The Last Words of Jesus

May the Lamb that was slain receive
The due reward of His suffering
O glorify him crucified
Amen

The excruciating pain of the cross
Could not silence Jesus' repeated entreaties
Father forgive them
For they do not know what they are doing
The soldiers gambled for his clothes
Some women stood afar off
The crowd remained a while to watch
Jesus commended his mother to John's care
And John to hers
He spoke words of kingly assurance to the penitent criminal
Crucified at his side
Meanwhile the rulers sneered at him shouting
He saved others but he can't save himself
Their words spoken as an insult
Were the literal truth
He could not save himself and others simultaneously
He chose to sacrifice himself in order to save the world

Father forgive them for they know not what they do
Forgive them they know not what they do
Father forgive them for they know not what they do
Forgive them they know not what they do

Two others who were criminals
Were led away to be put to death with him
And when they came to the place that is called The Skull
There they crucified him and the criminals
One on his right and one on his left
And Jesus said Father forgive them
For they know not what they do
And they cast lots to divide his garments

Today you will be with me in paradise
You will be with me today
Today you will be with me in paradise
You will be with me today

One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him saying
Are you not the Christ
Save yourself and us
But the other rebuked him saying
Do you not fear God
Since you are under the same sentence of condemnation
And we indeed justly
For we are receiving the due reward of our deeds
But this man has done nothing wrong
And he said Jesus remember me when you come into your Kingdom
And he said to him truly I say to you
Today you will be with me in paradise

Behold your son behold your mother
Behold your son
Behold your son behold your mother
Behold your son

When the soldiers had crucified Jesus
They took his garments and divided them into four parts
One part for each soldier also his tunic
But the tunic was seamless
Woven in one piece from top to bottom
So they said to one another
Let us not tear it
But cast lots for it to see whose it shall be
This was to fulfill the scripture which says
They divided my garments among them
And for my clothing they cast lots

So the soldiers did these things
But standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother
And his mother's sister Mary the wife of Clopas
And Mary Magdalene
When Jesus saw his mother
And the disciple whom he loved standing nearby
He said to his mother woman behold your son
Then he said to his disciple behold your mother
And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home

My God my God
Why have you forsaken me
Why have you forsaken me
My God my God
Why have you forsaken me
Why have you forsaken me

And when the sixth hour had come
There was darkness over the whole land
Until the ninth hour
And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice
Eloi Eloi lema sabachthani
Which means my God my God why have you forsaken me

I thirst
I thirst
I thirst
I thirst

After this Jesus knowing that all was now finished
Said to fulfill the scripture I thirst
A jar full of sour wine stood there
So they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch
And held it to his mouth

It is finished it is finished it is finished
It is finished it is finished it is finished

When Jesus had received the sour wine he said
It is finished
And he bowed his head and gave up his spirit

Father into your hands into your hands
I commit my spirit
Father into your hands into your hands
I commit my spirit

It was now about the sixth hour
And there was darkness over the whole land
Until the ninth hour while the sun's light failed
And the curtain of the temple was torn in two
Then Jesus calling out with a loud voice said
Father into your hands I commit my spirit
And having said this he breathed his last