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Album Lyrics
All Music and Lyrics written by Ryan “The Archangel” Darnell
Lead Guitar Solos written by Josh Cirbo
1) Immanuel
Say to those with fearful hearts,
“Be strong, do not fear;
Your God will come,
He will come with a vengeance;
With divine retribution
He will come to save you.
Then will the eyes of the blind be opened
And the ears of the deaf be unstopped.
Raise the war cry, you nations, be shattered!
Listen, all you distant lands.
Prepare for battle, and be shattered!
Prepare for battle, and be shattered!
Devise your strategy, but it will be thwarted;
Propose your plan, but it will not stand,
For God is with us.
O Immanuel!
Do not fear!
Do not fear!
God is with us!
Do not fear!
Do not fear!
Do not fear!
Immanuel!
Do not fear!
-------SOLO-------
Then spoke Isaiah the Prophet:
“Hear now, you house of David!
It's not enough to try the patience of man?
Will you also try the patience of God?
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign
The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son
And He will be called:
Immanuel!
He will be eating curds and honey
When he knows to reject wrong and choose right
The land of the two kings you dread
Will be laid to waste
The Lord will bring upon you
And on your people and on the house of your father
A time unlike any since
Ephraim from Judah broke away"”
Do not fear!
Do not fear!
God is with us!
Do not fear!
Do not fear!
Do not fear!
Yeshua!
Do not fear!
2) Man of Sorrows
He grew up before Him like a tender shoot,
And like a root out of dry ground.
He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to Him,
Nothing in His appearance that we should desire
He was despised and rejected by mankind,
A Man of Suffering and familiar with pain.
Like one whom people hide their faces from
He was despised, we held Him in low esteem.
In low esteem!
In low esteem!
In low esteem!
In low esteem!
Man of Sorrows!
Give us the victory!
Over sin!
Give us the victory!
Man of Sorrows!
Give us your victory!
Over sin!
Give us your victory!
-------SOLO-------
Foxes have holes and the birds have their nests
But the Son of Man had no place to rest.
He lived among the poor and sinners were His friends
The Pharisees questioned why He ate with them
He was poor and mixed with Gentiles and Jews
He wasn't adorn with a golden crown
A carpenter's stepson living in Galilee
In His hometown, a Prophet not honored was He
Not honored was He!
Not honored was He!
Not honored was He!
Not honored was He!
Man of Sorrows!
Give us the victory!
Over sin!
Give us the victory!
Man of Sorrows!
Give us your victory!
Over sin!
Give us your victory!
Son of Man!
Give us the victory!
Over sin!
Give us the victory!
Jesus Christ!
Give us your victory!
Over sin!
Give us your victory!
3) Silent before the Shearers
After His arrest He was taken by night to the priest
A joke of a trial, He was sentenced to death
Hauled in by chains by soldiers who then mocked the Christ
They beat and flayed Him and crowned Him with thorns
Pontius Pilate could not find in Him one single crime
That would be deserving of a death on the Cross
The fact that Jesus was from Nazareth in Galilee
Pilate sent Him to King Herod to be judged
"Prophesy!" they taunt Him, with their fists they beat Him, blindfolded He was led away
They strike the Savior, God's chosen Messiah and then they crowned Him with thorns
Silent before the Shears He remained in His chains
And He did so in the face of their lies
Silent before the Shears He remained in His chains
There’ll be no miracles seen by their eyes
Silent before the Shears He remained in His chains
And He did so in the face of their lies
Silent before the Shears He remained in His chains
There’ll be no miracles seen by their eyes
At Herod's Palace where Jesus was now standing trial
In the Upper City, in sight of Skull Hill
Hauled in by chains by guards who mocked Jesus Christ
Chief priests and teachers accused Him with lies
When he saw Jesus, King Herod was greatly pleased
For long he sought to see a miracle performed
He plied with as many questions as he desired to ask
Herod mocked Jesus when no answers were said
In a robe they clothed him, ridiculed and mocked him, to Pontius Pilate they sent Him away
They mock the Savior, God's only son, Herod and Pilate now friends
Silent before the Shears He remained in His chains
And He did so in the face of their lies
Silent before the Shears He remained in His chains
There’ll be no miracles seen by their eyes
Silent before the Shears He remained in His chains
And He did so in the face of their lies
Silent before the Shears He remained in His chains
There’ll be no miracles seen by their eyes
-------SOLO-------
Christ was returned to site of the Praetorium
The wife of Pilate warned him to abstain
Pilate called the people, the rulers and the priests
And said to them "You brought me this man
I have examined him and found no grounds for your charge
Neither has Herod who sent him back to me
So I will punish him and release him back to the world-
For he's done nothing, that’s deserving of death."
But the whole crowd shouted, to release Barabbas, and they called him to send Jesus away.
