[Verse 1] Torches entered through the garden; Judas led the armed array. A kiss marked out the Teacher, Turning friendship into prey. Peter drew and struck a servant; The wounded ear was made whole. The disciples fled the darkness; Bound hands moved toward control. [Refrain] Before the cock crow, Three denials will fall. Before the cock crow, Fear will answer every call. Though courage spoke at supper, The courtyard proved it slow. A warning waited in the night: Before the cock crow. [Verse 2] False witnesses crossed one another; The council sought a cause to kill. Questions pressed through accusation; Silence met their hostile will. Outside, Peter warmed by fire. A maid looked close and named his face. He denied the first connection, Then withdrew to another place. [Build] "I know not the man." An oath made it two. Galilean speech Made the third charge true. Then the cock cried. The Lord turned His gaze. Peter remembered The word from earlier days. [Final Refrain] Before the cock crow, The strongest vow may bend. Peter went out weeping bitterly, But failure was not the end.