Lyrics · Ezekiel
Wheels within Wheels
Ezekiel 1:1-28
[Processional Chant]
Exile had a river and the river had a sky,
Wheels within wheels, eyes around the rim,
The heavens opened where no temple stood nearby.
The spirit in the living was the spirit within them.
[Verse 1]
Storm from the north, fire folded into flame,
Four living bearers moved straight at the command.
No turning aside, no wandering course,
[Bridge]
Lightning ran forward from an unseen source.
Above crystal thunder rose sapphire like a throne,
[Chorus]
Wheels within wheels, eyes around the rim,
The spirit in the living was the spirit within them.
A likeness in the brightness no sculptor could have known.
A rainbow held fire without making it small,
[Verse 2]
Glory found the captive by the foreign canal.
The priest had no altar, yet the Presence came near,
He fell on his face where heaven entered exile.
[Final Chorus]
Wheels within wheels, eyes around the rim,
The spirit in the living was the spirit within them.
A rainbow held fire without making it small,
He fell on his face where heaven entered exile.

