4th century BC
Plato
- Idealism — forms over particulars
- The Republic ethic: “God is not the author of evil”
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Right now we see Him through a glass,
And the glass is dim and old.
We know in part, we see in part,
We have only half been told.
[Chorus]
Then face to face, then face to face,
No more glass, no more divide.
No more darkly, no more in part,
And nothing left to hide.
[Verse 2]
And the glass runs two directions,
For it blocks us being seen.
We have hidden in our Sunday best,
Behind the frosted screen.
[Chorus]
Then face to face, then face to face,
No more glass, no more divide.
No more darkly, no more in part,
And nothing left to hide.
[Verse 3]
The glass was never built to last,
It is thinning even now.
There is a morning it will fall away,
And every head will bow.
[Bridge]
And on that day there is no hiding,
And on that day, no need.
For the ones the Lamb has covered,
There is nothing left to dread.
We will see Him as He is,
And be fully, finally known.
And the whole field, every face unveiled,
Will stand before the throne.
[Chorus]
Then face to face, then face to face,
No more glass, no more divide.
No more darkly, no more in part,
And nothing left to hide.
[Outro]
Then face to face,
We will see.
Then face to face,
And finally, finally free.
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