Barrabás

In the depths of a cold cell it was me and loneliness
Joy had gone, I awaited the hour of execution
Tears wetting my face as I reviewed my sins
I found myself in a dead end, because throughout life

I did everything wrong
Suffering there, desperate, a soldier arrived
He removed the chains and said to me
You will escape death, it's your lucky day

So you can go
And he said: Go in peace
You have no reason to stay
Another person will die in your place

I was a criminal and He was without sin
I was being released and He was being condemned
I was a deception and He was without malice
I was the lie and He was the truth

I was in the midst of war, only He had Peace
His Name is Jesus Christ, and I was Barrabas

And I was Barrabas
And I was Barrabas
And I was Barrabas