4th century BC
Plato
- Idealism — forms over particulars
- The Republic ethic: “God is not the author of evil”
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I came to pay with all my good,
A lifetime of my best.
He said the bill was paid in full
Before I ever guessed.
[Chorus]
There is nothing, nothing left to pay,
The debt was nailed to Calvary, it cannot reach me today.
It is finished, it is finished, hear the Savior say,
There is nothing, nothing left to pay.
[Verse 2]
I came to pay with all my sorrow,
With tears enough to drown.
He said the One who paid it for me
Already laid it down.
[Chorus]
There is nothing, nothing left to pay,
The debt was nailed to Calvary, it cannot reach me today.
It is finished, it is finished, hear the Savior say,
There is nothing, nothing left to pay.
[Verse 3]
I came to pay with chapter and verse,
With all my doctrine right.
He said the Lamb was slain for me
Before the first day of light.
[Bridge]
They stamped one word on a paid-up bill
In the years the Gospels came.
It is finished, paid in full,
And nothing left to claim.
He cried it out from the middle tree,
He bowed His head and died.
And the Priest who finished it forever
Sat down at the Father's side.
[Chorus x2]
There is nothing, nothing left to pay,
The debt was nailed to Calvary, it cannot reach me today.
It is finished, it is finished, hear the Savior say,
There is nothing, nothing left to pay.
[Outro]
It is finished,
Nothing left to pay.
It is finished,
He has cleared it all away.
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