Song of the Centurion
Just another day, another cross, that’s what I supposed
I heard my soldiers laughing as they gambled for His robe
They were reckless with redemption
As they joked and rolled the dice
But to God it was no game
It was His greatest sacrifice
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When I felt the earth shake
When I saw the ground break
When someone said the graves have opened wide
And the dead came back to life
When I saw the skies turn dark and gray
When I saw Him look my way
And say, “Father, forgive them, they don’t know what they do!”
I knew, it’s true, this was the Son of God
Well I knew the risk I had to take to say it out loud
I was the leader of those soldiers it was an angry crowd
Oh, but never such compassion
Had I seen in someone’s eyes
He spoke words of love to me
Even as I watched Him die
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I didn’t care what the cost for my words would be
Cause I knew He shed His blood for even me
Oh what love
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(tag: I had to say it, this was the Son of God
I just had to say it, this was the Son of God
Just another day, another cross, that’s what I supposed…
Steve Chapman/Jeff Pearles/Times & Seasons Music/Jefed Music/BMI/ 2013
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