Lift Up The Suffering Symbol Lyrics lyrics

Lift Up The Suffering Symbol by Michael Card

They grew tired of bread form heaven

And of Moses and of God

They longed to live the life of slavery once again

So they muttered and they grumbled

And they whimpered and they whined;

With each faithless word, sank deeper into sin

He took the pen of pain once more

To write upon their hearts

The lesson they had been so slow to learn

But writing in the sand, the fiery serpents came to call

With a holy message and a bite that burned

(Chorus:)

Lift up the suffering symbol

And place it high upon a pole

Tell the children to look up and be made whole

So Moses made a metal snake,

And nailed it to a pole

Sent out the saving word so they would know

That the symbol of their suffering was now the focus of their faith

And with a faithful glance, the healing power would flow

In time the brazen serpent became an idol in the land

And they left the living God to worship clay

When they forgot their suffering

Soon true faith had disappeared

So some idolize a brazen cross today

(Chorus x4)

Tell the children to look up and be made whole