Who Killed Jesus?

Here are the words to a song we used to sing in our campus fellowship days that moved me to tears and still does. I can remember the first time I sang this not aware of the last stanza.   I am humming the tune even as I type.


Who Killed Jesus?

Was it Roman soldiers, with their tools of war,
Driving nails through hands that did no wrong?
Mocking and abusing, crowning Him with thorns,
All the evidence is very strong.
Who killed Jesus many years ago?
Who is guilty of a crime so low?
Why did He have to die? What is the reason why?
Who killed Jesus? I would like to know.

Was is Pontius Pilate? He was governor,
Trying to decide the case that day.
Finding that the Savior, had no fault His own,
Was he guilty when he turned away?
Who killed Jesus many years ago?
Who is guilty of a crime so low?
Why did He have to die? What is the reason why?
Who killed Jesus? I would like to know.

Was it Hebrew children, proud of who they were?
Shouting "crucify Him" at their King?
Trading their Messiah, for a common thief,
Turning down the kingdom He could bring.
Who killed Jesus many years ago?
Who is guilty of a crime so low?
Why did He have to die? What is the reason why?
Who killed Jesus? I would like to know.

When I think of Jesus and the way He died,
How upon Him all my sin was laid.
All the other people fade away from view,
Its for me the sacrifice was made!
I no longer wonder any more.
I have found what I've been looking for.
My sin demanded hell.
On Him the judgment fell.
I am guilty, no its plain to see,
That it was really me!