Philippians 2:1-8 - The Crown Left On The Table | Symphonic Black Metal Descent

Philippians 2:1-8 (NIV) "Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he... (Read the full passage at BibleGateway.com)" There is something in us that holds tightly to being right, to protecting our version of the story, to guarding the ground we feel we earned. But Christ, who had every right to hold everything, set it all down without being asked. That same gravity is pulling at you right now, not to erase you, but to free you from the weight of a crown you were never meant to carry. Overwhelming. Cold. Reverent. Shattering. Still. Perfect for processing conflict with someone you love, breaking the grip of pride before it costs you a relationship, sitting with the weight of the incarnation. ---------------------------------------- LYRICS [Intro - full orchestra and choir, 8 bars, then blast beats and tremolo enter] [Verse 1] Before the ages held a name Before the first stone found its frame He dwelt in light no eye could face Co-equal, boundless, filling space And yet the throne room held a choice And silence swallowed every voice The crown was set upon the stone He rose and walked into the dark alone [Pre-Chorus] Not grasping, not holding, not clinging to what was His right He poured Himself out like water into the night [Chorus] The height of heaven bent its knee Not to be served but serving thee The form of God took dust and bone Abandoned every rightful throne Descend, descend, O mortal mind The path goes downward, downward, blind Where roots press deep and light grows cold The cross waits at the end of the road [Instrumental Break - tremolo walls, orchestral swell, choir sustain, no vocals, 16 bars] [Verse 2] A carpenter knelt in the mud and the rain God wrapped in skin, absorbing our shame No dignity claimed, no score to keep He laid His glory down to sleep And we, who carry our crowns in our fists Who count every wrong on a long list Stand before the mirror of His descent And ask ourselves what ambition meant [Pre-Chorus] Not grasping, not holding, not clinging to what was His right He poured Himself out like water into the night [Chorus] The height of heaven bent its knee Not to be served but serving thee The form of God took dust and bone Abandoned every rightful throne Descend, descend, O mortal mind The path goes downward, downward, blind Where roots press deep and light grows cold The cross waits at the end of the road [Bridge] Obedient, obedient, even to death Even the cross, even the last breath The shadow falls across our throne room floor We cannot be what we were before Open the hand, release the claim The Spirit moves through us the same That moved the Son of God toward wood and nails Kenosis is where the old self fails [Chorus] The height of heaven bent its knee Not to be served but serving thee The form of God took dust and bone Abandoned every rightful throne Descend, descend, O mortal mind The path goes downward, downward, blind Where roots press deep and light grows cold The cross waits at the end of the road [Outro - orchestra fades to choir only, blast beats dissolve, strings sustain] The staircase long, the light above grows dim A faint glow waits at every broken rim Let this mind be in you Let this mind be in you The crown left on the table He descended for you ---------------------------------------- STAY CONNECTED Comment "THE CROWN LEFT ON THE TABLE" if you know there is something you need to set down but you keep picking it back up Send this to someone who is in the middle of a hard conversation and needs a reminder that humility is not weakness, it is the way of Christ. Subscribe for daily scripture-based Christian Metal music. ---------------------------------------- TAGS Philippians 2, Philippians 2:1-8, Philippians 2 NIV, kenosis, humility of Christ, Christian metal, symphonic black metal, Christian symphonic metal, Christian black metal, incarnation, self-emptying of Christ, unity in the body of Christ Category: Music Genre: Christian Metal Style: symphonic black metal, full orchestral arrangement, tremolo guitar walls, blast Theme: Kenosis, Humility, Incarnation, Unity Tempo: 168 bpm | Key: B minor