Stone the brazen adulteress to death they cried
but mercy stooped low to detail the sins of her accusers in the sand
'Neither do I condemn you'
You silenced the voices of demons and dark angels for all time
Father of the prodigal watching for our return like the breaking of day
running always towards the lost lest we run in shame and hide
Water to a weary prophet, you baked him angel cakes, for his journey was long
Awake and eat Elijah, I know you are beaten and broken
Neither do I condemn you.
A rescue to the timid and fearful the defence of the weak
She is my sister not my wife the prophet lied in the face of danger
but you are a dead man Abimelech for Abraham is my friend and family
Running from the call he boarded a ship to Tarshish
The ocean roared against the fugitive the belly of the fish became his abode
Jonah ran but could not hide
Mercy heard the prayers from the belly of a fish
The fish heard your voice and vomited this captive on dry ground
Greed walks the road of danger blurs the vision like the prey edging toward the bait
Angry deceived and deranged the prophet converses with his donkey
Balaam's donkey had better sight than the prophet saving his life in the nick of time
The donkey forbade the madness of the prophet
You are always ahead of us even when we act our dumbest
I do not know him he protested never been with him
He met his gaze he wept bitterly and the cock crowed
His courage and bravado failing in the line of fire
But you carried him in your heart to your cross
You felt his shame his disappointment that his strength failed him
Battling the powers of darkness for three days and three nights
You arose with a message just for him
Tell Peter I am risen
You always throw us a life jacket when the last life guard is long gone
The test and trials dried up the appetite of those aboard
Slaves soldiers and prisoners alike bemoan their fate
An ambassador in chains holding the hope of all
You gave him 276 souls that day
You are always good so good
