4th century BC
Plato
- Idealism — forms over particulars
- The Republic ethic: “God is not the author of evil”
Lyrics
[Intro]
Before you were shaped
Before you came forth
Every member, every inclination
Written in His book
[Verse 1]
You are not an accident
You are not a copy
You are not a unit in a fallen class
Born into a verdict handed down
You are a specific thought
In the mind of a specific Author
Shaped with your own weight
Named before the foundation of the world
[Pre-Chorus]
There is no middleman
No federal head standing between
No Adam between you and the Author
It was always you and Him
[Chorus]
You were written
In His book
Every member fashioned
Every chapter by name
You were written
Before the world began
Your worst day was not a surprise to Him
He authored every frame
[Verse 2]
The why-am-I-like-this
Has an answer in His hand
You are not a problem to be solved
You are a thought He chose to tell
The struggle you are carrying
Was shaped in you on purpose
Not inherited from a stranger
The Potter thought you and you became
[Pre-Chorus]
There is no distance
No generic fall between
You stand before the Author directly
As the thought He always meant
[Chorus]
You were written
In His book
Every member fashioned
Every chapter by name
You were written
Before the world began
Your worst day was not a surprise to Him
He authored every frame
[Bridge]
Grace was given
Before the world began
Before the garden
Before the man
If you are His
The rescue was already written
On the first page, in the same pen
As your specific shape
The story already knew
The story already knew
[Final Chorus]
You were written
In His book
Every member fashioned
Every chapter by name
You were written
Before the world began
Rest in the hand that holds you
He authored every frame
[Outro]
Written
Written
Before the world began
You were written
You were meant
You were thought
You were sent
Written
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