4th century BC
Plato
- Idealism — forms over particulars
- The Republic ethic: “God is not the author of evil”
Lyrics
[Chorus]
There's a better country up ahead,
And we are walking on.
Every step is closer to the door,
And every mile is one less mile to dawn.
[Verse 1]
We are strangers here, we are passing through,
We never meant to stay.
We did not sink our roots in this old ground,
We are pilgrims on our way.
[Chorus]
There's a better country up ahead,
And we are walking on.
Every step is closer to the door,
And every mile is one less mile to dawn.
[Verse 2]
The road is long, the road is hard,
And some have walked it lame.
But not one pilgrim walks it lost,
He calls us each by name.
[Verse 3]
And now and then the clouds will break,
And we can see it plain:
A city with its lights turned on,
And a country with no pain.
[Bridge]
They walked their whole lives, looking on,
They never reached the gate.
They saw the country far away
And waved, and would not wait.
And the One who walked the road ahead of us,
He did not leave it bare.
He went to build the rooms Himself,
He is the country there.
[Chorus x2]
There's a better country up ahead,
And we are walking on.
Every step is closer to the door,
And every mile is one less mile to dawn.
[Outro]
We are walking on,
We are walking on,
To a better country up ahead,
And the Lord is already home.
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