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I studied at the feet of a master |
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Gamaliel we called him, the beauty of the law |
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I was born of the Tribe of Benjamin, I was a Pharisee |
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And I could quote from memory the Holy Torah |
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That day that the Nazarene was brought to trial |
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It was on a Sabbath eve, there was a earthquake when He died |
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Just another passing preacher who came up from Galilee |
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Blaspheming trouble-maker, we let Him be crucified |
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Then I thought that I would hear no more about him |
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But his friends found his tomb empty |
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Claimed that he rose from the dead |
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Then they said he walked among them |
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With the nail wounds in his hands |
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That King upon a donkey with a thorn crown on his head |
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His followers kept growing in great number |
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And the one that they call Caiaphas mocked us in the judgment hall |
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And with the Greek name Stephen, we knew the gentiles had come in |
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I cast my vote against him, he was stoned I saw him fall |
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Then the friends of the Nazarene became united |
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And I became enraged then led a slaughter zealously |
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I found their secret places, they were beaten, they were chained |
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But some of them were scattered, justified in fearing me |
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Then the Man in White, appeared to me |
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In such a blinding light it struck me down |
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With it's brilliance, took away my sight, then the Man in White |
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In gentle loving tone spoke to me |
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And I was blinded so that I might see, the Man in White |
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But like the wind that blows the scattered sea |
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From Alexandria to Antioch their congregation grew |
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I went to the high priest for letters of permission |
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To go to other cities, to see my mission through |
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Six days on the hot road to the masters |
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And just outside the city in the middle of the day |
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A great unearthly light struck and overpowered me |
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Prostrate on the hot road, I was blinded were I laid |
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Then I thought I heard the rushing of great water |
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And a multitude of angels singing sweet and heavenly |
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And through the sound of wind, came a voice so soft and kind |
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Meant for only me to hear, "Saul, why do you persecute me?" |
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As I lay there on the ground, in my blindness |
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He asked me once again, and suddenly the voice I knew |
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So finally I managed, a trembling response |
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Who are you Lord? I asked him, but I already knew |
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I am Jesus of Nazareth the voice answered |
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Arise go to Damascus on the street called Straight will be |
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A place where you will wait for my servant Ananias |
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He will open up your eyes, you'll be a witness unto me |
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So now I live to serve my master |
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As zealous in his service as I once was as his foe |
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And keeping his commandments given on Damascus road |
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I go to all the world, and I let the whole world know |
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Then the Man in White, appeared to me |
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In such a blinding light it struck me down |
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With it's brilliance, took away my sight, then the Man in White |
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In gentle loving tone spoke to me |
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And I was blinded so that I might see, the Man in White |
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And I was blinded so that I might see, the Man in White |
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The Man in White [unverified] |
