Anthem (Intro)
Mic check
We recordin?
Sweet
My faith ain’t just an anthem
Yeah my faith ain’t just an anthem
No—it’s the result of being ransomed
The result of being ransomed by the God-man, son
I’m back after
what—like five whole years? (hello)
Yeah, and seven of
Jesus wiping my tears
And in the last
five I’ve struggled with lots of fears (uh oh)
And made and
lost and strengthened a lot of peers
I’ve had my
heart broken more times than I can count (Noooo)
But I’ve been
repeatedly filled by the Living Fount
My future wife
is still the runaway trout
But that fact
will not make me pout
Cuz my faith’s
in Christ the Savior, son (yep)
And in Him I
know my victory was won (yep)
Cuz if you’re
powerful enough to give light to the sun
Then even the
biggest of my problems can be called: “Done!” (ask me about Him…)
Cuz it’s all by
His work and all by His strength
I still can’t
grasp the height, width, depth, and length (so great)
Of His love—all
His blood left all His veins (yep)
And now the
world and my life He reigns (yep)
So even if the
establishment I’m writing this in says
That business is
unwanted of real marriage promoters
I’ll lovingly disagree
and use their coffee and wifi to trumpet
The truth that
Jesus died and rose—believe it or get punted! (livin in love)
But what you’ll
find within these mp3’s
Is repeated
emphases on the fact that Jesus paid the fee (the gospel)
The one we all
deserve for our sinful deeds
And He paid it
by His death upon that tree (thank You, Jesus)
So lemme just
say that if you’re new to this race
Jesus offers
grace upon grace upon grace upon grace
And even if you
feel like you’re not making enough haste
Don’t let God’s
work through your pace go to waste
The last seven
years—where should I start (so hard)
Many mends to be
made to holes in my heart
Some methods God
has used have taken me off guard (God is good)
But nothing grows
stronger when resistance ain’t hard (Never)
My faith ain’t just an anthem
Yeah my faith ain’t just an anthem
No rather it’s the result of being ransomed
The result of being ransomed by the God-man, son
2 Corinthians
5:7
Yo
Enjoy the rest
of the album
Soli Deo Gloria
Get Crazy
Get Get Get; Get Get Get Crazy
lyrical expositor liL fytr on the mic
so here's what i have to say to you tonight
for a Christian the old is gone; come is the new
that’s 2 Corinthians 5:17 for you
but what does it mean--allow me to explain
Christians are changed--I used to be insane
chased girls, hated God, cussed up a storm
super angry, yelled at parents, addicted to porn
but Christ came in and rearranged my life
and while it’s not perfect or free of strife
it's better now by far--much less selfishness for me
Christ is king; to Him I bow the knee
he died for me--my sin and my death
so I can live for Him brand new and stress
that big sins disappear--smaller ones grow worse
as Jesus throws my old life into a hearse
If you’ve
placed your faith in Christ—Get Crazy
If you’re
growing in holiness—Get Crazy
Throw yo
hands up and–Get Crazy
Get Get
Get; Get Get Get Crazy
Get Get
Get; Get Get Get Crazy
Get Get
Get; Get Get Get Crazy
Throw yo
hands up and–Get Crazy
Get Get
Get; Get Get Get Crazy
My name is liL fytr cuz I live for something greater
Than myself—Yahweh—He has mad love for haters
Of whom I was one—stated
For this reason I can’t be a faker
His grace is amazing—I can’t get past it
So I’ll stand and preach and teach and rap it
Til the day I die, no time to retire
Cuz while Christ intercedes He never gets tired
And I ain’t a cockroach clinging to the dark
I’m flying at the light like a moth in the park
And I know what you think when you see ‘em,
“They’re so crazy—that light is their execution”
In the same way for the Christian loving Christ
People will call us crazy and mock our life
And if we’re really taking up our cross each day
Chasing the Light could cause us to be slain
HOOK
I used to trip when I saw the cops
though I ain't toting rocks and pills ain't being popped
but now if I get locked up its cuz I'm doing something
right
(2 Timothy 3:12) persecution expected for preaching Christ
And I know it’s not gonna make you up and follow
But I must call you out of the sin in which you wallow
Cuz God’s got a cup of wrath from which you must swallow
Unless you repent, take up your cross, and after Christ
follow
Cuz He drained it to the dregs the day He died
Will you trust in Him or say that He lied?
So you can call my raps dwdl-ish
Cuz like his psalms they’re messianic
Christ is the center cuz He is my hope
Not girls, Gandhi, good deeds, or even da pope
We’re lost without Christ—admit your need
For your salvation: with Him and you I plead
HOOK
Call it trap music, but I’m here to help you see
That Jesus died and rose so you could be free
We’re trapped in sin—no one is free
Unless you hear Christ’s voice and respond in belief
Turn from your sin—place your faith in Christ
John 14:6—He’s the way the truth and the life
So call it trap music, but I’m here to help you see
That Jesus died and rose so you could be free
HOOK
Welcome to da Faith
Yo!
Let’s go!
