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By Bernie V. Lopez
Matthew 17:5

2. Lord You were humiliated scourged and crowned with thorns 1
Lord You were humiliated
scourged and crowned
with thorns
You bore everything for me
You rescue me from the mire
let me return the favor
by changing my ways
by returning to Your fold
by living my life
for You and for others
Jesus is condemned to death

3. that made Your cross so heavy so that it may in turn lighten my cross2
life is often a cross
too heavy to bear
yet it is not heavier
than the cross You bore
for my countless sins
Lord forgive me my sins
that made Your cross so heavy
so that it may in turn
lighten my cross
Jesus bears the cross

4. Lord give me the strength to cope whenever i fall 3
Lord give me the strength
to cope whenever i fall
let me recall how You fell
with Your heavy cross
so that i may gain the strength
to rise once more to serve You
Jesus falls the first time

5. pierced a mother's heart seeing her beloved Son mangled 4
a sword of sorrow
pierced a mother's heart
seeing her beloved Son mangled
a Son who could not refuse her
when she pleaded for more wine for wedding guests
she is our bridge to Jesus
we discover Him thru her
He cannot refuse to help us
if we ask His mother
she is the beacon on His path that we traverse
Jesus meets His mother

6. Lord that i may bear Your cross even for just a while that i may have 5
Lord that i may bear Your cross
even for just a while
that i may have
the strength to do so
that in doing so i may help
in my tiny way in being a part
of Your redemption of our sins
and salvation of all of mankind
Simon bears the cross

7. Lord let me wipe Your bleeding face to leave its imprint on my soul
Veronica wipes the face of Jesus 6
Lord let me wipe Your bleeding face
to leave its imprint on my soul
that i may never forget
that You suffered so much for me
and died so that my sins may be forgiven

8. You forgave me a thousand times You never get tired of forgiving me 7
Jesus falls the second time
for the thousand times
i fell and sinned
You forgave me a thousand times
You never get tired of forgiving me
of raising me up from my iniquities
Lord of mercy and salvation

9. weep instead for yourselves and your children for the days are coming 8
Jesus meets
the women
of Jerusalem
women of jerusalem
weep not for Me
weep instead for yourselves
and your children
for the days are coming
when people will say
blessed are the barren
and the wombs that never bore
and the breasts that never nursed
luke 23:28-29

10. Lord in the many times i fell as You did in calvary 9
Lord in the many times i fell
as You did in calvary
You were always there beside me
You were offering a helping hand
but in my numbness and confusion
i failed to see You
if i did i would have easily risen
and never lost hope
in my darkness You are the Light
in my despair You are my Hope
Jesus falls the third time

11. did i miss the opportunity to help people naked 10
how many times
did i miss the opportunity
to help people naked
when my garments were so many
how often did i turn a blind eye
in my indifference
preoccupied with myself
my own survival
Lord teach me to serve You
to teach and not to count the cost
to fight and not to heed the wounds
to toil and not to seek for rest
for Your greater glory
Jesus is stripped of His garments

12. so you can seek My shelter I make you sick so you can seek My healing11
Jesus is nailed to the cross
I make you blind
so you can see
I bring darkness
so you can seek My light
I burn your home
so you can seek My shelter
I make you sick
so you can seek My healing
I sanctify you by letting you share
My cross and My five wounds
that I may one day
make all things beautiful for you

13. like soft rain from the sky to quench the parched earth
I send My justice
like soft rain from the sky
to quench the parched earth
and bring salvation to all
isaiah 45:7-8
the Lord is my Light
and my salvation
whom should I fear?
He is my refuge
from whom should I flee?
psalm 27
how can i thank You Lord
for dying that i may live
except by living my life for You
suffering for Your brethrens
serving You who has served me
by giving me salvation
eastwind 12
Jesus dies on the cross

14. shall become tears of joy wounds of pain shall become wounds of glory 13
tears of sorrow
shall become tears of joy
wounds of pain
shall become wounds of glory
i mourn Your passing Lord
but i celebrate Your return
Your death has washed away
our endless sins
to You be glory and honor
Jesus is lowered from the cross

15. it is darkest just before dawn the dawn of Your resurrection 14
it is darkest just before dawn
the dawn of Your resurrection
the blinding light of Your glory
it is calmest just before a storm
the storm of Your coming
sweeping across the earth
they destroyed the temple
but in three days it was rebuilt
Light encompassed the darkness
You have saved Man from his sins
from east to west, north to south
across all generations through time
Jesus is laid in His tomb