Message about what I believe was and is Jesus' heaviest burden.
. receive all glory, honor, and praise!
Story behind the song
I was just considering the Judas kiss and how much it must have hurt Jesus to be betrayed by a friend, even though He knew it was coming.
Lyrics
THE KISS IN THE GARDEN by Jeff Leslie 3/9/95
From the start the Savior knew what was expected
For the prophecy was written on the wall
But His heart was unprepared and unprotected
For the kiss that was the cruelest cut of all
It wasnt the stripes He wore
It wasnt the crown of thorns
The cross upon His back was not His burden
And the wounded side
Did not create His cries
It was the kiss that He received in the garden
When the traitor sold his soul for so much silver.
Well, I wonder if he ever thought of this
That his prize would have been life with the Savior
If hed only kept from giving Christ that kiss
It wasnt the stripes He wore
It wasnt the crown of thorns
The cross upon His back was not His burden
And the wounded side
Did not create His cries
It was the kiss that He received in the garden
So whenever Im distracted by temptation
Or anything that turns my face from His
I remember Im like Judas in the garden
When I sin, its like giving Christ that kiss
It wasnt the stripes He wore
It wasnt the crown of thorns
The cross upon His back was not His burden
And the wounded side
Did not create His cries
It was the kiss that He received in the garden
