Why do you weep, oh weeping willow?
Why do I weep? I, the weeping willow?
I weep for the son of mankind
Who was killed on my kind.
Why do you sing, oh stone of the earth?
Why do I sing? I, the stone of the earth?
I sing for the son of the LORD
Who could not be stopped, though his blood was poured.
Why do you laugh, oh flower of the field?
Why do I laugh? I, the flower of the field?
I laugh for the Savior, who came to save.
He defeated death, and cheated the grave.
Then why do you weep, oh weeping willow?
Why do I weep? I, the weeping willow?
I weep because the son of mankind
Has left you behind.
Then why do you sing, oh stone of the earth?
Why do I sing? I, the stone of the earth?
I sing for the son of the LORD
Who gave you his Word.
Then why do you laugh, oh flower of the field?
Why do I laugh? I, the flower of the field?
I laugh for the Savior, who cheated the grave,
Who came as a child, and came to save.
Then why do you weep, oh weeping willow?
Why do I weep? I, the weeping willow?
I weep for those of mankind
Who refuse the son of mankind;
Those given his word,
The word of the LORD,
And still refuse
To hear the good news;
For those damned to hell,
With Satan as well-
The one to whom their souls they did sell
And so will be sent to the fires of hell.
Why do I weep? I, the weeping willow?
I weep for the son of mankind
Who was killed on my kind.
Why do you sing, oh stone of the earth?
Why do I sing? I, the stone of the earth?
I sing for the son of the LORD
Who could not be stopped, though his blood was poured.
Why do you laugh, oh flower of the field?
Why do I laugh? I, the flower of the field?
I laugh for the Savior, who came to save.
He defeated death, and cheated the grave.
Then why do you weep, oh weeping willow?
Why do I weep? I, the weeping willow?
I weep because the son of mankind
Has left you behind.
Then why do you sing, oh stone of the earth?
Why do I sing? I, the stone of the earth?
I sing for the son of the LORD
Who gave you his Word.
Then why do you laugh, oh flower of the field?
Why do I laugh? I, the flower of the field?
I laugh for the Savior, who cheated the grave,
Who came as a child, and came to save.
Then why do you weep, oh weeping willow?
Why do I weep? I, the weeping willow?
I weep for those of mankind
Who refuse the son of mankind;
Those given his word,
The word of the LORD,
And still refuse
To hear the good news;
For those damned to hell,
With Satan as well-
The one to whom their souls they did sell
And so will be sent to the fires of hell.