Lyrics to Veronica's Veil

I joined all the others who lined the path

Some clutched stones, others held their breath

I was the wife of a Roman who had sentenced you

I just came to observe I was not planning to

Enter the procession as it passed me by,

But I felt bound to raise my veil to wipe the sweat from your eyes

And when I pulled it back I knew the rumors were true

Burned into that sheet was the image of you

I think I can believe now

In the sin I've done

And that you can absolve me

And everyone -

Will be rewarded for

Their faith and belief

In the sharing of your word

From the cloth you lay beneath

I came to the emperor to show the sacred cloak

To heal and convince him you weren't a joke

Your face will never leave him now that he has seen the mark

That lifted shroud has cured him; shedding light where there was dark

But I only wish you'd shown me with no sacrifice

If only I could have believed you without the need of sight

But my dedication to you now will never be swayed

Since I saw the thorn crown and the spilled blood you have paid