And then after all, with our backs against the wall
We seek the temple of the living God
And outside the gate the cripples sit and wait
To see the temple of the living God [Deut 12:5]
To see the temple of the living God

Suffer, trespass, stranger redeemed, Leviticus
21:18, the blind, the lame, the flat nosed,
superfluous, broken footed on burning sand

The Priest, the seed, the blood
stained hand, the leper testifies
and turns to dust

And then after all, with our backs against the wall
We seek the temple of the living God [Jer 29:13]
And outside the gate the cripples sit and wait
To see the temple of the living God [Heb 13:14]
To see the temple of the living God

Oblation, vows, the promise of faith
Atonement, the wine, oil and cakes
The sheep, the goats, acceptable in his eyes
The maimed, the blemished, the scurvy scabbed
The creeping things, the firstborn lamb
Avil his presence in the house of sacrifice

And then after all, with our backs against the wall
We seek the temple of the living God
And outside the gate the cripples sit and wait
To see the temple of the living God [2 Chr 7:1,2 Chr 7:14,2 Chr 7:16]
To see the temple of the living God.

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