4th century BC
Plato
- Idealism — forms over particulars
- The Republic ethic: “God is not the author of evil”
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Before the morning had a name
Before the dark had something to compare
He held a thought too bright to frame
And let it open in the empty air
No hammer and no spinning wheel
Just a Mind that meant for me to be
He didn't build the world to feel
He thought it, and the thinking set it free
[Chorus]
And there was light, there was light
Spilling out the seams of the night
Every star a word He kept in mind
Every atom small and unconfined
I'm not an accident in flight
I'm a thought He's thinking, made of light
Made of light
[Verse 2]
I used to think that I was stone
A speck that wandered out here on its own
But nothing here is on its own
The quiet hum is carrying me home
He says my name and there I am
He pictures me and suddenly it's true
I am a candle in His hand
A little flame inside a sky of blue
[Chorus]
And there was light, there was light
Spilling out the seams of the night
Every star a word He kept in mind
Every atom small and unconfined
I'm not an accident in flight
I'm a thought He's thinking, made of light
Made of light
[Bridge]
If He stopped thinking, I'd be gone
But He won't, He won't, so the morning carries on
Not held together by a chain
But by a love that thought me up and knows my name
[Final Chorus]
So let there be light, let there be light
I'll glow because He says that I'm alright
He never once will look away
I'm a thought He's thinking, and I'm here to stay
Made of light
Made of light
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