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Verse 1

Mortal men trained for this

Carve His end with their fists

tie him to a tree

And whip him to his knees

Flagellum straps of bone and steel

Rip at flesh, that won’t heal

blood-spray fills the air

A badge the guards to wear

Verse 2

First with staff and then fists

soldiers taste bitterness

From tongues their cursing comes

they mock the chosen one

Wrapped in colors of a king

bloody eyes that now sting

The end is near, but not yet

The sacrifice isn’t met

Chorus

Put to death, by hands of cowards

Never swayed, His final hour

Verse 3

Shredded flesh and roughhewn wood

Intertwined, understood

On His back, drags the beam

To the hill, death it seems

The politician is relieved

The holy man is deceived

To think that the law could save

Trust himself, now the slave

Verse 4

Soldiers stalk they’re dying prey

“Are you not who you say?”

They mock the beaten one

All of their mercy done

As holy men start to pray

Selecting lambs for the day

Jesus hangs on a hill

All his blood there is spilled

Chorus

Put to death, by hands of cowards

Never swayed, His final hour

Put to death, by hands of cowards

Never swayed, His final hour

Acoustic solo- Ryan Roebuck

Electric solo- Greg Minier

Chorus

Put to death, by hands of cowards

Never swayed, His final hour

Verse 5

For all the earth and it’s souls

Just as the prophets foretold

Offer the sacrifice

Divine exchange, life for life