So I see you’ve
placed your faith in Christ
Started
following Him—made Him Lord of your life
You understand
sin—He paid your price
With His life on
that tree—It’s not just nice
It’s quite
amazing grace to behold His face
And run this
race—the Christian life of faith
But grace don’t
end when He died for your sake
No—in fact—grace
is key from day to day
Grace is the key
to overcome sin, to love your wife,
To be patient,
self-controlled, selfless, and wise
And it also is
what keeps you in the path of life
Cuz if you fall
away it’s right to have fright
So ask for grace
for all these things
And Jesus
Christ—Yeshua—the King of Kings
Will be glad to
give them—no attached strings
This is what happens
the day you start believing
Faith in Christ, hatred of sin—wait
And growing sanctification are crucial in this race
Constant belief—God knows your fate
And prayer is very crucial to your faith
Grace for each day, knowing God’s great
And witnessing to others are key parts of faith
Love for brothers (and sisters) and the lost—wait
It’s crazy but worth it—this is our pace
Welcome to da faith—yeah—welcome to da faith
Now that you’re in it here’s some tips for the race
Keep up the pace, yeah, keep up the pace
It’s a hard race—welcome to da faith
You’re my
brother from another mother, man
But we’ve got
the same Father—His name’s I AM
So whether
you’re a new-born or quite old
There’s stuff I
must share that I’ve been told
Reading, prayer,
and love were mentioned above
They’re ways in
which we show God our love
If you want to
love Him more practice meditation
Not yoga, but
stockpiling Scriptural medication
Be transformed
by the renewing of your mind
You know you
need it if your past’s like mine
Be killing sin
or it will be killing you
Ask my man John
Owen if you doubt that truth
Keep your eyes
on Christ as you run this race
Focusing on your
path will take your eyes off grace
Get to know God
like J. I. Packer
And run toward
Him yourself—don’t be a slacker
Pre-hook
HOOK
I almost forgot
that peaceful joy
That makes you
want to shout like a toddler bout his toy
Cuz after a
while it will die away
Unless you
earnestly pray for joy each day
If Christ
remains as beautiful to you each day
As He did that
moment when you were first saved
Sanctification
and the whole race get easier
And joy doesn’t
have to just be a movie teaser
The best way to
beat sin is to love something else more
Thomas
Chalmers—a new affection has expulsive power
Kind of like the
best way to get over a break-up
Is to fall for
someone new—I ain’t a faker
I’m just saying that
it’s a true point
Take hold of
Christ—not another joint
He died for that
sin and His Spirit indwells
1 Corinthians
6:19—your body is a temple
Pre-hook
HOOK
Interlude – Join a Local Body (feat. Pastor Mo Khazaal)
“I
know God calls us to glorify Him, and that means many things. That means right,
true preaching of the Gospel, that means expository preaching of His Word. I
believe this is a dry desert for that. I don’t believe there are a lot of
options. There are some good ones up here, but I believe that’s our role. And
that means all of us to come and serve and use our gifts to be here.
“I’m
not saying you have to come to this church. I want you where God wants you. And
if you’re just stopping by, catching a sermon here, that’s great; praise God!
And you can come all you want. But, if God has called you and this is your
church, then I do want you here, eventually—no rush—you know the first thing I
say in those pre-membership meetings is I try to talk everybody out of
membership. Because it’s a serious—that’s what it is—it’s commitment. And to
become, I try to tell you, ‘Take your time; be sure; listen to the preaching;
make sure you’re on board with it,’ because we—this is commitment. You’re
telling me—you’re linking arms with my flock—and you’re saying, ‘We are yours,
you are ours; care for me in this way, pastors,’ and that means a lot to us. We
take that very seriously.
“And
again, I don’t know what God has planned, but it involves His glory. I believe
it involves getting the Gospel to the ends of the earth eventually, in many
ways. But we are a group of sinners that have had life breathed into our dead
carcasses, and we share that. We come together, we’re different: different
jobs, different people, different desires, different passions, but we come
together with the unifying goal of glorifying the Lord, of bearing with one
another in love and peace as we’re told in Ephesians 4. And I’ll tell you, if
this is your church, if this is where He is calling you to, then I do want you
here, I want you to call this place home, I want you to settle in, plant those
roots, because God has something big planned here.”[1]
L.I.L.F.Y.T.R., pt. 2
In
John 13:35, Jesus says, “By this all people will know that you are My
disciples, if you have love for one another.” Which brings up a deep and heavy
reflection question. “Can people look at your life and say, ‘That person must
be a Christian, because they are so selflessly loving’?” If not, you need to
check yourself.
