Story Behind the Song
By Rob Cain:
THE CROSS OF CALVERY. FOOLISHNESS TO THOSE
WHO DON'T BELIEVE AND LIFE TO THOSE WHO DO.
Lyrics
His mighty men just could not spend,
one hour, in prayer vigil over sin
so the Master had to do it solo
This bitter cup please take away, he prayed,
nevertheless my life I lay down,
down across the alter
Then Judas came withe the High Priest's gang
equipped with swords and staves
to plant the deadly kiss of darkness
Peter hung out through the cold night
huddled close by the fireside
but still got stung, by the ice of darkness
They said aren't you a part of his crew
he denied it with curses and oaths, three times
before he heard the cock crow
Pilate's good wife had a dream
the night before the judgement seat
in the sleepy hours of darkness
She said, dear we ought to fear
I saw an angry storm appear, followed by
a great big earthquake
Spiked upon a rough hewn plank
the Lamb of God started to bleed for me
in the long long hours of darkness
Dogs barking, barking at the cross
nipping at the master's heels
in the angry hour of darkness
No one spoke up to defend
a deadly silence hanging,
in the air of darkness
'Father forgive those blind in sin,
that hate so much the light within me,
it's a threat to their bad conscience'
But one thing good about the dark,
any fool can see a spark
unless the eye's been sold to the Prince of Darkness
So, pluck out the speck, remove the mote
unseen hindrances have to go
to behold the light of Jesus,
so we can see clearly, in the hour of darkness
and overcome, in the great temptation
So hold on to that bright,
hold on to that light,
hold on to the Christ
In the hour of darkness
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