This is the song of Judas in our Easter musical. Dan contacted me about using this song on my site. I couldn't think of any way to use it except as part of an Easter program, and so our project was born. Dan created the incredible midi (how he did the guitar is beyond me). - Elton, January 8, 2000
The original image was a Corel Drawing I made of the hanging tree. I recreated it in 2024 using DALL-E.
(Introduction)
(Verse 1)
Do you see the tree that I see waiting?
It calls to me.
There I shall hang until my life is gone.
Oh my God, my Sin!
(Chorus)
The Secret lies they told me!
They gave me money, a bag of silver!
All for the chance to give You to them
All with just a kiss -
I wish I had not been born!
(Demons)
He sold You to them for a bag of coins
Judas plotters hiding little scheming plans
Secret lies He'll pay the price with his neck!
(Verse 2)
I remember on the night of Passover
You washed my feet!
Down on Your knees
And still You knew my thoughts
Oh, my Lord, my Sin!
(Chorus)
The Secret lies they told me!
They gave me money a bag of silver!
All for the chance to give You to them
All with just a kiss - I wish I had not been born!
(Demons)
He sold You to them for a bag of coins
Judas plotters hiding little scheming plans
Secret lies He'll pay the price with his neck!
(Judas)
(Verse 3)
Seated there beside You at the table
You called me out:
"Go do the deed that's hidden in your heart"
Oh my God, my Sin!
(Chorus)
The Secret lies they told me!
They gave me money a bag of silver!
All for the chance to give You to them
All with just a kiss -
I wish I had not been born!
(Ending with Judas & Demons)
I (He) sold You to them for a bag of coins
Judas plotters hiding little secret plans,
Secret lies, I'll pay the price with my neck!
Copyright © 1999 Dan Zigler