Rob Gardner - Is This Not Enough? Lyrics
NARRATION (Woman)When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the peopleTook counsel against Jesus to put him to death: And when they had boundHim, they led him away, and delivered him to be tried of Pontius Pilate theRoman Governor.PILATEYe have brought this man unto me,As one that perverteth the people:And behold, I have examined him before you,And I have found no fault in him,No, nothing for which death is worthy!I will therefore chastise him and release him.Take him to be scourged!Now, this is enough!CHOIR (In Aramaic)Ha! Ha gabra!(Behold the Man! )Emrah dallahha!(The Lamb of God)Losapeqleh? Ha gabra!(Is this not enough?)PILATEEnough! Enough! Behold, Is this not enough?Behold, the Man, the punishment He's bourne,The cruel whip, the mocking scorn...ACCUSERAway with him!PILATEHis crimes have seen enough!FALSE WITNESSAway with Him!PILATEWhy? What evil hath He done?ACCUSER AND FALSE WITNESSIf thou let this man go,ACCUSERThou art no friend, but Ceasar's foe!FALSE WITNESSThou art but Ceasar's foe!JOHNThey see His pain.They see Him suffer.And still they cry out for His blood with no compassion.PILATEFor the Feast I must release one prisoner!CHOIR (MEN In Aramaic, WOMEN Ooooing)Sskulaihi lehhana!(Away with him! )JOHNHe bears it allPILATEWhom shall I release thenCHOIR (MEN In Aramaic, WOMEN Ooooing)Lebaraba(Barabbas)Shkulaihi lehhana!(Away with him! )JOHNO Lord, How long 'til Thou wilt cry "It is enough"?PILATEWhat shall I do then with Jesus!MARY (Mother of Jesus)Enough! Is this not enough?O Lord, my God, Show mercy on my Son!Has not thy will in this been done?PILATESpeak now: Hast thou not had enough?MARY (Mother of Jesus)Has not the bitter cup been emptied?PILATEArt thou a King then? Tell me...MARY (Mother of Jesus)Is not this enough?PILATEKnowest Thou not that I have power to crucify Thee?And by that same power can release Thee?And speakest Thou not unto me!CHOIR (In Aramaic)Emrah dallahha,(The Lamb of God, )JOHNHe sees their scorn.CHOIR (In Aramaic-Sopranos and Tenors)Ha emrah dallahha(Behold the Lamb of God)Emrah, Emrah dallahha, dallahha(The Lamb, the Lamb of God, of God)CHOIR (In Aramaic-Altos and Basses)Sheetah, sheetah hu,(He was despised, )Kashan hu saiber,(He hath bourne our sufferings, )Makika, makika kiban hu saba,(He was rejected our pains He carried, )Sheetah, sheetah hu, kashan hu saiber(He was despised, He hath bourne our sufferings)Makika, makika kiban hu saba,(He was rejected our pains He carried, )Kiban, hu saba(Our pains He carried)PILATEWhat shall I do then with this Jesus?This Jesus ye call Christ?What evil hath He done?Behold your King!Shall I crucify your King!FALSE ACCUSERLet him be crucifiedLet him be crucifiedHe made himself the Son of GodWe have no king but Ceasar!JOHNHe feels their hatred.He hears them cry out for His blood,O Lord, how long 'til Thou wilt cry "It is enough"?CHOIR (In Aramaic)Emrah d'shaqel ketiteh d'alama!(Lamb who beareth the sin of the world! )PILATEEnough. See ye to it.NARRATION (Woman)And Pilate delivered Jesus to be crucified.
