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was it a frantic beauty or a calculated mess when the formless darkness your spirit sorted out of hiding out of hiding architect and builder same light then life came all is right and beautiful let’s make man the pinnacle let’s make man the pinnacle men couldn’t find his stride try but wipe the slate then abraham with perfect promise perfect promise armed your people with your faithfulness split red oceans at your wishes walked your chosen into life zion land and prophets countless none could answer the question quite right

old man hidden in a ritual cavernous put your head down do your stint oil and incense barren so long that you’ve gotten quite used to it remember when you used to wish still you never quit still you never quit zachariah chosen by lot all alone in the temple with god how could he have seen the angel coming with a word brand new to shatter hopelessness forever shatter hopelessness forever are you hearing things could it be as it seems the hopeful voice before you’s been quiet for centuries truly there will be a very real offspring for your boy awaits divine appointing zachariah you can know this for i come from the very presence how could you believe that i was sent by the most high and lifted god to shatter hopelessness forever shatter hopelessness forever now listen for you must i’ll take your words but give them to your son don’t lose hope and don’t lose trust he is a so very special one none borne of women like him none will be greater than him for the prophets all foretold him there’s a messenger in him he’ll make ready for the lord all the people he’ll make ready for the lord all his children he’ll make ready for the lord all who listen he’ll make ready the way ready the way zachariah chosen by lot all alone in the temple with god how could he have seen the angel coming with a word brand new to shatter hopelessness forever shatter hopelessness forever

angel gabriel listen in there’s a perfect message stirring not for one of us used to the light but for one who has to squint her eyes in the sunshine you’ve probably dreamed of a moment like this heard the others betting on specifics todays the day we’ve all been waiting infinite before infinite after you get to be the one to turn the page on the next chapter so go and tell the girl i show you she’ll have dirt beneath her nails a gentle voice that sounds like singing even when her patience fails her grip is strong but she’s quick to lend her knees are worn but her zeal’s not broken these are the joints that i have chosen to hold the greatest gift i’ll ever give when you find her won’t you say these words when you find her won’t you say do not be afraid for you have found this day girl favor with the lord like no one else before you you shall have a son and he shall be the one that tramples over death in the name of god above you will call him jesus he’ll be called the greatest on the throne of david through the house of jacob and his kingdom will have no end no his kingdom will have no end and his peace will be everlasting his peace will be everlasting

who is this you carry child you shine like never before who is this the holy spirit that i’ve never known spirit that i’ve never known tell me how your journey brought me such heavenly gold now i feel this baby turning like he now beholds some presence that he’s never known you are the most blessed of women and your child will be no different only more only more how could this scene happen that the mother of my lord i’d find from the moment your sweet greeting beheld my ears some joy inside burst forth in goodness truth and light you are the most blessed of children and your life will be no different only more only more

in the middle of the night that’s always been when you set me right sometimes i’m weary to close my eyes i tremble at the thought of all that you could want this time so come on spirit would you get right to it oh i think i’ve dreamed of this before seen glimpses in the mist oh son of david do not be afraid let this love befriend you like a desert to the rain for the girl before you is one i’ve made the simple beauty that you’ve seen is still the one you’ll take it’s not at all what your diffidence is telling you to think oh i think you’ve dreamed of this before you just didn’t have the score to the symphony of love that god’s been drawing up and from his overflowing heart a piece that never ends yet ends in eternity and he’s folding you into a fatherhood like no one could to take a son that isn’t yours adopt the one who will adopt the world there will be no glory for you all the glory will be given to the son you’ll raise up but i hate to say you’ll never see it his love i know i’ve heard this too many times to tell isaiah said it call him immanuel he’ll be with everyone but i’ll have him somehow more my hand shall feed his mouth as i partner with your favor be a father to the one who’s father is you who knew i’d get to watch perfection grow up i’ve built things all my life but never built love i’ll do everything you command and i thank you god i thank you

