1 Christ Jesus knew a wilderness
of noonday heat and nighttime cold,
of doubts and hungers, new and old,
temptation waiting to take hold.

2 Christ Jesus knew uncertainty.
Would all forsake, deny, betray?
Would crowds that followed turn away?
Would pow'rs of evil hold their sway.

3 Christ Jesus knew an upper room,
an olive grove, a judgment hall,
a skull-like hill, a drink of gall,
an airless tomb, bereft of all.

4 Christ Jesus, in our wilderness,
you are our bread, our drink, our light.
Your death and rising set things right.
Your presence puts our fears to flight.