Lift Up The Suffering Symbol

<p>They grew tired of bread form heaven<br/>And of Moses and of God<br/>They longed to live the life of slavery once again<br/>So they muttered and they grumbled<br/>And they whimpered and they whined<br/>With each faithless word, sank deeper into sin<br/><br/>He took the pen of pain once more<br/>To write upon their hearts<br/>The lesson they had been so slow to learn<br/>But writing in the sand<br/>The fiery serpents came to call<br/>With a holy message and a bite that burned<br/><br/>Lift up the suffering symbol<br/>And place it high upon a pole<br/>Tell the children to look up<br/>And be made whole<br/>So Moses made a metal snake<br/>And nailed it to a pole<br/>Sent out the saving word<br/>So they would know<br/>That the symbol of their suffering<br/>Was now the focus of their faith<br/>And with a faithful glance<br/>The healing power would flow<br/><br/>In time the brazen serpent<br/>Became an idol in the land<br/>And they left the living God to worship clay<br/>When they forgot their suffering<br/>Soon true faith had disappeared<br/>So some idolize a brazen cross today<br/><br/>Lift up the suffering symbol<br/>And place it high upon a pole<br/>Tell the children to look up<br/>And be made whole<br/><br/>Lift up the suffering symbol<br/>And place it high upon a pole<br/>Tell the children to look up<br/>And be made whole<br/>Lift up the suffering symbol<br/>And place it high upon a pole<br/>Tell the children to look up<br/>And be made whole<br/><br/>Lift up the suffering symbol<br/>And place it high upon a pole<br/>Tell the children to look up<br/>And be made whole<br/><br/>Tell the children to look up<br/>And be made whole