The Tree of Knowledge, Death, & Life pt. 1

from This Is Our Story by Godspeed, St. Mark

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This track serves as the opening because it is the beginning of the story. The entire song is track 1 and track 8, bracketing this album. The concept for this song comes from N.T. Wright, who has said that all of history happens between three trees: the tree of knowledge of good and evil, the tree of death on which Jesus died, and the tree of life through which all of creation will be restored in the end.

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In the center of the garden
Tree of knowledge, tree of life
Bore the fruit which, ever tempting
Once we ate it brought much strife
Wisdom, oh what deadly knowledge
Separated us from Thee
Knowledge led to broken family
Needing Love to set us free

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from This Is Our Story, released July 28, 2015
Written by J Robert Eagan
Recorded by Godspeed, St. Mark at Earth/Analog Records
Mastered by Saff Mastering

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