Before the dawn cracks To shed light into the court The Son of God stands bound Before the elders in the dark “I heard Him say He could destroy the temple of the Lord And rebuild it in just three days.” Caiaphas stood up and spoke “Are You then the Christ? These men have thus accused You Speak and save Your life.” But Jesus then affirmed to be the very Son of God Caiaphas then tore his clothes in sorrow and in rage “You have uttered blasphemy! Do you know what this means? You are now worthy of death! What further do we need?” The high priest's word then sealed the sentence Civilized discussion then dissolved into violence Son of God incarnate True high priest, the God-man Is condemned by a fake high priest Struck down by a hypocrite The death march then began at dawn With Pilate, the governor of the land “It is not lawful for us to execute This man is guilty, so lend us your hand!” Pilate then investigated for a trace of crime Not a single sin in the Son of God to find “Are you not the King of the Jews?” Jesus asked, “Is this from you or from the words of others? You say rightly that I am a King A King out of a kingdom that is not of this world.” Pilate's questions led him nowhere “I find no guilt in this man.” “If there is one man you may release for Passover Will it be the King of the Jews?” “We want Barabbas!” Crown of thorns for the King of kings Forty lashes to the One who never sinned Mockery and violence for the Word who's always true Preparing execution for the King of the Jews Was it not necessary that the Christ suffer these things? “Behold the man.” When the chief priests and the scribes Saw the Son of God before their midst They called for crucifixion for His claims “We have a law Anyone who calls himself the son of God Is worthy of nothing but death!” “Would you have me crucify your King? Is His innocence worth anything?” Pilate feared that Jesus' words were true But he had more fear of what they'd do Perceiving that a riot would ensue Heard a shocking statement from the Jews “We have no king, but Caesar!” “Crucify Him!” “Crucify Him!” “Crucify Him!” “Crucify Him!” “Crucify Him!” Accused of conspiracy There was no choice but to decree The death of Christ As Caesar's trustee Was it not necessary that the Christ suffer these things? From there, they moved to kill their King To crucify Him on the tree They marched Him up to Calvary Where they tied down and nailed their King For us all, the King of all must die to cleanse our souls from sin and lawlessness It was foretold by the prophets of old that the Christ must suffer all these things