From the recording Three Men on a Mountain / MP3
The Man in the Middle
Written by Thomas Harley Campbell
Publishing: Paul Craft Music, BMI
Album: Patchwork Heart
Artist: Valerie Smith
Album: Patchwork Heart (1997) / Bell Buckle Records / Rebel Records
UPC: 032511060129
Produced by Alan O'Bryant
Engineered by Ben Hall and Monty Mendenhall
Recorded and Mixed at Home Place Studio, Nashville, TN
Mastered by David Glasser, Airshow Mastering, Springfield, VA
Harmony: Debbie Champion, Alan O'Bryant
Acoustic Guitar: Harold Kennedy
Mandolin: Ronnie McCoury
Bass: Gene Libbea
Fiddle: Stuart Duncan
Lyrics
Lyrics
Three men on a mountain upon Calvary
And the man in the middle was Jesus
He died for you and me
Well the man on the left was a sinner tied to a cross he bled
He could have been forgiven but he mocked the Lord instead
You say you are the Son of God they’ve nailed you to a tree
Come down come down and save us if God your Father be
Well the man on the right was a sinner but he was sorry for his sins
He begged the Lord’s forgiveness and Jesus said to him
Fear not fear not this earthly death before this day is o’er
You’ll be with me in paradise on Heaven’s golden shore