Dragged before the court of Caiaphas
A trial of falsehoods under cover of night
Bound in chains, but the Son is silent
The Sanhedrin judge by torchlight
False indictment, a wretched testimony
Accused of crimes but without witness
Lying tongues confess, but cannot agree
Procession becomes vicious
Prophesy! Messiah, who strikes you
Blindfold the Christ, in mockery
Indicted, a forged court of Hebrews
Blood is drawn in malice and cruelty
Blinded, and mocked, and beaten
By worms, and snakes, and demons
Accused, denounced, blasphemers
Rejected, denied the Redeemer
Condemned, convicted
Damnation inflicted
Condemned, Messiah
By sinners and liars
As daylight dawns
They ask once more
Are you the Messiah?
The Son of God
He states, "I am"
In holy profession
"You will see the Son of Man
On the clouds of heaven"
Blinded, and mocked, and beaten
By worms, and snakes, and demons
Accused, denounced, blasphemers
Rejected, denied the Redeemer
Condemned, convicted
Damnation inflicted
Condemned, the Messiah
By sinners and liars
Caiaphas enraged, the Pharisee
He screams before them, "Blasphemy"
They spit, they seethe, a curse upon their breath
They answer the charge, "He is worthy of death"