[Quiet Bargain] A field was sold, a figure agreed, A gift was shaped to look larger than deed. No hand had forced them, no law took the land, Yet praise was desired with a portion in hand. [Accusation] Why has the falsehood been nursed in the heart? Why make devotion a carefully measured part? The coins were not evil, the keeping not theft, The lie was the altar on which honor was set. [Chorus] Why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? The Spirit sees whole what performance makes part. A gift may be counted, a number rehearsed, But truth cannot live where the image comes first. Why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? No shadow can bargain with holiness. [Verse II] Ananias heard and fell where he stood, The room learned fear no applause ever could. Three hours later Sapphira came, Carrying the story and guarding the same. [Question and Answer] "Was this the price?" "Yes, this was all." The steps at the doorway returned through the hall. The test of the Spirit ended in breath, And husband and wife shared a grave in their death. [Final Chorus] Why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? The Spirit sees whole what performance makes part. Great fear moved outward from house into street, For God was not merchandise laid at their feet. [End] The church kept no applause, Only fear and truth.