4th century BC
Plato
- Idealism — forms over particulars
- The Republic ethic: “God is not the author of evil”
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
He hung there naked in the middle of the day,
The sky went black and the people turned away.
They cast their lots for the clothes He used to wear,
And the Father's gaze came down without a tear of care.
The covering was stripped, the costume torn in two,
The Author of the world stood under what He knew.
He took the uncover that was meant for me to know,
And every face I would have shown - He showed.
[Pre-chorus]
And the joy that was set before Him kept Him there,
Despising the shame, He breathed the heavy air.
He held the gaze the prophet said would burn -
He held it for His own, and He would not turn.
[Chorus]
THE LAMB - TOOK THE SHAME!
The cover was Him - and the cover was the same!
THE LAMB - TOOK THE FIRE!
The bell rang for Him - and it lifted me higher!
He bore what the books would have rendered to me!
He bore what the throne would have seen and would be!
THE LAMB - TOOK THE SHAME!
And I'll never - hear my name!
[Verse 2]
Every prophet who described the day of wrath
Was writing what He carried on the Roman path.
Daniel saw the contempt and Isaiah saw the worm,
And He felt it on a Friday when the earth confirmed.
The fire that the framework names as felt-uncovered light
Came down on Him alone in the middle of the night.
He bore the rendering - the books were ripped to Him,
And the page that would have shamed me - went black at the brim.
[Pre-chorus]
And the joy that was set before Him kept Him there,
Despising the shame, He breathed the heavy air.
He held the gaze the prophet said would burn -
He held it for His own, and He would not turn.
[Chorus]
THE LAMB - TOOK THE SHAME!
The cover was Him - and the cover was the same!
THE LAMB - TOOK THE FIRE!
The bell rang for Him - and it lifted me higher!
He bore what the books would have rendered to me!
He bore what the throne would have seen and would be!
THE LAMB - TOOK THE SHAME!
And I'll never - hear my name!
[Final Chorus]
THE LAMB - TOOK THE SHAME!
The cover was Him - and the cover was the same!
THE LAMB - TOOK THE FIRE!
The bell rang for Him - and it lifted me higher!
THE LAMB - TOOK THE BOOKS!
He erased the page my filmstrip would have shook!
THE LAMB - TOOK THE THRONE!
And the Father's smile - made me His own!
THE LAMB - TOOK THE SHAME!
And I'll never - hear my name!
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