They showed no mercy, Israel's Savior, they just call for His death
Silent before the Shears He remained in His chains
And He did so in the face of their lies
Silent before the Shears He remained in His chains
There’ll be no miracles seen by their eyes
Silent before the Shears He remained in His chains
And He did so in the face of their lies
Silent before the Shears He remained in His chains
There’ll be no miracles seen by their eyes
Silent before the Shears He remained in His chains
And He did so in the face of their lies
Silent before the Shears He remained in His chains
There’ll be no miracles seen by their eyes
Silent before the Shears He remained in His chains
And He did so in the face of their lies
Silent before the Shears He remained in His chains
There’ll be no miracles seen by their eyes
4) His Blood Is On Us
By oppression and judgment He was taken away.
Yet who of His generation protested?
For He was cut off from the land of the living;
For the transgression of my people He was punished.
Oh and the people cry-out
“Crucify him!”
The same mouths that cried “hosanna” now shout
“Crucify him!”
-CHORUS-
His Blood is on us and Our Children!
His Blood is on us and Our Children!
Betrayed by Judas at night at Gethsemane
Even His disciple Peter denied Him
They weren't there for His hour of suffering
All but John had scattered away
Oh and then Peter cried out
“I don’t know him!”
Who told Jesus he’d die for Him shouts
“I don’t know him!”
-CHORUS-
His Blood is on us and Our Children!
His Blood is on us and Our Children!
-------SOLO-------
By oppression and judgment he was taken away.
Yet who of his generation protested?
For he was cut off from the land of the living;
For the transgression of my people he was punished.
Oh and the people cry-out
“Crucify him!”
The same mouths that cried “hosanna” now shout
“Crucify him!”
-CHORUS-
His Blood is on us and Our Children!
His Blood is on us and Our Children!
His Blood is on us and Our Children!
His Blood is on us and Our Children!
5) The Punishment that Brought Us Peace
Father Forgive!
Father Forgive Them!
Father Forgive!
Father Forgive Them!
Pilate found no fault in Him but gave into the people's will
The fear of them instead of God, led him to relent
He washed his hands of Jesus' blood and gave him over to the crowd
The soldiers then forced Jesus Christ to carry His cross
O the punishment that brought us peace, is upon the Lord
The pain of infinite sins on his back made Him cry out to the sky:
Father Forgive!
Father Forgive Them!
Father Forgive!
Father Forgive Them!
On His way to Calvary a death march through the city streets
They forced a man just passing through to carry His cross
The women wept but Jesus said, "Weep not for me, but for your selves"
"The day is near when you will cry out 'Cover us!'"
O the punishment that brought us peace, is upon the Lord
The pain of infinite sins on his back made Him cry out to the sky:
Father Forgive!
Father Forgive Them!
Father Forgive!
Father Forgive Them!
Abba, (Aramaic: Father)
Abba,
Abba
Take this cup from me
Abba, Abba, Abba not what I will, but what you will for me
Holy Jesus Christ
Was conceived by the Spirit's light
Sinless in God's sight
Became sin for the sinners plight
Taken in the night
Sent to death, denied of rights
Jesus Crucified
For our Sin
By His stripes we are healed...
-------SOLO-------
Father Forgive!
Father Forgive Them!
Father Forgive!
Father Forgive Them!
Father Forgive!
Father Forgive Them!
Father Forgive!
Father Forgive Them!
For they know not what they do!
6) By His Wounds We Are Healed
It was the Third Hour, around 9 in the morning
The sun was now blazing in the sky to the east
An innocent man reached the place of His execution
Tapered iron spikes pierced His hands and His feet
They have pierced my hands and my feet
They have numbered all my bones
Surely He took up our pain
And bore our suffering,
We considered Him punished by God,
Stricken by Him, and afflicted.
But He was pierced for our transgressions,
He was crushed for our iniquities;
The punishment that brought us peace was on Him,
And by His wounds we are healed!
-------SOLO-------
It was the Sixth Hour, around noon on that day
The sky now darkened, for three hours it had stayed
He pardons the Good Thief, gives Mary in the care of John
"I thirst" He cried, but only bitterness He found
They have pierced my hands and my feet
They have numbered all my bones
But He was pierced for our transgressions,
He was crushed for our iniquities;
The punishment that brought us peace was on Him,
And by His wounds we are healed!
We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
Each of us has turned to our own way;
And the Lord has lain upon Him
The iniquity of us all
of us all!
of us all!
of us all!
7) A Grave among the Rich and the Wicked
-------SOLO-------
At the ninth hour, Jesus cried to the sky
"It is finished" bowed His head then He died
An earthquake struck the land and the tombs were now opened
The veil of the tabernacle was now torn in two
"Truly this man was the Son of God!"
