Man Of Sorrow - Russ Taff

His blood drenched a pathway down that old dusty road

A lamb to the slaughter as the scripture foretold

Broken and beaten he was tired and worn

Resisting temptation to the curse that he’d been born

They ask why tell me why

The man who’d been lauded now stood despised

The great liberator he’s now victimized

Cut off from the living assigned to the grave

As if they’d forgotten the love that he gave

That love was gone all that love it was gone

It was gone all love was gone

He became the man of sorrow

One who was acquainted with our grief

The wounds on his flesh told a story

Though his friends shook their head in disbelief

Tell me why

Who was this dying man calling out to the sky

He promised a kingdom not a long sad goodbye

Minutes turned to hours behind that dark stone

Then they heard him whisper you’re not alone

And that is why I believe that is why

He became the man of sorrow

One who was acquainted with our grief

The wounds on his flesh still tell the story

And by his stripes, by his stripes, I’m free

But he became the man of sorrow

So sorrow wouldn’t be a part of me

He was bruised and crushed for my transgressions

By his stripes, his blood, has set me free