Thirty Pieces of Silver

Tis a sad but true story
From the bible it came
And it tells us how Judas
Sold the Savior in shame

He planned with the council
Of high priests that day
Thirty pieces of silver
Was the price they would pay

Thirty pieces of silver
Thirty shekels of shame
Was the price paid
For Jesus on the cross he was slain

Betrayed and forsaken
Unloved and unclaimed
In anger they pierced Him
But He died not in vain

'Twas there on the hillside
The multitude came
And found our dear Savior
Then took him away

They smote and they mocked him
Thorns were crowned 'round his head
And His raiment of purple
Showed the bloodstains of red

Far off in the mountain
With his face toward the Sun
Judas begged mercy
For what he had done

He gave back the silver
For his heart filled with strife
Then there in the mountains
He took his own life

Thirty pieces of silver
Thirty shekels of shame
Was the price paid for Jesus
On the cross he was slain

Betrayed and forsaken
Unloved and unclaimed
In anger they pierced Him
But He died not in vain