{"id":1142,"date":"2026-05-25T02:30:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T02:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/?page_id=1142"},"modified":"2026-05-25T02:30:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T02:30:22","slug":"song-of-dietrich-bonhoeffer-lyrics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/index.php\/song-of-dietrich-bonhoeffer-lyrics\/","title":{"rendered":"Song of Dietrich Bonhoeffer Lyrics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Faith-Against-Tyranny-The-Cost-of-Conscience-Sonauto.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Faith-Against-Tyranny-Martyr-for-the-Truth-Sonauto.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Cost of Conscience<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Intro]<br>(Mm-hmm)<br>(Oh-oh)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Verse 1]<br>Berlin breathes a cold gray light<br>Deep shadows stretch across the chancel rail<br>Stained glass reflects the rising night<br>He watches brothers stumble and the cowards turn pale<br>Sacred laws face secular demands<br>The pulpits tremble under iron boots<br>God remains within the humble hands<br>While madness tries to poison all the ancient roots<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Pre-Chorus]<br>No silence serves the holy truth<br>The cost is life itself<br>True mercy demands a price<br>Justice calls the brave<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Chorus]<br>Dietrich Bonhoeffer<br>Voice for the broken and the bound<br>Dietrich Bonhoeffer<br>Holy courage finally found<br>Moral anchor in the gale<br>Fidelity will never fail<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Verse 2]<br>Black uniforms demand the soul<br>But conscience knows a higher throne<br>The state desires total control<br>Leaving the righteous standing on their own<br>Barmen light against the lie<br>Confessing faith through every winter wind<br>Prepared to live or prepared to die<br>Where mercy starts and iron laws have sinned<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Pre-Chorus]<br>No silence serves the holy truth<br>The cost is life itself<br>True mercy demands a price<br>Justice calls the brave<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Chorus]<br>Dietrich Bonhoeffer<br>Voice for the broken and the bound<br>Dietrich Bonhoeffer<br>Holy courage finally found<br>Moral anchor in the gale<br>Fidelity will never fail<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Bridge]<br>He walked the line<br>He chose the cell<br>Quiet prayer<br>Fierce resistance<br>Love and justice<br>Dignity for all<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Chorus]<br>Dietrich Bonhoeffer<br>Voice for the broken and the bound<br>Dietrich Bonhoeffer<br>Holy courage finally found<br>Moral anchor in the gale<br>Fidelity will never fail<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Chorus]<br>Dietrich Bonhoeffer<br>Voice for the broken and the bound<br>Dietrich Bonhoeffer<br>Holy courage finally found<br>Moral anchor in the gale<br>Fidelity will never fail<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cost of Conscience [Intro](Mm-hmm)(Oh-oh) [Verse 1]Berlin breathes a cold gray lightDeep shadows stretch across the chancel railStained glass reflects the rising nightHe watches brothers stumble and the cowards turn paleSacred laws face secular demandsThe pulpits tremble under iron bootsGod remains within the humble handsWhile madness tries to poison all the ancient roots [Pre-Chorus]No silence [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1142","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1142"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1142\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1145,"href":"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1142\/revisions\/1145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}