Jesus Before Pilate (Christian Worship)

[Verse 1] Morning found the courtyard cold Stone beneath the gathered feet Voices traded truth for fear While mercy stood where blame would speak [Pre-Chorus] The questions fell like iron rain No answer bent beneath the shame [Chorus] Jesus before Pilate, standing still Crownless beneath the governor’s will He carried every failure, every stain Silent as the lamb beneath the pain Jesus before Pilate, brave and true Love was bearing what the world would do Though judgment raised its hand that day Redemption walked the narrow way [Verse 2] Hands that healed the broken ones Bound by cords they did not earn Eyes that saw the outcast whole Met the gaze of those who would not learn [Pre-Chorus] No throne, no sword, no earthly claim Could turn Him from the Father’s name [Chorus] Jesus before Pilate, standing still Crownless beneath the governor’s will He carried every failure, every stain Silent as the lamb beneath the pain Jesus before Pilate, brave and true Love was bearing what the world would do Though judgment raised its hand that day Redemption walked the narrow way [Bridge] For the thief, for the proud For the lost beneath the crowd For the wounds we hide away He chose the cross, He chose to stay And the sentence spoken there Could not chain the rising prayer What looked like defeat below Became the door through which grace would flow [Final Chorus] Jesus before Pilate, standing still Holy courage stronger than the will Of every voice that called for blood and blame He bore our night and sanctified our shame Jesus before Pilate, Lamb of God Through the judgment, through the rod Now the guilty can be free His redemption reaches me [Outro] The silence was not weakness The cross was not the end The One who bore our judgment Rose to call us friends