You who build these altars now to sacrifice these children, You must not do it anymore. A scheme is not a vision and you never have been tempted,By a demon or a god. You who stand above them now, your hatchets blunt and bloody, You were not there before, When I lay upon a mountain And my father’s hand was trembling with the beauty of the word.  [leonard cohen - story of isaac]

You who build these altars now to sacrifice these children, 
You must not do it anymore. 
A scheme is not a vision and you never have been tempted,
By a demon or a god. 
You who stand above them now, your hatchets blunt and bloody, 
You were not there before, 
When I lay upon a mountain 
And my father’s hand was trembling with the beauty of the word. 

[leonard cohen - story of isaac]

Jan 10 2012