From the recording FILLING IN FOR JESUS
Lyrics
BEGGING THE QUESTION<br />
<br />
The haggard beggar’s bony hand<br />
Caresses his cracked cup.<br />
A worn and weathered wedding band<br />
Clinks as he stands back up.<br />
A worn and weathered wedding band<br />
Clinks as he stands back up.<br />
<br />
How much are you willing to spend?”<br />
I heard this lost soul say.<br />
“How much are you willing to spend<br />
To wash your sins away?”<br />
<br />
The cold dark night grew colder still,<br />
Partly from the north wind,<br />
Partly from his breath’s icy chill,<br />
Whispering, “You have sinned.”<br />
Yeah, partly from his breath’s icy chill,<br />
Whispering, “You have sinned.”<br />
<br />
How much are you willing to spend?”<br />
I heard my savior say.<br />
“How much are you willing to spend<br />
To wash your sins away?”<br />
<br />
I froze under his icy stare;<br />
I could not move or speak.<br />
I could have died right then and there<br />
When he stooped to kiss my cheek.<br />
<br />
Somehow, I became the beggar,<br />
And he had on my clothes.<br />
Since then, it’s all become vaguer;<br />
Reality comes and goes.<br />
<br />
My haggard beggar’s bony hand<br />
Caresses my cracked cup.<br />
My worn and weathered wedding band<br />
Clinks as I stand back up.<br />
<br />
How much are you willing to spend?”<br />
I must ask you today.<br />
“How much are you willing to spend<br />
To wash your sins away?”<br />
<br />
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