Lyrics · Ezra
We Have Trespassed against Our God
Ezra 9:1-10:44
[Verse 1]
Princes report that people, priests, and Levites have not remained separated.
Rulers and leaders are described as chief offenders.
He pulls hair from head and beard and sits astonished.
At the evening sacrifice Ezra rises from grief and falls on his knees.
[Pre-Chorus]
No answer came to quiet every fear,
Only the weight of all that had drawn near.
[Chorus]
We Have Trespassed against Our God, carry this grief through night,
Tears have weight beneath the fading light.
Truth still speaks when comfort has grown thin,
And faith keeps breathing where the wounds begin.
[Verse 2]
Recent grace is described as a nail in God's holy place and a little reviving.
Ezra admits that the restored people have again forsaken clear commandments.
He confesses that punishment has been less than their sins deserve.
Ezra weeps and casts himself down before the temple as a great congregation gathers.
[Bridge]
A covenant is proposed to put away foreign wives according to counsel and law.
Ezra is urged to arise because the matter belongs to his leadership.
Priests, Levites, and Israel swear to carry out the word.
Ezra withdraws fasting and mourning over the transgression.
[Final Chorus]
We Have Trespassed against Our God, carry this grief through night,
Tears have weight beneath the fading light.
Truth still speaks when comfort has grown thin,
And faith keeps breathing when the night grows thin.
[Outro]
The night remained, but truth remained as well.
Not every wound was given words to tell.

