The Death Songtext
von Dana Key

It was an evil time
Hearts had grown numb to the common sight of the accused
Being led through the streets of Jerusalem to their death
But this was an extraordinary day
A deafening hush fell over the marketplace
Women reached for their children
The sun grew dark at midday
And all eyes stared upward


Then the silence was broken by the cry of the convicted Galilean
"Father, why hast thou forsaken me?"
Breathing his last, he gave up what no man could take from him
"Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit"

A centurion who viewed the scene, as he had countless
Others, knew there was something different about this day
He tearfully came to the same conclusion that has pierced
The hearts of men and women for two thousand years
"Surely, surely this was the Son of God!"