I sit down with
this pen and this pad and I rap and I write
To tell others
about the light
And I preach and
I lead just pointing to Christ
Cuz with Him is
abundantly abundant life
Not a bunch of
rules to follow or die
Which is why I
decided to update this rhyme
Cuz for the
Christ-follower with Him he’s been crucified
So he’s dead to
the law and dead to sin’s slime
The plan is for
us to love the Lord
With all our
hearts and sharpen our swords
The Bible—the
way we can learn from Him
Cuz to truly
love Him is to truly hate sin
Live in
love—towards God and man
Find your true
reward—in His presence stand
Love Him with
all your heart, soul, mind, and strength
And love other
people to any length
Jesus’ love for
us took Him to the cross
Follow Him and
die daily; it’s not a loss
Jesus’ love for
us took Him to the cross
Follow Him and
die daily; it’s not a loss
My name is liL
fytr, and yes it’s an acronym
Because Jesus
has saved me from sin
I must live in
love towards God and man
And preach that
truth so you also can
Preach that
truth so that others can
Live in love towards
God and man
Cuz if Jesus has
saved you from sin
You must live in
love; it’s truly rewardin’
I stand up in
this booth and spit out the truth
That Jesus died
and rose—I have the proof
Solving
mysteries and proclaiming truth—like a sleuth
Preaching that
Jesus died and rose as King of the Jews
And since that
was God’s love for me—He died on the tree
It’s totally
true that we must see
That cuz Jesus
loved me—we must love Him
With all our
beings—not just at a whim
He died for my
sin—He died for your sin
It should make
you grim—not smirk and grin
Then joyfully
praise and worship Him
And live your
life to solely glorify Him—not dim
Live in love—don’t
you see
This I know:
Jesus loves me
And since He
loves me I must love Christ
Cuz He’s the one
who gave me life
And for that
reason I’ll forsake it all
And when I fall
I’ll listen for His call
For that reason
forsake it all
And when you
fall listen for His call!
HOOK
I walk in love
with these rhymes and body of mine
Meaning I live
in light of the fact that He paid my fine
And He pleads
with me to let my light shine
By loving Him
with my heart, strength, soul, and mind
And if I truly
do that, I’ll truly love you
Cuz He’s my Father—you’re
family too
It’s true—not
new—1 John 4:20
And as far as
love—He showed there’s never plenty
We give up our
lives for our brothers-in-Christ
And sisters too--it’s
more than just nice
Christ told
truth--even harsh—but sacrificed
So I as your brother
must lay down my rights
And proclaim the
truth of Jesus found in the Scriptures
He was crucified
for our sins fulfilling Yom Kippur
So I’ll die to
myself and sacrifice for you
Each and every
day—call me out if not true
As long as the
sun shines I’m called to love you
Cuz if Jesus
loves us, I must love you too
If Jesus loves
me, I must love you too
If Jesus loves
you, go love others too!
HOOK
“I
hold to this statement: ‘The whole point of the Bible is love. Each of the 66
books in our canon emphasizes a different aspect, but they all describe and
promote love.’[2]
As such, I hold that the gospel of God’s love for sinful man can be expressed
clearly from each passage . . . and I hold that the personal application of
every passage should have something to do with love . . . as well.”[3]
HOOK
Interlude – Living in Love Explained (feat. Pastor Josh
Ritchie)
“Now,
I hope and I pray that you see what John is talking about in this. As an
apostle of Christ, he doesn’t want Christians to fear that they’re going to be
condemned on Judgment Day. And so to assure them of their union with Christ, he
explains what the Spirit does in God’s
people, and why God’s Spirit does this work of love in us. God’s indwelling
Spirit perfects love in us, so that we may have confidence in the day of
judgment.
“So
one of the reasons that God perfects love in us is so that we can—and we talked
about this last week—one of the reasons that God perfects His love in us is so
that we can continue to experience His love in action. God wants to keep loving
on us, and He is, and He does so through other believers. The cross wasn’t the
stopping place for God’s love for us. The church is where God further dishes
out His love to us through its members that are indwelled by the Spirit, who is
love. This is one reason God perfects love in us, to further love on others, so
that they may experience God in that way.
“Another
reason—as we just read in the text—that John states why this love is perfected
is so that we may have confidence on the day of judgment. Not fear. That word
confidence means ‘boldness, assurance, no fear.’ It’s what we should have when
God’s love is perfected in us. And so, as He is, as God is love, so also are we
in this world. And as He is in us, and He lives in us, so shall we be with one
another. Loving. Our union with God by the Spirit must necessarily have this
effect on us.”[4]
Who I Am (is)
Bring in the
snare
Turn it up in my
headphones
Sweet, sounds
good
Yo
I’m the tall
skinny white guy with his pants sagged down
And his hat
flipped up and I really don’t care
What you wanna
say about me cuz it ain’t about me
It’s all about
God—
One, two, on the
mic—check it out, man
I’m talking bout
Yahweh, Creator, I AM,
Provider,
Sustainer, Holy, and Great
He knows
everything about everyone’s fate
He created the
world in six—He’s sitting up in heaven
He rested day
seven—then Adam met a serpent
Later He sent
manna—Israel ate bread without leaven
Forty years
later He brought them into a type of heaven
When the people
rebelled He let them get caught
They fought
lots—even boiled children in pots
But God never
left ‘em—He told ‘em it would happen
Cryin’, not
laughin’—He sent prophets kinda rappin
Tellin’ the
people to trust God so that He could provide
Like He had in
the wilderness for 600 grand besides
All the women
and the children that He cared for too
Then He sent
Jesus the Messiah for them and for you
I know I’m white and I rap
But this is who I AM is (not about me)
I know my pants may sag
But this is who I AM is (not me)
I know I spit the truth
But this is who I AM is (again, not me)
Yahweh, Creator, Omniscient, Holy,
I AM is my God and this is who I AM is
Give Him the
glory—He’s holy, holy, holy
He’s an all good
judge—no, He ain’t a bully
He’s loving and
kind—did you hear what I said?
Jesus came to
earth, lived, was dead
Then rose again,
defeated Satan, He’s coming again
To judge the
world in righteousness—how do you look?
