Matthias Replaces Judas
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it is so that my transgressions have born a withered fruit,
the sun has scorched the rising plants;
alas they have no root, the bleached bones of animals bound by leather
strips,
dance through the air with laughter as I wield this wicked whip,
as you did warn me carpenter, this world has weakened my heart,
so easily I disparage, self-seeking the work of my art,
and there you have come to me at the moment I bathe in my sorrow,
so in love with myself, sought after avoiding tomorrow,
where do you find the love to offer he who betrays you?
and offer to wash my feet as I offer to disobey you,
your beauty does bereave me, and how my words do fail,
so faithfully and dutifully I award you with betrayal,
the weak and the down trodden fall on broken legs,
as I walk past a smile I cast, fervor in my stead,
but my bones like plastic, do buckle backward now,
I lay in this field by Judas' bowels and anticipate the plow,
I can not be forgiven; my wages will be paid,
for those more lovely and admirable is least among the saved,
and where would I fit Jesus?
what place is left for me?
the price of atonement is more than I've found to offer up as my plea,
Jesus my heart is all I have to give to you, so weak and so unworthy,
this simply will not do, no alabaster jar, no diamond in the rough,
for your body that was broken, how can this be enough?
by me you were abandoned, by me you were betrayed,
yet in your arms and in your heart forever I have stayed
Your glory illuminates my life, and no darkness will descend,
for you have loved me forever, and your love will never end
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Readable chord sheet for Matthias Replaces Judas by Showbread
[C]it is so that my tran[Am]sgressions have born a withered fr[F]uit, the sun has scorched the r[G]ising plants; alas they have no r[C]oot, the bleached bones of [Am]animals bound by leather s[F]trips, dance through the air with lau[G]ghter as I wield this wicked [C]whip, as you did warn me c[Am]arpenter, this world has weakened my h[F]eart, so easily I d[G]isparage, self-seeking the work of my a[C]rt, and there you have come to[Am] me at the moment I bathe in my s[F]orrow, so in love with m[G]yself, sought after avoiding t[C]omorrow, where do you find the l[Am]ove to offer he who betrays y[F]ou? and offer to wash my f[G]eet as I offer to disobey y[C]ou, your beauty does ber[Am]eave me, and how my words do fai[F]l, so faithfully and d[G]utifully I award you with bet[C]rayal, [Am]the weak and the down tr[F]odden fall on broken l[C]egs, as I walk past a s[G]mile I cast, fervor in my s[Am]tead, but my bones like pla[F]stic, do buckle backward n[C]ow, I lay in this field by J[G]udas' bowels and anticipate the p[C]low, I can not be f[F]orgiven; my wages will be p[Am]aid, for those more lovely and adm[G]irable is least among the s[C]aved, and where would I fit Je[F]sus? what place is left for[Am] me? the price of atonement is m[G]ore than I've found to offer up as my p[C]lea, [C]Jesus my heart is all I [Am]have to give to yo[F]u, so weak and so u[G]nworthy, this simply will not [C]do, no alabaster [Am]jar, no diamond in the r[F]ough, for your body that was b[G]roken, how can this be en[C]ough? by me you were ab[Am]andoned, by me you were be[F]trayed, yet in your arms and [G]in your heart forever I have s[C]tayed [C]Your glory illumin[Am]ates my life, and no darkness will de[F]scend, for you have loved me fo[G]rever, and your love will never e[C]nd