Four Days Late

The news came that Jesus Please come fast Lazarus is sick And without your help he will not last Mary and Martha watched their brother die They waited for Jesus He did not come And they wondered why The dead watch was over Buried four days Somebody said "He'll soon be here, the Lord's on his way" Martha ran to him and then she cried "Lord if you had been here You could have healed him, He'd still been alive" But Lord, four days late And all hope is gone I just don't understand Why you waited so long But his way is God's way Not yours nor mine But isn't it great When he's four days late He's till on time Jesus said "Martha, show me the grave" Martha said "Lord, you don't understand, He's been there four days" The grave stone was rolled back Then my Jesus cried Lazarus come forth Then somebody said "He's alive, he's alive" You may be fighting a battle of fear You cry to the Lord "I need you now" But he has not appeared Friend don't be discouraged he's still the same He'll soon be here He'll roll back the stone And call out your name But your four days late And all hope are gone I just don't understand Why you waited so long But his way is God's way Not yours or mine Isn't it great When he's four days late He's still on time But your four days late And all hope are gone I just don't understand Why you waited so long But his way is God's way Not yours or mine Isn't it great When he's four days late He's still on time