4th century BC
Plato
- Idealism — forms over particulars
- The Republic ethic: “God is not the author of evil”
Lyrics
[Intro]
You were not made for the back pew
You were not made to wait
You were not made to ask permission
To talk to the Author of your name
[Verse 1]
You are not lay
You are not lesser
You are not the rendering they put below the rendering
That stands behind the wood
You are a priest
Royal and named
Bought by the blood that named the saint
Anointed by the Spirit, not the institution
[Pre-Chorus]
There is no middleman
No mediator standing between
No collar between you and the Author
It was always you and Him
[Chorus]
You are a priest
Royal in His house
Every prayer goes straight
Every word He gave you is yours
You are a priest
Anointed by the Spirit
The pulpit is not the gate
The Author renders you direct
[Verse 2]
The Bible on your kitchen table
Is not on loan from the seminary
The Spirit lit the words for you
And the Author has been there all along
The prayer you whispered in the parking lot
Bypassed every credentialed door
The Lord heard you without mediation
He has been listening before the dawn
[Pre-Chorus]
There is no higher tier
No spiritual stair
No chair above the body
You stand before the Author directly
As the priest He authored you to be
[Chorus]
You are a priest
Royal in His house
Every prayer goes straight
Every word He gave you is yours
You are a priest
Anointed by the Spirit
The pulpit is not the gate
The Author renders you direct
[Bridge]
The Spirit was distributing gifts
Before the seminary opened its doors
Before the council voted on the credential
Before the institution wrote the rule
He distributed wisdom to the housewife
He distributed teaching to the carpenter
He distributed prayer to the widow
He distributed truth to the child
The body has every gift
The body needs no hierarchy
The Author renders every saint
And every saint is a priest
[Final Chorus]
You are a priest
Royal in His house
Every prayer goes straight
Every word He gave you is yours
You are a priest
Anointed by the Spirit
Rest in the hand that holds you
The Author renders you direct
[Outro]
Priest
Priest
Royal priesthood
You are a priest
You are anointed
You are direct
You are His
Priest
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