This song has a very Biblical basis but it's Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater's interpretation of Luke 2:25 - 35. Simeon is a man described in those verses as a priest and who saw Mary and Joseph when they brought Jesus to the temple in accordance to the law. He then blessed Mary and Her child.
This song has a very Biblical basis but it's Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater's interpretation of Luke 2:25 - 35. Simeon is a man described in those verses as a priest and who saw Mary and Joseph when they brought Jesus to the temple in accordance to the law. He then blessed Mary and Her child.