All we like sheep have gone our own way And distanced ourselves from our only help One righteous man, God's perfect plan To pay for our guilt, tear down what we've built Seeing His face, nothing would catch you at all The world that He loved, despised him, this man of sorrows First He's betrayed, then taken away His friends turn their backs and hang by their necks Silent He goes, as one one who knows
Despite any plea, the verdict will be: 'Guilty as charged! Now, beat him till no one can tell... Who He once was, then hang up His body with nails!' Surely up there, our sorrow He bears See how He shakes, life slowly escapes The King is crushed, collapsing His lungs Showering the... nations in blood Yet this is the way His Father has chosen to pay One righteous Man has many more righteous men made