking law — but showing plain
The Son does what the Father’s doing still the same
Chorus — Life in the Son
The Son gives life as the Father gives
All judgment rests with Him who lives
To honor God — you honor Me
The living Word — authority
Verse 5 — From Death to Life
“Who hears My word and truly believes
Has crossed from death — now truly lives
The hour is here — and coming still
The dead will hear — My voice, My will
Some rise to life, some face the truth
What’s done in dark is brought to proof”
Verse 6 — Witnesses Stand
“You search the Scriptures — think life’s there
But they point to Me — standing here
John bore witness — works agree
The Father’s voice testified Me
Moses wrote of days to come
If you believed him — you’d believe the Son”
Final Chorus — Authority
The Son of Man, with life to give
Calls the dead — and they will live
All hearts revealed, all deeds made known
Before the throne — the Son alone
Outro
Healing came — but hearts stayed closed
The Light stood near — yet truth opposed