abraham fathered isaac and isaac fathered jacob then jacob fathered judah and his brothers judah he fathered perez who fathered hezron who fathered aram aram fathered aminidab who fathered nahshon who fathered salmon salmon fathered boaz by rahab boaz fathered obed by ruth and obed fathered jesse and jesse was the father of king david then david fathered solomon by uriah’s own wife solomon he was the father of rehoboam fathered abijah who fathered asa and then jehoshaphat jahoram fathered uzziah who fathered jotham jotham he fathered ahaz who was the father of hezekiah manasseh he fathered amon fathered josiah then jechoniah and his brothers amidst the exile shealtiel who fathered zerubbabel fathered abiud fathered eliakim fathered azor fathered zadok zadok who fathered achim fathered eliud fathered eleazar fathered mathan fathered jacob jacob was the father of joseph joseph took a virgin for his wife and mary was the one who gave birth to the son of god mary was the one who gave birth to the son of god and his name is jesus

in the garden he waits for the very moment he has made like the face before a fist like the eyes before a kiss it's beautiful anguish in the garden he prays that this overflowing cup could pass away and in this hour of need if there were ever such a thing out of fear i fall asleep in the garden he bleeds but a glimpse of the coming sea and every angel up above can not calm the sorrow when a father leaves his son oh the hour has come

who is this that comes amidst the shadows in the night swords and spears and one man’s kiss the weapons at their side his words are empty his lips no more do what you have come for for this is your hour this is the reign of darkness unmentioned of darkness untamed why do you march on him as though you have met your match twelve legions wait upon him but his father holds them back choose wise the side you take up in this war but do what you have come for for this is your hour this is the reign of darkness unmentioned of darkness untamed you ask his name as though he is some thief you’ve longed to see his answer short but shakes the air and drags you to your knees he stood in the temple he lived upon its floor do what you have come for for this is your hour this is the reign of darkness unmentioned of darkness untamed so over and over his mercies can come to fly the banner high and victorious

why do you come against me why do you seek false testimony i tell you you will find none but still you say show us show us you son of god two have brought their witness saying he will destroy he will rebuild in three days no words i say could sway you but still you say by the living god show us show us you son of god what blasphemy what further need now tell me people what do you think he deserves death every bit of it oh come and prophesy whose mouth forfeits this show us show us show us show us show us you son of god show us show us show us show us show us you son of god

i said even if everyone else turns on you i promise i never will i thought you were wrong wrong wrong wrong about me i screamed even if I have to die i’m never never gonna deny you i thought you were wrong wrong wrong wrong about me you used the words of an old gone man said god will strike the shepherd down i know these lines have never been wrong before but i swear they won’t define me now i knew you were wrong wrong wrong wrong about me when she asked her question that servant girl she broke my heart i knew she was the message that you had spoken all along and two behind her followed in the prints her feet had made said they’d seen me walking with you said my tongue gave me away but i swore against their charges claimed you i’d never known just in time to hear the bird you promised lift its head and crow lift its head and crow oh jesus i wish you were wrong wrong wrong wrong about me

husband come and hear my plea i’ve seen this man you keep he visits me between the walls of my dreams he comes upon the whitest righteous wings do not break do not lose to the roaring round what they beg of you what their voices howl it’s an evil born from their bones that they don’t know i see the crowd turn and move as one they’re fools to follow themselves their fools in what they want his blood’s upon their hands and on their children’s fate it wasn’t made to bathe their greed still it was made for this very claim do not break do not lose to the roaring round what they beg of you what their voices howl it’s an evil born from their bones that they don’t know i heard you ask what you already know where is he from where will he go it was he who said his kingdom’s not of here and a throne i cannot see is a throne that i must fear do not break do not lose to the roaring round what they beg of you what their voices howl it’s an evil born from their bones that they don’t know

