Young man up on the hillside   Teaching new ways   Each word winning them over   Each heart a kindled flame   Old men watch from the outside   Guarding their pray   Threatened by the voice of the paragon   Leading their lambs away, leading them far away      Nobody knew his secret ambition   Nobody knew his claim to fame   He broke the old rules steeped in tradition   He tore the holy veil away   Questioning those in powerful position   Running to those who called his name   But nobody knew his secret ambition   Was to give his life away      His rage shaking the temple, his word to the wise   His hand healing on the seventh day   His love wearing no disguise   Some say death to the radical   He's way out of line   Some say praise be the miracle   God sends a blessed sign   A blessed sign for troubled times      Nobody knew his secret ambition   Nobody knew his claim to fame   He broke the old rules steeped in tradition   He tore the holy veil away   Questioning those in powerful position   Running to those who called his name   But nobody knew his secret ambition   Was to give his life away      Nobody knew his secret ambition   Nobody knew his claim to fame   He broke the old rules steeped in tradition   He tore the holy veil away   Questioning those in powerful position   Running to those who called his name   But nobody knew his secret ambition   Was to give his life away      No, no   No, no   I tell you nobody knew   Until' he gave his life away   No, no