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

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

And outside the gate the cripples sit and wait

To see the temple of the living God

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

Avail 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

To see the temple of the living God