he spoke His preparation he spoke of this time said they will hand him over to be mocked to be flogged to be crucified so they led him down to the post he knew to be tied and bound to be stripped and bruised with a scarlet robe wrapped around his frame they spit insults inside a deserving name then the whip falls down oh on his back you come again with your nine black straps oh whip fall down you can have your day for these stripes will heal oh these stripes will save you can strike this man you can make him bleed but some day you’ll answer on your knees wind those thorns make your cursed crown while you bind those horns trap a good reason there’s a sacrifice on the table set but abe’s son was spared and the lord’s he forgets you can strike this man you can make him bleed but some day you’ll answer on your knees whip fall down would you make your mark you have set the stage you are just the start you have paved the way you are just the start you have paved the way you are just the start

so he then handed him on to them to be crucified they took him and he went out bearing his own cross to the place called the place of the skull golgotha there they crucified him

brother simon of cyrene you know not what you mean you know not what you mean chosen from the ranks unknown enlisted in an army the only one worth fighting for the only one worth fighting for lost I’m sure but what you hold was made to save the world no broken tree so beautiful water blood the stains to come but your sweat joins in the mix like no others ever did like no others ever did

daughters of jerusalem do not weep for me cry for yourselves and your children follow on hosea’s lead blessed are those who barren sit who’ve never known their children’s screams they’ll ask the mountains please fall on us follow on hosea’s lead for terror comes with roman siege

above his head read the charge king of the jews torn and marred and they nailed him up as the priests remarked go on and save yourself man of god they took his clothes and they tore apart as they rolled their dice as they cast their lots but what he wore was seamless art hidden on the skin of God even after all the evil even when they raised him from the ground as countless weight was laid upon Him he could only speak the sound his voice could only cry the sound forgive them they know not what they do

there next to him two unrighteous men who’d wasted their lives on their taste for their sins one spoke with no worry through his dying breaths with mocking he cried out to jesus are you not the christ are you not the king are you not the man you yourself claimed to be climb down from this tree kill the men at your feet and save yourself the other said have you no fear this is god whom you speak the one of us three who hangs underserving for our sins paint us black by our sins we were cast can’t you see this man is white as driven snow lord remember me when you come into your kingdom truly i tell you this very day you will be with me in my holy place in paradise in paradise forever

mother look upon your son my dear friend behold your mother now

from the sixth hour it came a darkness like no man had seen the sun’s light failed and through the black a voice that held all breathing as his friends stood distant still his thirst the wine his pierced side fulfilled bowed his head the innocent he left his life and spirit he cried my god my god why have you forsaken me the veil was torn from top to bottom the tombs opened and the holy ones rose his murderers saw what they had done a soldier spoke what he had come too late to know truly this was the son of god

go on brothers lay him down go on brothers lay him down wrap his body with a clean white shroud roll that stone leave him in the ground go on brothers lay him down go on sisters cry for him go on sisters cry for him but wipe your eyes and dry your skin the crying will be done in three mornings go on sisters cry for him hold on children wait and see hold on children wait and see the death that’s come is a death too weak can’t take my jesus cannot take my king so hold on children wait and see oh glory glory won’t you come for me glory glory won’t you come for me i know your slumber is a momentary sleep i feel you rising up from the deep oh glory glory you will come for me

tree oh tree how'd you come to be oh be so barren tis season sees a sight of you unseen man oh man how'd you come to wear this mask of leaf on loan and hide your fruit right when your fruit should shine i want to see your faith i want to see your faith swell with oceans roar and oceans sway to swallow mountains whole curse oh curse how'd you reach from limb to root foretelling of a nation's fall rebirth along with it i want to see your faith i want to see your faith swell with oceans roar and oceans sway to swallow mountains whole

open every door i thought i wanted open seemed to close right when i saw the light in that tiny crack between the hinge and frame what hope’s born of the smallest sign of change every season every history is made from the destruction of the one before open your eyes see the signs of the times coming open your eyes battle every war i tried to walk away from seemed to grow four legs and find its stride its run and follow me with everything it had it is instinct that serves each animal their prey and this one has a hunger for certain name mine all mine open your eyes see the signs of the times coming open your eyes gave your word one after another said that sky and earth all will pass away but every sound i heard will be the ground that everything’s rebuilt on oh lord if you’re not the one with beam in hand ten what woven wall what mighty mountain has a chance they will fall and fall again they will fall and fall again they will fall and fall again they will fall and fall again

