Behold the Man!
Behold the Man the world awaited,
Condemned, rebuked, cursed and hated,
Hanging bare, bruised, splintered, drained,
Limp and lifeless, pierced and stained.
After endless hours nailed,
Eternal isolation wailed.
It seemed that he had called in vain
the One who understood his pain.
His back was turned, no comfort found.
What loving Father bears the sound?
The ancient pain of Abraham,
Spared by providential ram,
The Father on Himself has taken,
Jesus Christ was not forsaken
He carried it to full completion
All inclusive, no deletion.
A fellowship of holy love,
Shared for ages there above...
The Son's obedient submission
to his Father's pure volition.
The Holy Spirit's loving mission
To save us all from our condition.
Our Triune God has borne the pain
Which no other could contain.
Hear the words of God's own son:
I and the Father are One.
Condemned, rebuked, cursed and hated,
Hanging bare, bruised, splintered, drained,
Limp and lifeless, pierced and stained.
After endless hours nailed,
Eternal isolation wailed.
It seemed that he had called in vain
the One who understood his pain.
His back was turned, no comfort found.
What loving Father bears the sound?
The ancient pain of Abraham,
Spared by providential ram,
The Father on Himself has taken,
Jesus Christ was not forsaken
He carried it to full completion
All inclusive, no deletion.
A fellowship of holy love,
Shared for ages there above...
The Son's obedient submission
to his Father's pure volition.
The Holy Spirit's loving mission
To save us all from our condition.
Our Triune God has borne the pain
Which no other could contain.
Hear the words of God's own son:
I and the Father are One.