Cuz God will
check to see if your name’s in the book
His holy wrath
will empty—earth will be shook
Look—it’ll find
you in any nook, cranny, or crevice
Not even Elvis
can hide from this
Cuz God gave you
a chance when He sent Jesus
So trust Him for
salvation, right now, today
Cuz God’s wrath
isn’t something you should play
Around with—it’s
serious—like the Joker
On judgment day,
non-believers will want super soakers
To extinguish
flames—it’ll fail like a bad hand of poker
HOOK
I’ve mentioned
Jesus and warned of the consequence
But let me tell
you about Yahweh’s greatest gift
He’s holy and
wrathful against sin—that’s not all
He’s also Love,
Provider, and He sustains the called
Ever since the
fall He’s promised Jesus Christ
Genesis 3:15
tells of His birth and the end of Satan’s life
Christ came to
earth for 33 years
Lived a perfect
life—even shed tears
He Healed people
of diseases—raised people from the dead
Then went to the
cross where all His blood was shed
So we could be
clean—like pearly whites
If you just
believe that and follow Him with your life
The craziest
part of the whole story
Is that Jesus is
Yahweh—on earth minus glory
In heaven He’ll
have it—you’ll bow the knee
Either in fear
or in love, which in time we will see
HOOK
Garden
Jesus
said in John 15:1-2, “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vineyard
keeper. Every branch in Me that does not produce fruit He removes, and He
prunes every branch that produces fruit so that it will produce more fruit.”
I feel like
praying
God, I wanna be
a garden for You
You know it’s
true—help me produce fruit
It’s all by Your
grace along with Your truth
I wanna be good
soil—daily made new
By Your living water—John
15:2
Not the first
half, but by all means prune
Destroy the
weeds that try to choke the life
Cuz God You’re
the focus of my eyes
Not cars, women,
money, or even Your skies
They’re gifts,
You’re the Giver—position them right
Keep me focused
on the Light—1 John 1:7
That’s You,
God—You’re up in heaven
Keep flashlights
away—the things so temptin
Wanting to
replace You as Lord of my life
You’re my
Creator, Savior, and Sustainer too
John 15:5—I can
do zilch apart from You
I wanna be a garden for You, God
Don’t let me become a fraud
Every day in You I’ll plod
Please just make me like fertile sod
I wanna be a garden for You, God
Please make me like fertile sod
I wanna be a garden for You, God
Please don’t let me become a fraud
More on the
garden—lots of stuff to be said
In Luke 8, verse
6-13, the rocky ground is dead
Nothing can grow
because it can’t be fed
And here’s a
comment I got from a friend
“Your heart’s a
diamond—it can’t get broken”
Hardly true
about girls, but I’ll admit that truth was spoken
It’s convictin
because when I sin I stop focusin
On Christ and my
heart excuses micro-sinnin
Not jokin—it’s
true, God I need truth
Plow up my heart
so I can grow closer to You
It’s my urgent
request—nothing is new
Except I see my
hardness of heart as sin against You
No life can come
out of rocks or stones
And God, You
alone can cause me to groan
And weep every
time I sin against You—You alone
If I’m gonna
grow I need my heart totally blown apart
HOOK
God, keep me
planted by Your living streams
So that when I
meet the woman of my dreams
I can know that
she’s planted right next to me
And together we
can live guilt free
Since nothing
can grow without water or light
I ask that I can
stay in the light
Stay in the
light—His name is Jesus Christ
Again, centered
on Him, keep my sight
Back to the
wife, I pray that together we raise
Children who are
filled with awe at Your name
Let them know
true fear—so they can have none
Cuz love for the
Son frees me up when I come
To His throne of
grace in time of need
Help my children
learn this fruitful deed
Cuz if my wife
and I are planted by Your living stream
Our children
most likely won’t fall far from that tree
HOOK
HOOK
And Lord, that’s
my prayer
Help me to
produce fruit for You
And help me to
never become worthless or disqualified
Amen
Role Models
Paul
told Timothy the following in 2 Timothy 2:1-2, “You, therefore, my child, be
strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And what you have heard from
me in the presence of many witnesses, commit to faithful men who will be able
to teach others also.”
Many
men have poured into me like this in the past couple years since I’ve been
saved. I pray that I would be faithful with what they gave me.