i am moving from the valley i am breaking up my land i am giving every title to any stranger any friend i was tired of the chains that i had welcomed i had put myself in i was boarding up the windows ‘til a buyer finally came but i wouldn’t wait on any man to keep me from my way i left a courtyard full of idols kept a pocket full of empty space but the day i made that trade was the day i felt safe what’s a house more than a cave with a door to lock you in what’s a bath more than a rain without the fun of it i was seeing for the first time everything that i had long missed when the son of man came to me and spoke plainly of this there’s a treasure waiting for me on high when to glory i go when i die oh that splendor will never fail its shine in the never ending light i took the gun from this world’s worries took the knife from his cold hand now i know that his riches can never hold me up again try to shackle me with money and i’ll slip right from his greedy grip for where i buy and bond is where my heart is there’s a treasure waiting for me on high when to glory i go when i die oh that splendor will never fail its shine in the never ending light

he said to me where is your halo where are your wings your black book bible i’ve lost them all but you know it’s not your fault he asked me how i said the devil rides on my back every mile and he won’t take his claws out of my skin i’m sorry if i’m bleeding he bent down and wrote it in the sand made a wave and spelled it out in the ocean said we’ll be singing those angel hymns all together when the army comes marching right down from the sky i can help is what came from his mouth i’d yell yes please but i’ve never spoken to the clouds the weight it grows everyday ever hour second and eternity he laughed out loud and asked me to explain forever no end death and being born again if it’s the universe you want to see come and take a walk with me he bent down and wrote it in the sand made a wave and spelled it out in the ocean said we’ll be singing those angel hymns all together when the army comes marching right down from the sky i told myself son you better listen and we went into the garden and saw adam die alone saw a baby in the water floating to a safer home saw the walls fall to the trumpeters then to gilead we ran by the time we made it to the top we were out of breath again ten we stood on the moon moved the craters to make faces stuck our tongues out at the earth then slowed it’s rotation it was july in the winter before we moved it back to june passed the speed of sound the speed of light and the speed of time too and he said all of this is mine and yours too

orphaned child or shadowed man your brow bright gold your birthright unknown do either know for what i wait no neither know the hour oh lamp light stay by my tired side i can’t miss the new sun shining when this night is finally done a set trap sits in anxious pain a balanced thirst with slight foretaste as freedom seeks to be unleashed like a desert waits for water or the first man seeks his eve oh lamp light stay by my tired side i can’t miss the new sun shining when this life is finally done don’t be blind with worry or eye-closed sleep for a noble thief lies in waiting two will slave and toil but only one remain alone he stands forever he will be oh lamp light stay by my tired side i can’t miss the new sun shining when the morning finally comes oh lamp light stay by my tired side i can’t miss the new sun shining when the glory finally comes

why’d you ever take a risk on me didn’t know my own heart didn’t know my greed you left house and home to a slave unfreed why’d you ever take a risk on me brother took most but the most he made multiplied five fold with the gold you gave sister no thought did the very same took two made two in her master’s name i was tired of thinking on your reasonless escape a trust so far unknown so foreign made to me i set out in of the night as the fear set in pulled ground from the ground till my two hands quit there was not a soul to see where i hid every single ounce every single cent you'd given i was tired of thinking on your reasonless escape a trust so far unknown so foreign made to me when he returns he calls for my brother when he returns he calls for her too with joy in his eyes he sees their faithful work and says well done my child come rejoice with me well done my child come rejoice with me hung my head when he called my name knew i'd done nothing but cowering took him to the pit as i hid my face gave back to him the only chance he gave i gave back to him the only chance he gave

