?

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

The tent of meeting at the center and the tribes are camped around

With the banners of the living creatures sticking right out of the ground

The brazen alter and the laver are before the Holy Place

Like Moses did upon the mountain he will meet them face to face



So sanctify every boy and girl as we step into

Step into, into another world.



As you enter in the courtyard there�fs a smell of sacrifice

Reminding all the holy people they must pay the highest price.

It�fs like I�fm staring out a window into another world

Where the lamb is sitting with the lion

And the beast protects the girl



My soul projection is a�]flyin�f now

As I step into, step into, step into, into another world

I am no one

I hide outside

I must stay in the darkness

�Cause the sun, it burns my eyes

The scapegoat leaves the people shout [Lev 16:22]

With songs of mercy ringing out



But I am lonely

And dead inside [Eph 2:1]

Clearly God doesn�t love me

So I�ll just wait outside

Watching the procession pass

The glory streams to earth at last

Sweet elation

Come down, come down

And bring a new sensation

All around, all around

A cloud of secrets fills the air [Ex 40:38]

As the lines are blurred

between here and there [Heb 9:24]



Mercy, mercy

Look on, look on

He�s gone behind the curtain [2 Sam 7:2]

Where no one�s ever gone

His face is shining like the sun [Ex 34:29]

Our great return has now begun [2 Cor 3:18]

But before you enter in nothing more can begin

All the darkness that we choose, lay it down it can�t be used

Burn it in the fire



You can�t offer up your guest you can�t get by with second best

If you try to sneak away, the list is long the price you�ll pay

Burn it in the fire

Burn it in the fire

Burn it down



Long before I came this way I thought the world would see my way

But I didn�t see all the danger signs

Long ago and far away I missed the boat I went my way

And I turned into the other kind



Peter says don�t wonder why when these fires come to life

Don�t look down and don�t think twice

You are now the sacrifice



Burning in the fire

Burning in the fire

A million people in the sun

A million people waiting for the one [Lev 16:34]

One solid reason to go on

One star that�s solid as the Sun



One pillar burning in the night [Num 9:16]

One man steps into the light

One went in with a mighty shout

All wait to see if he�ll come out [Ex 28:35]



It�s a sacrificial sojourn [Psa 50:5]

It�s the bomb, it�s all the rage

As the cloud fills the temple [1 Kings 8:10]

The wonder of the age



In a world filled with people

There was only One

Who could stand in the presence

Solid as the Sun

Solid as the Sun

Solid as the Sun



A stranger had no place to stay [John 1:11]

A stranger made it all the way

Not once a year but every day

Now we can go � he made the way [Eph 2:6]



But it�s a sacrificial sojourn [Psa 48:9]

With our God at center stage

As the cloud fills the temple

With the wonder of the age



In a world filled with people

There is only One

The High Priest of the kingdom [Heb 9:11]

Solid as the Sun

Solid as the Sun

Solid as the Sun



It�s a sacrificial sojourn

With God center stage

As the Spirit fills the people

The wonder of the age



In a world filled with temples

We can all be one [1 Cor 12:13]

As we stand in the presence

Solid as the Sun

Solid as the Sun

Solid as the Sun



But before you enter in

Nothing more can begin

All the darkness that we choose

Lay it down it can�t be used

Burn it in the fire

Burn it in the fire, burn it down

And the glory [2 Chr 5:14]

And the glory of the Lord

Shall be face to face

And the glory

And the glory of the Lord

Shall dwell in this place

And the Spirit

And the Spirit of the Lord

Shall be like a cloud

Be ye holy

And the Spirit of the Lord

It shall fill the house

It shall fill the house

It shall fill the house...

Here I am more or less a man

Second rate, the last in line

One of life�s little twists of fate

But here I stand

the unaccepted man [Neh 1:9]

At the temple gate...



Sometimes I sit and wonder why

I was born

When everything that I touch

Seems to turn out wrong

Though I�m a mistake

There must be a place I belong



But I�m outside looking in [Luke 15:14]

(Life looks so easy, they all seem so happy)

Yes, I�m outside looking in

(And everyone�s pretty but I feel so ugly)

I�m all alone without a friend

�Cause I�m outside looking in



The plan was laid

I guess I was made this way [Psa 51:5]

I�ve tried before

but I just can�t seem to change

Still my heart longs to belong

I wish there was a way



But I�m outside looking in

(The beautiful city � they all seem so happy) [Eph 2:21]

Yes, I�m outside looking in

(And everyone�s pretty but I feel so ugly)

The celebration will begin

While I�m still outside looking in



Oh, I�m outside looking in [Gal 4:26]

(They make it look easy to love and be happy)

Yes, I�m outside looking in

(I�m cast out and ugly and nobody loves me)

Oh, nobody knows me now I�m outside looking in

(The beautiful city � they all seem so happy) [Num 24:5]

Oh, nobody sees the ones outside looking in

(And everyone�s pretty but I feel so ugly)

Oh, nobody knows me now

As life goes on for them

I will stay here in my sin

�Cause I�m outside looking in

Twelve groups of stars [Rev 12:1]

Surrounding God�s heaven

Same as the tribes

The twelve tribes of Israel [Gen 49:28]



Each hold a sign [Num 2:2]

Surrounding God�s presence

Blurring the lines [Heb 9:24]

�tween here and his residence



Twelve makes a day

Twelve tones in music

Twelve months a year

Do you think it�s an accident?



Christ as the Sun [Heb 1:3]

Pictures the Father

Sorrounded by twelve [Mat 23:8]

That he calls his brothers



Twelve precious stones [Ex 39:7]

Upon the Priests Ephod

Twelve were the sons [Gen 35:22]

The twelve sons of Jacob



Twelve oxen held [2 Chr 4:4,5]

In Solomon�s temple

Three thousand baths

To cleanse all the Levites



Christ built his church [Eph 2:20]

Upon twelve apostles

And three thousand souls [Acts 2:41]

Were added at Pentecost



Christ built His church

Upon twelve apostles

And three thousand souls

Were added at Pentecost



And then after all,

with our backs against the wall

We seek the temple of the living God

We seek the temple of the living God

And in this place of gold [1 Kings 7:50]

The ancients walked this road

There is no death [2 Tim 1:10]

There is no time [Ecc 3:15]



There is a love unknown [1 Pet 1:8]

There is a scent of home

A rainbow wreath [Rev 4:3]

A blazing throne



From a grave of stone

to a world unknown

From the smoke and ash

comes true life at last [Isa 61:3]

Among earth and sod

the very life of God is here [Rom 8:11]



From a list of laws

seeing all our flaws [Rom 8:3]

To the blind, the lame,

we are all the same [Acts 10:34, 35]

Our High Priest has come

to make us all as one in Him [Gal 3:28, Heb 4:15]



The temple of his throne [Acts 7:48]

Is now not made with stone

Your very heart is now his home [1 Cor 3:16]



He will come and live if you�ll only give [John 14:23]

Him a place inside that the world can�t buy

And the Holy Place is now face to face in Christ [Heb 9:24]



When he died and was born

the temple walls were torn [Mat 27:51]

And God�s Spirit poured out to all the ones without

Now the temple of the living God is you [Eph 2:21, 22]

The temple of the living God is you [Rev 3:12, 1 Pet 2:5]