THE PASSION OF CHRIST

That night I stood there all alone
While pain grew deeper inside of me
My knees were on the ground, tears on my face
Knowing what was waiting at the end
I saw the weight of every sin
I saw the fear, I saw the dark
Yet even trembling deep within
I whispered: Father, let your will be done

They beat me down without mercy
They laughed as if I was no king
They placed a crown of thorns upon me
And mocked the pain that they could see

I felt the weight of every lash
I heard the people scream
I carried the wood upon my back
With nowhere left to lean
They spit into my face
They tore into my skin
And every step along that road I took with only you in mind

They drove the iron through my hands
They drove the iron through my feet
They raised my body there in shame
Before the earth and sky could see

I felt the thirst, I felt abandoned
(I felt abandoned)
I watched the light begin to fade
(I watched it fade)
And in the silence of that hour
I was dying there for you

I felt the weight of all the wood
I let my blood pour down, I took the burden of your guilt
So you would never be lost
I was wounded in your place
I went all the way for love
And before death could close my lips, know this
It was for you I bore all of that pain

If one day you look at the cross
Don't only see the pain I knew
See the love that held me there
When all of me was poured out for you
I could have come down from that place
(I could have fled)
I chose to stay
(I chose to stay)
And every drop, and every wound
Was for you