Christ Jesus in
heaven—You’re number one
Your life shines
brighter than the sun
Against sin You
won and You are my Lord
Grace upon grace
upon grace You pour
Out on me and I
love You for sure
All I want is to
love You more
I hate my sin
cuz it put You on that tree
And I love You
cuz You let it put You there for me
Thank You for
Your example of life
Being a
servant—choosing to die
Helping those in
need—not solely in salvation
Matthew, Mark,
Luke, and John lay out the sum
Of part of Your
deeds—John 21:25
I can’t wait to
live forever with You when I die
There’s so much
more to say, but let this suffice
You’re my first
role model—on which the rest base life
Role Models are great if you aspire to lead
Without a few for me—here I wouldn’t be
So this song is a “thank you” to those men
Who have been instrumental in my developin
Thank you very much from the depths of my heart
My appreciation for you all is off the charts
God put it in your heart to do and to say
And now today, “thanks” is all I have to say
Next, to my
first mentor after salvation
Who first got me
interested in evangelism
You have no idea
how much you mean to me
I really hope
this song will help you to see
Thank you for
all the discipling nights
For the first
year and a half of my life
Thanks for being
Biblical, but at the same time
Easygoing,
Christ-like, chill, and kind
Now to my pastor
who’s consistently available
The first time
we met was 2011 April Fools
Bible study at
your house when I first laid eyes
On your amazing
devotion to Jesus Christ
Thank you for your
expository preachin
On Matthew and
other similar teachin
If the second
mouse is the one who gets the cheese
It’s cuz pastors
like you sacrifice for those like me
That’s also for
my other pastor true
Who also teaches
school and is an army chaplain too
How do you
balance it all—I try with less
And consistently
feel like I’ve digressed
But thank you
for all your preachin
Leadin and finding
time for meetin
You’re an
example I want to emulate
As you preach on
the life of Paul who followed the Way
HOOK
Next to my dad
who with my mom raised me
And helped show
me the way to be godly
By being an
example of a godly man
Who turns to
Christ when he knows he’s done bad
I want to thank
you for your example
And I’m deeply
sorry for all the times I’ve trampled
Over the advice
that you had to give
Thanks for still
always being willing to forgive
Now to the guy
I’ve known since age five
We grew up
together as heathens apart from Christ
But when you got
saved I noticed a change
And when you
told me about it I felt strange
Thanks for the
invite to your new church
Four years ago
when I based salvation on works
Like the card
said: “I’ll always be on your side”
I thank you for
spiritually being on mine
And now to the
man who led me since third grade
I thank you for
the difference that you made
Even though I
wasn’t saved until age eighteen
Your advice was
remembered and is still seen
Thank you for
being like a second dad
Even in times
that I acted really bad
You helped me
reconcile with my pops
By giving me
advice I still haven’t dropped
HOOK
I can’t stop
yet—there’s more people to name
Popular ones who
follow Christ the same
Shai Linne—your
song “Expository Preachin”
Is what called
me to pursue full time pastorin
Lecrae—your
songs and lyrics inspire me
To keep writing
‘em for none but God’s glory
Trip Lee—you are
young and unashamed
And training for
pastoring, same as my aim
John Piper—you
have a desire for joy in God
That I strive
for too in my temporary bod
John
MacArthur—your commentaries and preaching
Are what inspire
me to pursue a Masters Degree
Paul Washer—your
boldness for the unadulterated gospel
And love for the
lost are incomparably colossal
Ray Comfort—you
evangelize the way of the master
And that method
is useful and sticks like plaster
HOOK
Accountability partners
and other mentors
You know who you
are
I want you to
know that you mean a lot and have a place in here too
Praying for you
all
Grace and peace
Fear Is
The Bible talks a
lot about wisdom
Proverbs 1:7 says,
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom”
There’s a lot of
other verses that talk about what the fear of the LORD does too
So I figured I’d do
an explanation of it in lyric
Yo
Do you remember what
I said previously?
God is Yahweh,
creator, omniscient, and holy
He’s self
sufficient—He needs nothing
I AM—not I need—not
do this for Me please
He’s creator—He made
everything (Meow)
Each grain of
sand—each hair on your head—see
Each star in the
sky—each kernel of wheat
Each beautiful
mountain and each glorious tree
He’s omniscient—He
knows everything
He created it so He
must—but still let’s see
The fact that He
knows who you are—all your deeds
And what you need
long before you can even see
Which takes us to
the truth that He is holy
He hates sin—He
doesn’t take it lightly
But we all have sin—is
there hope for humanity?
Yes, cuz He gives
wisdom to all who fear Him truly
Fear is the beginning of wisdom
Proverbs 1:7—do you have wisdom?
If you do, you’re a child of God
If not, fear is right—are you a fraud?
Fear is holy respect for God
It’s not just a casual nod
“Oh yeah, I believe in God”
James 2:19 proves that that’s a fraud
Fear is the
beginning of wisdom
You’re a fool if you
think that this is dumb
Wisdom is from God;
He gives it where He will
Like
salvation—Proverbs 2:6—doubting still?
This is why fear is
holy respect for God
If we don’t accept
Him correctly He could call us a fraud
So lets be humble in
our dealings and read His word
And heed the truths
that we have heard
Fear is holy respect
for God
Wisdom gained
through study at home and abroad
But if your wisdom
just puffs you up with pride
Allow me to pop you
with this knife from the Source of Life
(Proverbs 16:18) “Pride
goes before destruction; and an arrogant spirit before a fall
If you hear His
voice don’t flee His call
Jesus was wisdom
incarnate but never wielded it hurtfully
Wisdom should cause
you to love others better ultimately
HOOK
Christianity ain't just
a claim or a prayer
It's where you compare
yourself to Christ who is fair
In judging all deeds,
growing all trees and care
For your needs—if on
that day you’re scared
I'm sharing right now
so you don't have to be
All you have to do is
just repent and believe
And compare yourself
to Christ who's holy holy holy
If you see you don't
compare you're in good company
MacArthur, Piper, Washer,
Luther, Henry
Spurgeon, Chandler, Calvin,
Owen, and me
All understand that works
can't save
But your claim that you
prayed a prayer of faith
Doesn't mean jack—the
demons can say
More truth about God
than we ever will
But will still go to
hell where they'll be eternally killed
So trust Christ for life—it's
what God wants for you still
HOOK
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of
knowledge.