The Centurion in charge confessed when he seen what he saw
They broke the legs of the thieves to hasten their deaths
They ordered the bodies to be removed from their cross
When they saw Jesus it was clear that He was already dead
So they did not break His legs and they left Him instead
A soldier was ordered to pierce Him with his spear
Blood and water flowed out like a thousand tears
A Grave among the Rich and the Wicked
Where a sinless man lays
A Grave among the Rich and the Wicked
But only for three days
A Grave among the Rich and the Wicked
Where a sinless man lays
A Grave among the Rich and the Wicked
But only for three days
A believing, rich man named Joseph of Arimathea
Went to Pilate and asked for the body of Christ
Pilate was surprised to hear that He was already dead.
Summoned a centurion, to confirm what was said
He heard that it was so, so he gave the body to Joseph.
He took down the body and wrapped it in cloth
Nicodemus helped prepare it with myrrh and aloes
They then took His body to a garden near the cross
Joseph placed the body in a tomb that he owned
Cut out of rock, against the entrance he rolled a stone
Guards stood watch to prevent a theft of the body
A seal was even placed against the entrance of the grave
-------SOLO-------
A Grave among the Rich and the Wicked
Where a sinless man lays
A Grave among the Rich and the Wicked
But only for three days
A Grave among the Rich and the Wicked
Where a sinless man lays
A Grave among the Rich and the Wicked
But only for three days
A Grave among the Rich and the Wicked
Where a sinless man lays
A Grave among the Rich and the Wicked
But only for three days
A Grave among the Rich and the Wicked
Where a sinless man lays
A Grave among the Rich and the Wicked
But only for three days
8) Arisen is the Suffering Servant
There was a violent earthquake,
For an angel of the Lord came down
He went to the tomb,
And rolled back the stone
His appearance was like lightning,
And his clothes were white as snow.
The guards were so afraid of him that
They shook and became like the dead.
The angel said to the women,
“Do not be afraid,
For I know that you are
Looking for Jesus,
He is not here; he has risen,
Just as he said He would.
Come and see the place where he lay.
Then go quickly and tell his friends:
So the women hurried away from the tomb,
Afraid yet filled with joy,
They ran to tell His disciples.
That Jesus had risen from death!
Sanctus! Sanctus! Dominus Deus!
Hosanna in Excelsis!
Sanctus! Sanctus! Dominus Deus!
Hosanna in Excelsis!
While the women were on their way,
Some of the guards went to the city
Reported to the chief priests
Everything they had seen.
The chief priests met with the elders
They devised a fiendish plan,
They gave to the soldiers
A large sum of money to lie,
Telling them what to say
‘His disciples came during the night
And stole him away
While we were asleep’
If this report gets to the governor,
We will keep you out of trouble.”
So the soldiers took the money
And did as they were paid to do
The two disciples then ran to the tomb
Simon Peter and John
They saw that His tomb was now empty
Because Jesus had risen from death!
Sanctus! Sanctus! Dominus Deus!
Hosanna in Excelsis!
Sanctus! Sanctus! Dominus Deus!
Hosanna in Excelsis!
-------SOLO-------
It was evening when Christ appeared in the room
To the eleven disciples
He stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!”
Overjoyed when they saw the Lord
Thomas refused to believe the account
Unless he could touch Christ's wounds
Jesus appeared to him and then he believed
"Blessed are those who have not seen and still believe.”
9) Worthy is the Lamb
He'll have a portion among the great
Divides the spoils with the strong
Poured out His life unto death
And was numbered with sinners
For He bore the sin of many
And made intercession for the lost
Worthy is Our Lord Jesus!
And Worthy is The Lamb!
“Do not let your hearts be troubled.
You believe in God; believe in me.
My Father’s house has many rooms;
If that were not so, would I have told you?
And if I prepare a place for you,
I will come back and take you to be with me
That you may be where I am.
You know the way to the place where I am going.”
Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer,
And though the Lord makes his life an offering for sin,
He will see his seed and he shall prolong his days,
And the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand.
Lamb of God!
You take away our sins!
O Lamb of God!
Worthy is the Lamb!
O Lamb of God!
Jesus Christ is Lord!
O Lamb of God!
You take away the sins of the world!
-------SOLO-------
Arise; shine, for your light has come,
The glory of the Lord has risen on you.
Darkness shall cover the earth,
And thick darkness the peoples
But the Lord will arise upon you,
And his glory will be seen on you.
Nations shall come to your light,
And kings to the brightness of your rising.
Jesus said to His disciples:
“I am the way and the truth and the life.
No one comes to the Father
Except through me.
If you really know me,
You will know my Father as well.
From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”
By the Blood of the Lamb!
Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer,
And though the Lord makes his life an offering for sin,
He will see his seed and he shall prolong his days,
And the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand.
Lamb of God!
You take away our sins!
O Lamb of God!
Worthy is the Lamb!
O Lamb of God!
Jesus Christ is Lord!
O Lamb of God!
You take away the sins of the world!
Lamb of God!
You take away our sins!
O Lamb of God!
Worthy is the Lamb!
O Lamb of God!
Jesus Christ is Lord!
O Lamb of God!
You take away the sins of the world!