4th century BC
Plato
- Idealism — forms over particulars
- The Republic ethic: “God is not the author of evil”
Lyrics
[VERSE 1]
Before there was a Tuesday
Before there was a why
Three voices in the timeless
Made a promise that won't die
The Father said, I give them
The Son said, I will go
The Spirit said, I'll seal them
And the deal was struck below no roof at all
[CHORUS]
It was settled, it was sworn
Before a single day was born
My name was in the language
Of an everlasting word
Not a gamble, not a guess
Not a maybe, not unless
The Three had already saved me
Before the saving could be heard
[VERSE 2]
I never signed the paper
I was never in the room
But the One who is three Persons
Made a covenant through the gloom
Where freewillers see a courtroom
And a deal that I could break
The framework finds a promise
That the Promiser would keep, for His own sake
[CHORUS]
It was settled, it was sworn
Before a single day was born
My name was in the language
Of an everlasting word
Not a gamble, not a guess
Not a maybe, not unless
The Three had already saved me
Before the saving could be heard
[BRIDGE]
What love agrees in private
And tells you years too late
The rescue was decided
While you were still a thought, a date
[FINAL CHORUS]
It was settled, it was sworn
Before a single day was born
My name was in the language
Of an everlasting word
Not a gamble, not a guess
Not a maybe, not unless
The Three had already saved me
And the saving holds, the saving holds
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