The fear of the LORD is to hate evil.
The fear of the LORD prolongs life.
The fear of the LORD is living water.
The fear of the LORD is taught by wisdom.
The fear of the LORD leads to life.
The fear of the LORD results from humility.
The fear of the LORD is pure.
(Learn it! Love it! Live it!)
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What to Do (feat. Pastor Mo Khazaal)
2
Corinthians 5:18 and 20 say, “Now everything is from God, who reconciled us to
Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation. Therefore,
we are ambassadors for Christ, certain that God is appealing through us. We
plead on Christ’s behalf, ‘Be reconciled to God.’”
What to do, what to do
For those who think that they know You
There’s a million possible things that we can try
But only Christ can save their life
What to do, what to do
For those who truly don’t know You
There’s a million possible things that we can try
But only the gospel can change their life
Sitting down at college thinking through thoughts
And my mind wanders to those who are lost
Acts 18:10—You have many people here
But I fear most don’t yet grasp the cost
That Christ paid on the cross when He died
AD 30—so long ago—but still relevant tonight
And for all who are enrolled—I sigh
When I think they might not know You—I cry
Cuz there’s nothing greater than knowing Christ
It’s why He’s called the way, the truth, the life
Start a revival, God I pray
May I say this desire’s greater than meeting my wife
There’s strife in my heart cuz Your name’s not known
Why so many emphasize foreign nations I don’t know
Cuz even the church in the USA has grown cold
Please break hearts of stone and lead them to Your throne
HOOK
What to do—here’s one thing
Start to pray without ceasing
That the lost would meet the king
Be adopted as sons and with joy sing
Prayer cannot be overlooked by us
The early church left us in the dust
Acts 1:14—what is up?
Pray, pray, pray; it’s a must!
What to do—here’s some things
Start by living to please the king
And like John 13:35 start loving
Not lusting—no fornicating—just live holy
So when they hear: “be holy as He is holy”
They won’t say we’re full of hypocrisy
The gospel should daily pour through our speech
And our life should match exactly what we preach
HOOK
Maybe you’re listening and you know it’s you
And that these words are true
Just know that Christ loves you
Believe that He died for you too
And one day you will be with Him
Thanking Him for all He’s done
Right now, today, place your faith in Christ
Trust Christ, trust Christ with your life
Or maybe you’re listening and you share my desire
That the lost be snatched from the fire
Pray fervently until you perspire
That they’d be saved from their mire
Sin and death hold them down
And right now we’re the ones on solid ground
Right now, today, pray for their souls
And live each day trusting Him with yours
And then go out and share the news
That Jesus died and rose—He’s King of the Jews
They’re a sinner who needs Him too
Belief is required—implore them to!
Belief is required—implore them to
Belief is required—implore them to
They’re a sinner who needs Him too
Belief is required—implore them to
Believe!
“Shame on me if an unbeliever comes
to one of my sermons and the gospel is not clearly presented, and that I am not
pleading with him to turn from his sin.”[5]
Ammunition
This
song is creatively arranged in memory of Ethan Cutuli.
Incoming!
Incoming! Incoming!
Enemy
firepower!
It’s
too strong! It’s too strong! Get me out of here! Get me out of here!
This life is a
warzone; you’d better believe
And if you don’t
stay strapped right you’ll end up deceased
So take up your
ammo it’s found in God’s Word
And with the
armor of God your loins also gird
So you can stand
strong against Satan’s strikes
Because you’re
relying on God’s perfect might
His Word’s as
powerful as a sword with two edges
Or a machine gun
unloading clips—not farfetched
The Bible is my weapon; the gospel is my ammo
so don't get it twisted when the mag unloads
cuz i've got a magazine of bullets locked in my head
to knock the devil's lies down dead
“Why you preachin’ gospel, you know it makes ‘em
hostile
Just look at the life of Paul the apostle
Switch up your style—help them to see
That the world’s got some good philosophies”
To most it’ll
sound like, “How can this hurt?”
But that’s how
Satan first brought a curse
Eating a fruit
not seen as that big a deal
But Satan’s
philosophy results in bitten heels
And his
philosophy is behind all other kinds
Materialism, Darwinism,
Marxism,
Chauvinism,
Feminism, Mysticism, Skepticism,
Scientism,
Relativism, Racism—from the start of time
Call him the
death star cuz he’s deceived all by these lies
It’s why Paul
says philosophy should capture for Christ
For the
Christian Christ is the point of all
Colossians
2:8—all else is deceitful and wrong
So be careful
little ears about what you hear
Cuz you are what
you eat—of lies steer clear
Fix your eyes on
Christ as the point of your study
And refuse
anything that makes Him appear muddy
HOOK
“Whatever dude, here’s a thought
Despite the fact that you claim you’re bought
You gotta do good and get rid of all your sin
Unless you’re perfect, to heaven you ain’t getting
in
And here we have
a kernel of truth
But at the same
time the lie is just HUGE
Satan is the
master at twistin the Scripture
(Matthew) 4:5-6 for
the Hipster spells disaster
Perfection IS required to be in His presence
But eternal life
is grace—gift—a present
And if we take a
close look at Galatians we’ll see
That Paul wants us
to be clear—not in any way deceived
If we follow law
we’ve fallen from grace
And it’s up to
us to hold our place
Cuz Jesus became
a curse for us
And His life is
what makes us righteous
For that reason
stand firm—resist the yoke
Of slavery that will
just leave you choked
Instead walk in
love and truly fulfill the Law
Christ did first
and His Spirit enables us all
HOOK
“You’re a fighter it’s true so here’s what I’ll do
I’ll change up my ammo so escape is a NO
Look at your life—see, no one loves you
Even God’s fake—you can’t escape these arrows”
Uh-oh (pause)
Ow, ow, ow, ow (I need a medic!)