hard hard days coming up ahead leave your money at home take empty hands instead wolves wait around every corner now the second that you see their eyes sneaking through the trees would you call them out stay as white as doves stay as sharp as snakes know the kings you meet there’s not one i didn’t make so so long since i’ve felt the sun i’ve plenty of enemies but being lost in the cold isn’t one tis world isn’t one i need to see if I’m faithful with a little i’ll be trusted that beyond my wildest dreams stay as white as doves stay as sharp as snakes know the kings you meet there’s not one i didn’t make don't you be afraid let the words you speak only be the ones i give you tarnished brass rotten bread all my life all i had every try every drop of salty sweat from my head all unrighteous in the end belts that broke backpack holes every time a scramble for what fell out on the ground the very place it will stay when the final fire wins masters come masters go felt a slave did not know the choice was mine always mine though it seemed so powerful how many can you really serve know the one you love know the one you love know the one you must despise know the one you love

pack my debts on the backs of men you’re left with an army ten thousand burdened tired and slow to move weighed down by the price i owe to you a penny’s all i ever gave to a faithful man to a fellow slave he asked for patience he asked for grace but i choked him down when he could not pay show me your way breaking mine it was always seven times until you spoke of your immeasurable approach just a shadow of where you’re from and where we’ll go by word you heard of my hardened head as i kept your kindness to myself all compassion since betrayed my tortured term was the bed i made show me your way breaking mine it was always seven times until you spoke of your immeasurable approach just a shadow of where you’re from and where we’ll go you breathed and said receive tis ghost to guide you as you go and fight for me it is he who’ll cry out for you we pray lead us not into what tempts our bones desires forgive our unending sins as day after day we commit them as time after time we forget them show me your way breaking mine it was always seven times show me your way breaking mine it was always seven times

could i steal a word with you could i offer you my hand tough it seems your time is priceless i can’t help myself but ask every term you make is foreign every breath a mystery but it's the answers that i’m going for it’s the answers that i need how can i hope to ever see to understand i’m a broken mind in a broken man how can i hope to understand even all the angels don’t know they’ve never seen every side of you all eternity can’t hold the majesty the whole sight of You is it me who forms the puzzle is it me who sets the trap tough i’ve tried so hard at knowing maybe you never wanted that i can see my heart is hardened i can see my flesh is stone but i will pray my blind eyes open i will pray my off ears on how can i hope to ever see to understand i’m a broken mind in a broken man how can i hope to understand even all the angels don’t know they’ve never seen every side of you all eternity can’t hold the majesty the whole sight of you i can’t wait to get a glimpse of you oh lord just to see your face it’s the only thing i want to see it’s the only thing i need to see

listen on listen in have you seen my master you ask is he like those i’ve met or kings with slaves in number they cheat their way to glory’s seat lay burdens on mens’ shoulders their fingers soft their knees too weak unmet by work or prayers served the man who served him death washed the filth from his feet washed the dirt from him betrayed for a pocket silver-laced by a heart that didn’t understand my master is a humble man when he knew his hour had come he kept his cup tight in hand how great it’d be to see him old still how much better the way he chose he chose served the man who served him death washed the filth from his feet washed the dirt from him betrayed for a pocket silver-laced by a heart that didn’t understand then to hang on a hill he died with the company of thieves on his left and on his right said one man remember me if you can and he gave it all to him even when no one saw he loved us to the end even when everyone ran off he loved us to the end even when we have to stare through the holes he loved us to the end in his hands he loved us to the end

would you rest my tired bones break up my demons a beggar at heart when i first met you i had heard of the tricks you could do these questions are anchors if i stay in the rain where inch after inch my ocean is made though it might take years i will drown all the same waiting on the answers you already gave take up my sons i’ve a family for saving they’re better in your hands than ever in mine could one sit at your left could one set at your right these questions are chains that will stay on my wrists if I kick away the key for not deserving it and i’ll stay locked in this prison by my own hand i’ve made waiting on the freedom you already gave ooh