I heard about the lonely day    When jesus had to die   It must have broke his mother’s heart   O the tears she must have cried   And though she knew the plan divine   He was still her precious son   It only seemed like yesterday   In a stable he was born      Chorus:   There must have been a trail of tears   From the cross to the place   Where they laid him down to rest   In a cold and lonely grave   And as the stone rolled to the door   To seal the prince of life within   It must have felt just like the end   There must have been a trail of tears      Mary knew the day would come   She’d have to say goodbye   The son was on a mission for   Which he would give his life   The angels knew redemption being   Carried out to man   He was dying there on calvary   The sacrificial land      Repeat chorus 2x