A couple there
hit their mark—now
Ima have to
switch up my weaponry
Cuz I need
something stronger to extinguish these
Call me Bibleman
cuz I wield a sword of light
And with it I’ll
put the Devil to flight
Romans 5:8
proves I’m loved by God
(1 John) 3:16 shows
others’ love as real or fraud
(Romans)
8:31—when God says that He is FOR me
He doesn’t then
proceed to up and leave
Hebrews 13:5—He
never leaves or forsakes me
The cross is
proof—I’m not a bigger difficulty
So ima live 1
Corinthians 10:31
By the Spirit,
for the Father, through the Son
And He’ll give
me strength to resist Satan’s lies
And with that
I’ll stop—disengage light—but not the fight
HOOK
Memorize
Scripture! You’ll be outflanked, outgunned, and outmatched; overrun and
defeated if you don’t. Satan is looking for someone to devour, and if you’re
not daily working out in the Word, you’re fattening up due to laziness and what
does a lion like more than a plump sheep? (Pause) Fight by keeping your sword
sharp and your weapon loaded.
HOOK[6]
We’re
all clear
We’re
coming home
Incoming!
He’s
fleeing
Enemy
forces are in full retreat
Get Out!
2 Timothy 2:22-26
I’ve come to my senses
And it’s time to be free from the Devil’s trap
So here we go
Yo
Get out of my
life—get out of my mind
You’re so full
of lies—so here is this rhyme
Get out of my
life—get out of my mind
You I must
fight—through the power of Christ
Christ I need
You to empower me this day
Cuz Satan is
very devious in his ways
On earth he’s
allowed a deal of power
Roaming around
for someone to devour
And I as a sheep
am an easy meal
Unless You
protect me by the power You wield
Jude says a lone
angel can’t defeat Satan
So who am I to
try to beat him?
But in me the Spirit
of holiness dwells
The One from the
Father and You as well
So I’ve been
granted power through Your name
To overcome the
one who over this present world reigns
And by Your
strength I can resist him now
And trust Your
truths and ignore his doubts
And walk in
victory—this word is true
Satan, you’re
done—Yahweh rebuke you
HOOK
Jesus help me to
take captive all of my thoughts
So I don't hear
the lies that Satan plots
Like here's a
huge one: "you're not worthy
To preach or
date--your mistakes make you dirty"
It's true I'm
dirty but Your blood is clean
And You pinned
my sins onto You upon that tree
So help me now
to meditate on truth
Cuz the lies are
starting to overwhelm this youth
But the truth is
Satan wants to keep me from good
Cuz his ultimate
desire is that the world look hood
Take out the
neighbors and there's no one to love
Make me focus on
myself and I cry like a dove
So God put my
eyes on the needs of others
And don't let me
by the lies get smothered
So with this
strategy the following's true
Satan, you’re
done—Yahweh rebuke you
HOOK
Jesus, I need Your
peace to fill my heart
Cuz otherwise
I'm frozen and obedience can't start
I mentioned
before that Satan says I'm not worthy to date
And that's
important cuz there was this girl who was great
Who also
happened to be my girlfriend
So she was the
object of the dates and hopefully the end
But Satan starts
attackin' (depression) and my faith was slackin'
And that is why
this guy here is rappin'
Cuz I need to
trust You more each day
And ignore the
lies the enemy sprays
Cuz his lies don’t
just affect me
Cuz when I get down
it passes on to others, see
She deserved better;
not necessarily than me
But definitely
than fearful cowering knees
That grew distant
and silent when doubts set in
And my only hope
is You--I'm bettin' (trustin')
And even though
we didn’t work out long-term
That fact does
not need to make me squirm
Cuz regardless
You led me this far and You're God
And if I learn
to love You and others through all this--I'll plod
In faith each
day and trust in You
Cuz Jesus, apart
from You I'm stinkin in a tomb
So send the
devil a message: just a word or two
Satan, you’re
done—Yahweh rebuke you
HOOK
Help me Jesus
Lord Messiah, You’re my only hope!
Do I have
anywhere else to turn—my answer: nope!
Apart from You
in the darkness I grope
Apart from You
my life is vanity like smoke
Apart from You
I’m open to Satan’s pokes
And with You I
know that there is hope
You will never
ever ever let me go
And Your power
is the greatest—this I know!
HOOK
Interlude – Pursue Purity (feat. Pastor Stephen
Feinstein)
“We need to reclaim
purity in the church and in our homes both for the sake of our Lord and for the
witness of the church. This kind of sin has damaged so many Christian
marriages, it’s messed up so many kids and families, and it’s the one—probably
above most—that’s destroyed the church’s reputation. It’s time we be rid of it.
