Neal Morse
Jesus Before Pilate and the Crucifixion
[The soldiers and priests bring Jesus to Pontius Pilate, the Roman ruler in Jerusalem]
[Pilate:]
What is this man accused of? What law did he break?
What has he done to fill you with such murdering hate?
[Caiaphas:]
He stirs up the people
Incites them to sin
He says they shouldn't pay the tax
To Caesar our friend
[Pilate:]
I have to know why I demand it
[Priests:]
Oh, Jesus must die
[Pilate:]
If you have proof I must have it
[Priests:]
Oh, hear our angry cry
[Pilate:]
I have to know why I demand it
[Priests:]
Oh, Jesus must die
[Pilate:]
If you have proof I must have it
[Priests:]
We're sons of Abraham
We cannot kill this man
Our law says we can't crucify
So you must send Jesus to die!
[Pilate to Jesus:]
Tell me what did you do?
Don't you know that I have authority?
Are you rеally the Christ, the King of the Jеws?
[Jesus:]
My kingdom's not of this world
I was born to do one thing only
To be a light to the world and to witness the truth
[Pilate:]
What is truth?
You have a custom that at the Passover one man
Should be released to you
Do you want the King of the Jews?
[Crowd:]
Crucify Him! Crucify Him!
We want Barabbas the murderer
We deny Him! Crucify Him!
We have no King but Caesar
[Pilate:]
I wash my hands of this whole affair
His blood is on your heads
Take Him away
[Jesus is taken to be crucified]
[Jesus:]
Father why have You forsaken me?
Everyone's gone but my mother and John and these few
I know this is how it had to be
It's finished now and I'm giving my life up to You
[Jesus dies on the cross]