Lyrics
Mm, mm, mm
Yeah, yeah
Oh, the perfect Son of God
In all His innocence
Here walking in the dirt with you and me
He knows what living is
He's acquainted with our grief
Man of sorrows and Son of suffering
Blood and tears
How can it be?
There's a God who weeps
There's a God who bleeds
Oh, praise the One
Who had reached for me
Hallelujah
To the Son of suffering
Oh, oh
Some imagine You
Are distant and removed
But You chased us down in merciful pursuit (Whoo!)
To the sinner, You were grace (Yeah, yeah)
And the broken You embraced
And in the end, the proof is in Your wounds
Oh, in the end, the proof is in Your wounds
And blood and tears
How can it be?
There's a God who weeps
There's a God who bleeds
Oh, praise the One (Yeah, yeah)
Who had reached for me (Yeah, yeah)
(Hallelujah) Hallelujah
To the Son of suffering
Oh (Ooh)
Woah (Woah)
He cries when You cry (Oh, yes, He does)
He weeps when You weep (Oh, yes, He does)
Oh (He weeps when You weep)
He understands the pain
He holds every tear (Mm)
Your cross, my freedom
Your stripes, my healing
All praise King Jesus
Glory to God in Heaven
Your blood, still speaking (Yeah, yeah)
Your love, still reaching
All praise King Jesus
Glory to God in Heaven
Your cross, my freedom (Oh, oh)
Your stripes, my healing (Oh, oh)
All praise King Jesus (Oh, oh)
Glory to God in Heaven
Your blood (Your blood), still speaking (It's still speaking)
Your love (Your love), is still reaching (Is still reaching)
All praise (All praise) King Jesus
Glory to God in Heaven (One more time)
Your cross, my freedom
Your stripes, my healing
All praise King Jesus
There's glory to God in Heaven
Your blood (Yeah, yeah), still speaking (It's still speaking)
Your love (Your love), is still reaching (It's still reaching)
All praise (All praise) King Jesus (Yeah)
Glory to God forever
Glory to God forever (Always good, 'cause You thought of me, reached for me)
Glory to God forever
You reached for me (Yeah)
You reached for me (You reached for me)
You reached for me, oh (Glory to God forever)
Your grace, it never failed (Yeah)
Your love, it never left (Glory to God forever)
It was there, in the wilderness (Yeah)
It was there (It was there) in the drought (Glory to God forever, in the drought)
It was there in my brokenness
Glory to God forever
Your cross gave me freedom (Yes, Lord Jesus)
Your stripes gave me healing (Yes, Lord Jesus)
Your cross gave me freedom (Mm)
Glory to God forever
Your love gave perspective (Yes, yes, yes)
Yeah (Mm)
Your Word spoke the truth over me (Mm)
Glory to God forever
Blood and tears (Yeah)
How can it be?
There's a God who weeps
There's a God who still bleeds
Oh, praise the One
Who had reached for me
Hallelujah
To the Son of suffering
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Son Of Suffering” meditates on Jesus as the innocent Son of God who entered human grief rather than remaining distant from it. Its description of a man of sorrows closely follows Isaiah 53, joining Christ’s suffering, wounds, and healing work. The recurring images of blood and tears hold divine compassion and the cost of the cross together. Praise rises not from ignoring pain, but from seeing that Christ understands it and reaches toward broken people with grace.
The repeated declarations about the cross, Christ’s stripes, and His blood place redemption at the center of the song. Hebrews presents Jesus as a high priest able to sympathize with human weakness, while the blood that still speaks recalls Hebrews 12:24. These connections support the song’s portrayal of a Savior who is both exalted and acquainted with sorrow. Its extended worship section responds to mercy with praise to King Jesus, affirming freedom, healing, truth, and enduring love as gifts flowing from His sacrifice.
Related Scripture
- Isaiah 53:3-5 The passage names the Messiah as a man of sorrows whose wounds bring healing.
- Hebrews 4:15 Jesus is presented as able to sympathize with human weakness.
- Hebrews 12:24 The verse describes Jesus’ sprinkled blood as speaking a better word.