Gethsemane (I Only Want To Say)

I think this song captures the absolute frustration Jesus is feeling at the time. It is expressive and is one of the few depictions of Christ in any form that really depicts him as a human with an unrelenting burden, not some ever calm, ever righteous perfect demigod. Almost converted me......almost

very moving..... yet still i aint christian

Listen to the version by Vanden Plas, a progressive metal cover with great singing and instrumentals~!

john farnam played jesus in a version in australia and he was so good it still moves me even now. He really gave it his all. This musical really annoys some christians because jesus is "too human" but isn't that kind of the point of why he was so good - the son of god living as a mortal to help others. i am not christian as such but i don't think jesus wasn't real or didn't do good, but maybe as judas says at the end - PR!

i am i catholic, but i also love how this song potrays jesus. i guess that makes me a libral, but i don't care. i mean i know thatnot everything in the movie is 100% true, but the same can be said about the Bible. its not like it was being written while the events were happening, or came straight from heaven. truth is, i view all religion as a way of having hope. wouldn't you rather believe in a merciful god then absolutely nothing. it gives hope that death is not the end and that there is and ultimate reward. just to say, you know. srry bout getting off topic.

The song embodies the essence of what Christianity is all about, or should be, self sacrifice and humility.

Between Ted Neeley and Ian Gillan, although Ted is better I still prefer Ian.

It's Jesus' agony, knowing for most of his life how he was going to die and knowing that it's all going to start very soon. Imagine if you knew you were going to be crucified, nailed to a cross, I'm sure any person would be terrified at the thought of how painful that must be. So He prays and asks not to be crucified, instead. He was pleading, making his case (Surely I've exceeded expectations, could you ask as much from any other man?) Then He asks to see what will happen of He died, so that He could then decide whether He still wanted to go through with it or not... and when that doesn't happen, He gets angry, "Alright, just watch me die" until He realizes that it was God's plan, not His (Jesus') and gives in to God's will, trusting God's plan. But the end still shows that He's very afraid and knows that if it doesn't happen now, He still might end up changing his mind. It's like don't give me time to think any more, take me now while I am still willing.

It’s a song that portrays Jesus Christ in a very relatable manner for a healthy young adult (Jesus was between 30-33 years old when he got crucified “After all, I’ve tried for three years…Seems like thirty”) suddenly being told that they aren’t going to die of an incurable disease that they catch by unlucky chance or natural causes in their old age 60-70 years later after living a full life that they they could otherwise have, but have their life stolen from them by getting murdered.