Scribbling in the Sand

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Amidst a mob of mad men She stood frightened and alone As hate-filled voices hissed at Him That she should now be stoned But in the air around Him Hung a vast and wordless love; Who knows what luminous lesson He was in the middle of? [Verse 2] At first, He faced the fury Of their self-righteous scorn But then He stooped and at once became The calm eye of the storm; It was his wordless answer To their dark and cruel demand A lifetime in a moment As He scribbled in the sand [Chorus] It was silence; it was music; It was art; it was absurd He stooped and shouted volumes Without saying a single word The same finger of the strong hand That had written ten commands For now, was simply scribbling in the sand [Verse 3] Within the space of space and time He scribbled in the sand; They came to hear and see as much As they could understand Now bound by cords of kindness They couldn't cast a single stone And Jesus and the woman found That they were all alone [Chorus] It was silence; it was music; It was art; it was absurd He stooped and shouted volumes Without saying a single word The same finger of the strong hand That had written ten commands For now, was simply scribbling in the sand [Verse 4] Could that same finger come And trace my soul's sacred sand? And make some unexpected space Where I could understand That my own condemnation pierced And broke that gentle hand That scratched the words I'll never know Written in the sand? [Chorus] It was silence; it was music; It was art; it was absurd He stooped and shouted volumes Without saying a single word The same finger of the strong hand That had written ten commands For now, was simply scribbling in the sand [Outro] The same finger of the strong hand That had written ten commands For now, was simply scribbling in the sand