4th century BC
Plato
- Idealism — forms over particulars
- The Republic ethic: “God is not the author of evil”
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
He keeps a ledger of the stars
A number for the foam upon the sea
And on the very same clean page
He wrote the count of every hair on me
You'd think a God that big
Would lose the small things in the glare
But the One who measured oceans
Measured every breath of air
[Chorus]
Counting hairs and galaxies
With the same unhurried hand
The far-off and the close-in
Both are written in His plan
There is nothing here too tiny
There is nothing here too far
He is mindful of a sparrow
And He's mindful of who you are
[Verse 2]
I used to think importance
Was a thing I had to earn
That the universe was busy
And would never take a turn
But He bends down to the cradle
And He bends down to the grave
And the bigness of His mercy
Is the bigness of His save
[Chorus]
Counting hairs and galaxies
With the same unhurried hand
The far-off and the close-in
Both are written in His plan
There is nothing here too tiny
There is nothing here too far
He is mindful of a sparrow
And He's mindful of who you are
[Bridge]
So whisper, you don't have to shout
The God of the immense leans down to hear it out
You're a speck and you're a treasure
Both at once, and that's alright
[Outro]
Counting hairs and galaxies
Counting hairs and galaxies
The far-off and the close-in
Held in the very same hand
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