It Is Finished

In the heat of early morning on a hill

They call The Skull

The roaring of the angry mob

Had settled to a lull

All eyes were cast upon the man

Whose hands and feet were bound

They saw Him cry in anguish

When they heard the hammer pound

They saw the bloody woven thorns with

Which His head was crowned

They watched the bloody cross of wood

Be dropped into the ground

The soldiers gambled for His clothes

They watched them win and lose

They saw the sign above His head

That said "King of the Jews

It is finished

And the sky grew black as the night

It is finished

And the people scattered in fright

The work had been done

Redemption had been won

The war was over without a fight

It is finished

They searched His face for anger

For vengeance in his stare

Instead of eyes that burned with hate

A look of love was there

He prayed for their forgiveness

And bowed His battered head

And no one knew the meaning

Of the final words He said

It is finished

And the sky grew black as the night

It is finished

And the people scattered in fright

The work had been done

Redemption had been won

The war was over without a fight

It is finished

The provision has been made

The foundation has been laid

He paid the ransom due

And tore the temple veil in two

And opened up the way

For me and you

It is finished

It is finished

And the sky grew black as the night

It is finished

And the people scattered in fright

The work had been done

Redemption had been won

The war was over without a fight

It is finished