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 priest that day   30 pieces of silver   Was the price they would pay      30 pieces of silver   30 shackles 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 vein      'Twas on there on the hillside   The multitude came   And found our dear Savior   Then took Him away      They bruised and mocked Him   Thorns was crowned around His head   And His garment of purple   Showed the blood stains of red      Far off in the mountains   With his face towards 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 mountain   He took his own life      30 pieces of silver   30 shackles of shame   Was the price paid for Jesus   On the cross He was slain