Surely He Bore Our Sorrow

"Surely He Bore Our Sorrow" comes from the prophet Isaiah's prophetic words concerning the atoning work of Jesus Christ.  It is a powerful song and one of my favorite songs in "Believe!"  The song was written by Donna Anami and Val Dugone.  From a visual perspective, "Surely He Bore Our Sorrow" is sung while Jesus is hanging on the cross with His mother and friends watching Him pay the ultimate sacrifice.  It is a heart-wrenching scene, but, nothing compared to the real pain and real heart-break that happened in the actual event.

With all the violence that is portrayed in American television, movies and games, most of us are somewhat desensitized to the actual suffering that took place during the time of Christ's Passion.  To think that God was willing to send His only son on such a quest to rescue "us" is a testimony to God's amazing grace.

Surely He Bore Our Sorrow: Written by Donna Anami and Val Dugone (C) 2004

Surely He bore our sorrow and carried our pain,
All of our sin upon His back had been laid,
The chastisement of the world was His,
Perfect Lamb of God weighed down by sin.

Surely He bore the wounds of weak, fallen man,
His body was bruised and torn, offered as a Lamb,
The chastisement of the world was His,
Precious Lamb of God weighed down by sin.

And by His stripes, We've been made whole,
He bore our sorrow.
And through His blood, We stand complete,
He took our pain.

Surely He bore our sorrow...