I am wretched and ashamed
and a harlot is like a chain around my neck
she sings the song of humanity the song of you the song of
they drag her through the city square
she's kicking screaming and fighting X 2I′m broken I'm wounded
and a harlot is like a chain around my neck
everywhere as she's crying in the dust
as the dust turns to mudd on her face
everywhere as she′s crying in the dust
open up o open up o ground beneath me
how long does it take to stone one harlot down
i know the law as well as they do and i'm guilty, guilty
an adulterer, and i know i know
O will this day never end
how long does it take to stone one harlot
I am wretched and ashamed
and a harlot is like a chain around my neck, it′s my name
as a congregation of the righteous gather round
they are ready to stone her down X2
and someone from that frenzied mob
shouts out, "let's take her to the teacher
let′s test him and see what he will say!"
An an erruption of agreement
as they take her by her hair
they drag her through the city square
theyre dragging her by her hair
she gave up the fight like a limp rag
they drag her through the city square
and a harlot is like a chain around my neck, it's my name
open up o open up o ground beneath me
it wasn′t supposed to end this way
but i am guilty and i know it
i've got so many plans so much to do
as the congregation of the righteous gather round
theyre ready to stone her down
they throw her at the feet of a teacher
surely they have brought me here to mock me."
everywhere as she's crying in the dust
as the dust turns to mudd on her face
theres tangled hair everywhere she′s faced down in the
as the court of heaven was seated
there is a great throne of judgement
and there is the harlot and she is me
looking through the tangled hair and the mudd in my eyes
With a grimace i raise my gaze only to realize
i am surrounded by beauty that will never be mine
as regret like a wave came crushing over me
-if i had only known that such beauty was available
if i had only known but now it's too late-
and the accuser of the brethren was pacing back and forth
and back and forth and to and fro
he was going back and forth and back and forth
he was listing off my sins one by one
and the thing was he was telling the truth
guilty guilty guilty guilty
and the great count of witnesses and the angels o the
as the accuser of the brethren was going back and forth
guilty guilty guilty guilty
and resounded to the corridor of eternity in time
like a thunder in my soul
he was right i was guilty
guilty to eternal damnation for my soul
and there was nothing i could there was nothing i could do
couldn′t even open my eyes
there's a hand on my shoulder
I couldn't lift my eyes but all i saw
Were those beautiful feet
and i heared that voice like music
he said, "Father, I desire that she will be with me where i
"Father, I desire this one
He was praying for my soul
he was pleading for my behalf
i couldn′t understand what was going on
"Father, I desire that everything that's mine would be hers
and everything that′s hers would bemine.
"Father, Father, I desire this one, this one,
and all the heaven gasped unbelief
this beautiful one stood to his feet
I looked up and there was a great throne and there was the
and he had a cup of wrath with my name on it
and i was just about to rise to drink
but i watched in unbelief
he walked over to his father
and before i knew what was going on
he drank of the cup of the father's wrath
he drank of the cup of the marriage wine
he drank of the cup with my name on it
i jumped to my feet and i ran over to him and it was too
i tried to stop him but i didn′t know it was too late
and i was weeping and weeping
and i ran over forgetting where i was
o please Father crush him
i began to plead it should have been me
i was weeping weeping and crying it should have been me
and i heard a whisper like music
"what's yours is mine and what′s mine is yours"
and i was on a sea of glace like crystal
there was a great great great congregation dressed in white
and a celebration erupted
and i couldn't believe my eyes
and i was dressed in garments
and the music erupted and the angels sing hallelujah
hallelujah the chore has broke out
and i looked out and saw the lamb with eyes like fire
radiating radiating with desire
and he said what's yours is mine and what′s mine is yours
arise and sit on the throne, prepare for your beautyrise
and we say with one heart and one voice
"worthy is the lamb of God
who takes away the sins of the world"
"oh worthy is the lamb of God
who takes away the sins of the world"
"worthy is the lamb of God yeah,
who takes away the sins of the world" X2
we will marry the lamb forever amen
and worthy is the lamb of God, who takes away the sins of
worthy is the lamb of God
who takes away the sins of the world
there′s gonna be a wedding
there's gonna be a wedding there′s gonna be a wedding
there's gonna be a wedding
there′s gonna be a wedding there's gonna be a wedding
there′s gonna be a wedding
there's gonna be a wedding there's gonna be a wedding
what′s yours is mine and what′s mine is yours
who can comprehend where this is going
he said, "beauty arise, arise, arise"