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Walking on the road to Jerusalem

The time had come to sacrifice again

 My two small sons, they walked beside me on the road

 The reason that they came was to watch the Lamb

 Daddy, daddy what will we see there?

There's so much that we don't understand

 So I told them of Moses and Father Abraham

 And then I said, Dear children watch the lamb

For there will be so many in Jerusalem today

 We must be sure the Lamb doesn't run away

 And I told them of Moses and Father Abraham

Then I said, Dear children watch the Lamb

 When we reached the city I knew something must be wrong

There were no joyful worshippers no joyful worship songs

 I stood there with my children in the midst of angry men

 And then I heard the crowd cry out,

 Crucify him

We tried to reach the city, but we could not get away

Forced to play in this drama, a part I did not wish to play

 Why upon this day were men condemned to die?

Why were we standing here where soon they would pass by?

I looked and said, even now they come

The first one cried for mercy, the people gave him none

 The second one was violent, he was arrogant and loud

 I still can hear his angry voice screaming at the crowd

Then someone said there's Jesus and I scarce believed my eyes

 A man so badly beaten he barely looked alive

Blood poured from his body from the thorns upon his brow

running down the cross and falling to the ground

 I watched him as he struggled I watched him as he fell

The cross came down upon his back, the crowd began to yell

 In that moment I felt such agony, in that moment i felt such loss

Until a Roman soldier grabbed my arm and screamed, You, carry his cross!

At first I tried to resist him then his hand reached for his sword

 And so I knelt and took the cross from the Lord

Placed it on my shoulder and started down the street

 The blood that he'd been shedding was running down my cheek

They led us to Golgotha they drove nails deep in his feet and hands

 And yet upon the cross I heard him pray, "Father forgive them"

Oh, never have I seen such love in any other eyes

 Into thy hands I commit my spirit he prayed and then he died

I stood for what seemed like years I'd lost all sense of time

Until I felt two tiny hands holding tight to mine

My children stood there weeping, I heard the oldest say

 Father please forgive us the Lamb ran away

 Daddy, daddy, what have we seen here?

There's so much that we don't understand

 So I took them in my arms and we turned and faced the cross

 And then I said, Dear children watch the Lamb