Death and Melchizedek (7:1-28)

The story's told There was a man in days of old A king and priest of Salem's fold Of righteousness and peace A mystery His life and how he came to be His days went on unendingly Much like Christ foretold O come and see How great a man, this ancient priest Whose line we find has never ceased It waits in sleep One day this king Was met by Abram's company Who gave a tenth of everything A blessing he presents And, in one sense The sons of Levi future tense They also gave up ten percent To bless the greater priest O come and see How great a man, this wand'ring King Who from the Father's gifts received A better priest Than Levi's dying dynasty When met with death, the next succeeds To intercede O come! Behold! The King and Priest of Salem's fold Who came and went and yet we're told A priest like him would rise Behold, the Christ Appointed as a priest on high To intercede both day and night He never dies You are a priest forever A priest who will never die According to the ancient order Of a newly awakened line Hail to the Son Hail to the King of Peace The Righteous One Our great high priest You are a priest You are a priest forever Goodbye, earth