The Centurion

Em
The others were gathered at the foot of the cross
          C        D       Em
They were gambling for his robe

But I stood by his side, gazing up at him
C     D      Em
Why I do not know
D                       Em
Today like any other we crucify a man
    C            D          Em
But something is different about him
    D                            Em
The sorrow in his eyes speaks of honor, not of shame
C               D                 Em    C    Em
From the crowd, someone calls his name


Em
So this is the man who called himself the Christ
         C         D       Em
He don't look like much to me

Still I can recall stories that I've heard
      C       D                Em
Seems someone thought he was a king
D                 Em
What can it mean, who can he be?
C           D         Em
Why are the people so angry?
D                      Em
Why does he hang there looking out at me?
C         D             Em       C  Em
Why is my heart beating madly?


Em
People gather round, some laughing at his crown
C          D               Em
crying and curses fill the air

Why am I afraid, his blood runs on the ground
    C           D           Em
Oh, why is this man hanging there?
    D                               Em
And now the sky grows dim, cries of fear rise from the crowd!
    D                         Em
The presence of God fills the air!
D                           Em
Gazing up at him, I see the anguish in his eyes
   D                Em    C   D   Em   C   Em
Oh why, Oh why do I care?


Em
For an hour now or more, darkness reigns the land
C          D                 Em
Screams of terror pierce the night

Few men dare to move, fearing for their lives
C      D                 Em
Stars, alone, shed their light
D                            Em
Voices down the hill, crying God forgive my sins
    D                  Em
And others cursing his name



D                      Em
Still I'm by his side, trembling in my fear
C              D             Em    C    Em
Listening, for what he might say


Em
Ne'er in all my life have I witnessed such a deed
     C     D            Em
This Jesus dying on the cross

From the darkness that surrounds me, I hear his broken plea
C     D                            Em
Eloi, Eloi, Why hast thou forsaken me!


                              C
Why, I do not know, but these words seem so strange
D                            Em
Coming from the lips of this man
                           C
Scarcely time to ponder, He cries aloud, "I thirst!"
  D                    Em
I fear his end drawing nearer
       D                         Em
In the horror of this moment, my heart begins to pound
  C                               Em
I feel the earth tremble neath my feet
                            C
Silence all around like the calm before a storm
     D                          Em
In a loud voice he cries, It is finished!

                                     C
In the instant of his cry, it seems creation roars in shame
        D                         Em
All are shaken to the ground, the earth cries out in pain
                          C
Looking up I see, his silhouette against the night
  D                             Em
I feel his death surround me, I can't escape his eyes


        C               D
I don't know what these things mean
        C           D
I don't know why he died
        C            D
But somehow fear has gone from me
      C
I am changed

    C         D              Em
For truly, He was the Son of God!


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    Title: The Centurion
   Author: Michael Wester
Copyright: 
    Album: 
 Category: Christian-Contemporary
    Tempo: Moderate
   Tabber: Mike Wester
      Key: E
     Memo: Guitar

  LMargin: 6
  RMargin: 6
   Tuning: e B G D A E
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