When they told you of the Baptist

Of what Herod's men had done

You fled into the wilderness

You fled to be alone

And you grieved the world's cruelty

You knew in flesh and bone

The heartache of "mistreated"

And the sorrow of "alone"



Lord you walked in lonely places

Oh you felt our emptiness

Lord you walked in lonely places

To know the pain of man



In Gethsemane you struggled

Just to make it through the night

You called on those who loved you

But weren't ready for the fight

And you pleaded as they slumbered on

You knew in breath and blood

The heartache of "abandoned"

And the suffering of "one"



Lord you walked in lonely places

Oh you felt our emptiness

Lord you walked in lonely places

To know the pain of man



And in my darkest hours

I call upon Your name, oh Lord

And You come into the solitude

Of what I cannot face alone

Of what I cannot face alone



Lord you walked in lonely places

Oh you felt our emptiness

Lord you walked in lonely places

To know the pain of man

Lord you walked in lonely places

To know the pain of man