When the soldiers came with weapons in their hands
To take away with swords the one they called the Son of Man
A kiss was laid upon his face and he was known
As darkness reigned, the cup remained, he’d drink it all and then some
And their eyes were laid upon him
Who had walked and prayed beside them
Who had raised the dead and dying
Whose face betrayed the truth that he was afraid
A sword was drawn in passion
To rise up and protect him
To bring his kingdom to them
But he calmed the sword and they took him away
And as shadows filled the garden
The brothers, brokenhearted,
In emptiness, departed
Though his words were heard, they had yet to be known
They did not understand it
The tree, the sea, the branches
The hill to come, the mansions
The sacrifice, the bitter seed to sow
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