I don't know about how much you know about the Bible, but when Moses was leading the Israelites through the desert, God came down to the top of a mountain. No one could even go near the base of the mountain except Moses. He went up onto the mountain and God told him to hide in a crack in the rocks while God walked by. Once God had passed God called out to Moses to look. Moses turned and saw a glimpse of the back of God as God walked away. When Moses came down from the mountain his face was glowing. It scared the people and they told him to put on a veil.
Jesus took three of His diciples with him to the top of a mountain and was transfigured before their eyes into the Divine Son of God. They saw two other men with Him in the radiance. The prophet Elijah and Moses.
Once upon an average morn An average boy was born for the second time Prone upon the altar there He whispered up the prayer he'd kept hid inside
The vision came He saw the odds A hundred little gods on a gilded wheel "These will vie to take your place, but Father, by your grace I will never kneel"
And I saw you, upright and proud And I saw you wave to the crowd And I saw you laughing out loud at the Philistines
And I saw you brush away rocks And I saw you pull up your socks And I saw you out of the blocks For the finish line
Darkness falls The devil stirs And as your vision blurs you start stumbling
The heart is weak The will is gone And every strong conviction comes tumbling down
Malice rains The acid guile is sucking at your shoes while the mud is fresh It floods the trail It bleeds you dry As every little god buys its pound of flesh
And I saw you licking your wounds And I saw you weave your cocoons And I saw you changing your tunes for the party line
And I saw you welsh on old debts I saw you and your comrades bum cigarettes
And you hemmed and you hawed And you hedged all your bets Waiting for a sign
Let's wash our hands as we throw little fits Let's all wash our hands as we curse hypocrites We're locked in the washroom turning old tricks Deaf And joyless And full of it
The vision came He saw the odds A hundred little gods on a gilded wheel "These have tried to take your place, but Father, by your grace I will never kneel I will never kneel..."
Off in the distance Bloodied but wise As you squint with the light of the truth in your eyes
And I saw you Both hands were raised And I saw your lips move in praise And I saw you steady your gaze For the finish line
Every idol like dust A word scattered them all And I rose to my feet when you scaled the last wall And I gasped When I saw you fall In his arms At the finish line
