stolen lives plucked
from the cultivated land
the enemy has struck
clutched in his hand
yet bind the strong man
through the deeper subtlety
of One who lives amongst us
behold: Fidelity
dare we yet hope
for a ransom not scorned
the Son to offer His head
cruel crown of thorns
does His word still stand
as provoked we kneel
Life to truly overtake
in His encompassing appeal
still can redemption be found
for the lost and the least
can redemption be found
for the Powers that ceased
to follow the Most High
a dark kingdom unleashed
lo, a dark kingdom unleashed
perilously dim
is life so distant
how cold the fire seems
enflamed desire persistent
any way is the only way
in the journey’s suffering task
for such evil to lurk
in a dreadful and beautiful mask
yet in the decay of defiled light
my own passions ablaze
when first lured down
wide and crowded pathways
and so we yet pray
as we are gathered en masse
a Redeemer to appear
thus shall it come to pass
a raging lion devours the Lamb
the serpent strikes at His heel
the kiss of death and tree of pain
our Saviour will he reveal
passing from death unto life
crucible braved with great zeal
yes, crucible braved with great zeal
when death swallows whole
with its gruesome appetite
Eternity overcomes
the dictator of the night
the dark reign to interrupt
its eclipse has now begun
in the resurrection of Life
the dark reign is undone
for faint whisper of a Voice
as we lay awake
such souls treading the Way
the dark dominion to break
this joy now persistent
within our songs of lament
forgiveness we behold
to a much greater extent
this music inherent
in the rushing waters so clear
the song of many waters
it echoes so sincere
as i wake to this ode
embraced by He-Who-Draws-Near
thus, embraced by He-Who-Draws-Near
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