I performed in Godspell in 1990 and from memory the band actually sings this song, not the cast, and it takes place (I think) as the diciples are praying with Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. I think it simply means that the deciples had totally given themselves to following their master to whatever end -- for whatever may be required - hence "we hung up our lives" (even though in one score they write "we hung up our Lyres"). ?? "For our captors there required" - all of these events simply had to be - as they would soon come for Jesus ("captors").
I performed in Godspell in 1990 and from memory the band actually sings this song, not the cast, and it takes place (I think) as the diciples are praying with Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. I think it simply means that the deciples had totally given themselves to following their master to whatever end -- for whatever may be required - hence "we hung up our lives" (even though in one score they write "we hung up our Lyres"). ?? "For our captors there required" - all of these events simply had to be - as they would soon come for Jesus ("captors").