the Hammer by Ray Boltz

Love this song, really I love most of his songs from his first few albums because I listened to them all the time back in the day.

I was in the crowd

The day that Jesus died

And as He hung upon the cross

His mother cried

I saw the crown of thorns He wore

The stripes upon His back

The water and the blood ran out

And then the sky turned black

My mind was filled with anger

My heart was filled with shame

This man brought only healing

Who could bring Him pain

Why does it seem the strong

Always victimize the weak?

And suddenly I found myself

Standing to my feet

And I cried, "Who nailed Him there?

This Child of peace and mercy

Who nailed Him there?

Come and face me like a man

Who nailed Him there?"

And the crowd began to mock me

I cried, "Oh my God, I do not understand"

Then I turned and saw the hammer

In my hand

I am just a Roman soldier

An ordinary man

I love my wife and children

I do the best I can

How could I have killed Him?

It must be someone else

There's got to be an answer

I just can't blame myself

And I cried, "Who nailed Him there?

This Child of peace and mercy

Who nailed Him there?

Come and face me like a man

Who nailed Him there?"

And the crowd began to mock me

I cried, "Oh my God, I do not understand"

Then I turned and saw the hammer

In my hand

I nailed Him there

The child of peace and mercy

I nailed Him there

I am the guilty man

I nailed Him there

With my sins and my transgressions

I cried, "Oh my God, now I understand

When I turned and saw the hammer in my hand"

• This is the 511th song on this blog.
• This is the 3rd song by Ray Boltz on this blog.
• This is the 17th song released in 1989 on this blog.
• This is the 58th song listed in the Christian genre on this blog.

 

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