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Lower Jesus

I washed him, I kissed him,
I taught him wrong from right.
I rocked him with a lullabye
On many a sleepless night.

I taught him how to walk,
How to run and how to play,
How to share with other children.
To bow his head and pray.

Help me lower my son down from his cross,
Help me free his hand from where it's caught.
Return him to my arms, now,
Let me hold him one more time.
Let him lie down here beside me,
With his face pressed close to mine.

He's so heavy, can't you see,
And his skin is cold as stone.
Won't somebody help me carry
My poor Jesus home?

Will anybody here help me lower down Jesus,
Will anybody here help me lower him down?
Oh, oh, oh, I want to know who'll help me lower down Jesus,
I want to know who'll help me lower him down?

I watched him flower and grow,
I watched him do God's will.
But it hurt me when they took him
And stood him on this hill.

Help me lower my son down from this cross,
Help me free his hands from where they're caught.
Return him to my arms, now,
Let me hold him one more time.
Let him lie down here beside me,
With his face pressed close to mine.

He's so heavy, can't you see,
And his skin is cold as stone.
Won't somebody help me carry
My sweet Jesus home?

Will anybody here help me lower down Jesus,
Will anybody here help me lower him down?
Oh, oh, oh, I want to know who'll help me lower down Jesus,
I want to know who'll help me lower him down?

Oh, oh, oh, I want to know who'll help me lower down Jesus,
I want to know who'll help me carry him home?

 

(The chorus is an adaption
of a traditional hymn. All other lyrics and music are original.)

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