The Golgotha Experience

In the garden, He waits
For the very moment He has made
Like the face before a fist
Like the eyes before a kiss
It's beautiful anguish

In the garden, He prays
That this overflowing cup could pass away
And in this hour of need
If there were ever such a thing
Out of fear, I fall asleep

In the garden, He bleeds
But a glimpse of the coming sea
And every angel up above
Can not calm the sorrow
When a Father leaves His Son

Oh, the hour has come

Who is this that comes amidst the shadows in the night?
Swords and spears and one man’s kiss the weapons at their side
His words are empty, his lips no more
Do what you have come for

For this is your hour, this is the reign
Of darkness unmentioned, of darkness untamed

Why do you march on Him as though you have met your match?
Twelve legions wait upon Him but His Father holds them back
Choose wise the side you take up in this war
But do what you have come for

For this is your hour, this is the reign
Of darkness unmentioned, of darkness untamed

You ask His Name as though He is some thief you’ve longed to see
His answer short but shakes the air and drags you to your knees
He stood in the temple, He lived upon its floor
Do what you have come for

For this is your hour, this is the reign
Of darkness unmentioned, of darkness untamed
So over and over, His mercies can come
To fly the banner high and victorious

Why do you come against Me?
Why do you seek false testimony?
I tell you, you will find none
But still you say, “show us, show us you, Son of God”

Two have brought their witness
Saying, “He will destroy, He will rebuild in three days”
No words I say could sway you
But still you say by the Living God, “Show us, show us, you Son of God”

What blasphemy, what further need
Now tell me people what do you think
He deserves death, every bit of it
Oh, come and prophesy whose mouth forfeits this
“Show us, show us, show us, show us, show us, you Son of God”
“Show us, show us, show us, show us, show us, you Son of God”

I said, “even if everyone else
Turns on You I promise I never will”
I thought You were wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong about me

I screamed, “even if I have to die
I’m never, never gonna deny you”
I thought you were wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong about me

You used the words of an old gone man
Said, “God will strike the shepherd down”
I know these lines have never been wrong before
But I swear they won’t define me now
I knew you were wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong about me

When she asked her question
That servant girl, she broke my heart
I knew she was the message
That You had spoken all along
And two behind her followed in the prints her feet had made
Said they’d seen me walking with You, said my tongue gave me away
But I swore against their charges, claimed You, I’d never known
Just in time to hear the bird You promised, lift it’s head and crow
Lift it’s head and crow

Oh, Jesus I wish You were wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong about me

Husband, come and hear my plea
I’ve seen this man you keep
He visits me between the walls of my dreams
He comes upon the whitest righteous wings

Do not break, do not lose to the roaring round
What they beg of you, what their voices howl
It’s an evil born from their bones, that they don’t know

I see the crowd turn and move as one
They’re fools to follow themselves, they're fools in what they want
His blood’s upon their hands and on their children’s fate
It wasn’t made to bathe their greed, still it was made for this very claim

Do not break, do not lose to the roaring round
What they beg of you, what their voices howl
It’s an evil born from their bones, that they don’t know

I heard you ask what you already know
Where is He from, where will He go
It was He who said His kingdom’s not of here
And a throne I cannot see is a throne that I must fear

Do not break, do not lose to the roaring round
What they beg of you, what their voices howl
It’s an evil born from their bones, that they don’t know

He spoke His preparation
He spoke of this time
Said they will hand Him over
To be mocked, to be flogged, to be crucified

So they led Him down, to the post He knew
To be tied and bound, to be stripped and bruised
With a scarlet robe wrapped around His frame
They spit insults inside a deserving name

Then the whip falls down, oh, on His back
You come again with your nine black straps
Oh, whip fall down, you can have your day
For these stripes will heal, oh, these stripes will save

You can strike this Man
You can make Him bleed
But some day you’ll answer
On your knees

Wind those thorns, make your cursed crown
While you bind those horns, trap a good reason
There’s a sacrifice on the table set
But Abe’s son was spared and the Lord’s, He forgets

You can strike this Man
You can make Him bleed
But some day you’ll answer
On your knees

Whip fall down, would you make your mark
You have set the stage, you are just the start
You have paved the way, you are just the start
You have paved the way, you are just the start

So he then, handed Him
On to them, to be crucified

They took Him, and He went
Out bearing, His own cross

To the place, called the place
Of the skull, Golgotha

There they crucified Him…

Brother Simon of Cyrene
You know not what you mean
You know not what you mean

Chosen from the ranks unknown
Enlisted in an army
The only one worth fighting for
The only one worth fighting for

Lost, I’m sure, but what you hold
Was made to save the world
No broken tree so beautiful

Water, blood, the stains to come
But your sweat joins in the mix
Like no others ever did
Like no others ever did

Daughters of Jerusalem
Do not weep for Me
Cry for yourselves and your children
Follow on Hosea’s lead

Blessed are those who barren sit
Who’ve never known their children’s screams
They’ll ask the mountains, please fall on us
Follow on Hosea’s lead
For terror comes with Roman siege

Above His head read the charge
“King of the jews” torn and marred
And they nailed Him up as the priests remarked
“Go on and save yourself, Man of God”

They took His clothes and they tore apart
As they rolled their dice, as they cast their lots
But what He wore was seamless art
Hidden on the skin of God

Even after all the evil
Even when they raised Him from the ground
As countless weight was laid upon Him
He could only speak the sound
His voice could only cry the sound

“Forgive them, they know not what they do”

There next to Him, two unrighteous men
Who’d wasted their lives on their taste for their sins
One spoke with no worry through his dying breaths
With mocking, he cried out to Jesus

“Are you not the Christ, are you not the king?
Are you not the man you yourself claimed to be?
Climb down from this tree, kill the men at your feet
And save yourself”

The other said, “have you no fear? This is God whom you speak
The one of us three who hangs underserving
For our sins paint us black, by our sins we were cast
Can’t you see this man is white as driven snow

“Lord, remember me
When you come into your kingdom”

“Truly, I tell you
This very day
You will be with me
In my holy place
In paradise
In paradise forever”

From the sixth hour it came
A darkness like no man had seen
The sun’s light failed and through the black
A voice that held all breathing

As his friends stood distant still
His thirst, the wine, his pierced side fulfilled
Bowed His Head, the Innocent
He left His life and spirit

He cried, “My God, My God
Why have You forsaken Me?”

The veil was torn from top to bottom
The tombs opened and the holy ones rose
His murderers saw what they had done
A soldier spoke what he had come too late to know

“Truly this was the Son of God!”

Go on, brothers, lay Him down
Go on, brothers, lay Him down
Wrap His body with a clean white shroud
Roll that stone, leave Him in the ground
Go on, brothers, lay Him down

Go on, sisters, cry for Him
Go on, sisters, cry for Him
But wipe your eyes and dry your skin
The crying will be done in three mornings
Go on, sisters, cry for Him

Hold on, children, wait and see
Hold on, children, wait and see
The death that’s come is a death too weak
Can’t take, my Jesus, cannot take my King
So hold on, children, wait and see

Oh, Glory, Glory, won’t you come for me
Glory, Glory, won’t you come for me
I know your slumber is a momentary sleep
I feel you rising up from the deep
Oh, Glory, Glory, you will come for me