We already have all that we need in Christ to be rid of it. I’m gonna read 2
Peter chapter 1 verse 3. Peter starts off with an amazing truth. He says, ‘His
divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness,
through the knowledge of Him who called us to His own glory and excellence.’ If
you’re a Christian, you’ve been given divine power that pertains to life and
godliness. We’re being called to stay away from this stuff because—in the name
of godliness—you’ve been given all that you need to do that. No Christian could
ever say, ‘Hey, I just couldn’t get out of this; I didn’t have the resources.’
No, you’ve been given divine power. Okay, so there’s no reason for us ever to fall
into this. It is my prayer that we all flee from sexual immorality, and we have
all the reasons we need, so may God write them on our heart.”[7]
Tearing Down the Walls
Paul
wrote in Romans 8:12 and 13, “So then, brothers, we are not obligated to the
flesh to live according to the flesh, for if you live according to the flesh,
you are going to die. But if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the
body, you will live.”
I’m speaking on
addictions for the next four minutes
And I ain’t
gonna quit til you know how to be finished
Cuz addictions
are serious, they are sins, call me dimwit
But I’m here
confronting facts and the truth won’t be diminished
I’ll be open and
honest these four minutes
Cuz I have
struggles too, I won’t try to hide it
Twenty-first
birthday—“here’s some alcohol, try it”
I turned it down
easy cuz that isn’t why I’m in this clinic
I want to quit
but I feel like I can’t
One second I’m
fighting strong—next I’m ransacked
You promised I
won’t be tempted beyond what I can take
But I can’t flee
from thoughts—am I fake?
Cuz sin is dead
if in You I’m alive
But it don’t
feel dead—desire builds up inside
Until it comes
out in action physically
Is it just me or
does this go historically?
1 Cor. 6:9 says
that I can’t get to heaven
If I continue
this life of lustful rebellion
And that’s my
biggest fear cuz I want to see You
Matthew 5:8—I
don’t feel pure—I feel eww
Three years of trying
to be sexually pure
And I still feel
infinitely far from the cure
I can preach all
day, teach me some respect
But God, I need
help myself for respectin’ sex
Our weapons ain’t carnal—no they ain’t
Our weapons ain’t carnal—no they ain’t
Christ gives
strength to habits break
Christ gives
strength to habits break
So with His help
let’s tear down walls!
Tear down
walls—tear down walls
Tear, tear,
tear, yeah—tear down walls
Tearin down the
walls until they fall!
If I’m to tear
down any sinful walls
Romans 12:2 says
it starts in my mental halls
Be transformed
by the renewing of your mind
The key there is
“by”—it’s how to win the fight
It begs “how”
and the answer is changing thoughts
Rather than
focusing on sin picture Christ on the cross
If a doctor
shows me a wound, ima focus on him
For the cure—and
not my pseudo-healing whims
Colossians 3:1
says to think of what’s above
Such things as
Christ and God’s infinite love
Christ is a
fighter in Revelation 19
If I go to Him
in prayer in time of need
2 Corinthians
10:3-5 says He’ll destroy the walls
Like the battle of
Jericho—God made them fall
So like Paul in
Romans 7—I focus on myself
Wretched man I
am—when I need Christ’s help
HOOK
It’s been a week
since I wrote verse 2
And let me just
elaborate on its truth
Romans 7
throughout time’s been used and abused
“Sin is inevitable,
so why not excuse it?”
Or taking it to
be a non-Christian’s view
When in reality
it’s a believer for sure
The problem is
though—either way you go
That if all you
say is “wretched man I am,” bro
You’re missing
the main point—Christ has come
It’s why Paul
then says, “thanks be to the Son”
“There’s no
condemnation in Christ”—Romans 8:1
But legalism is
what will leave you feeling numb
And just like
the Israelites in Joshua 6
Walls don’t fall
down in one day—they stick
Until you’ve
circled them and trusted God
And cried out
for freedom from this dying bod
HOOK
Pull em, rip em, knock em down!
Batter em, blast em, tear them down!
Get the enemy out of your town
The one known as Heartland—under flesh
gown
HOOK
No Fear
Uh oh
What’s going on?
Lord, where’d
you go; why’s it so dark?
This absence is
too demanding on my heart
My God, my God,
why have You forsaken me?
That’s the same
phrase You cried from the tree
My bones are
falling apart; there’s no health within
Please just show
me if it is due to some sin
Cuz this
pressure is too much for me to bear
You told me on
You to cast my cares
But I just don’t
know where I should start
To my cares
there’s like 10 million parts
Pouring over my
head like a waterfall
I’ve already
confessed like an altar call
But I keep doing
it when I see I need to
But where did
You run off to?
Come back, come
back; help me to see
Your love, Your
truth, Your grace for me
Fear is holy
respect for God
But cuz of
Christ I have no fear
I can question,
plead, and pray knowing He hears
And at His
throne I can even shed tears
I will approach
Him with no fear
Cuz I know
Christ intercedes and hears
No fear, no
fear, though God I still fear
I can approach
His throne with NO FEAR
Since this life
is tough and lived by faith
It’s 100% reason
to remember to pray
And since
Christ’s invited us to His throne of grace
We can trust
that we’ll behold His face
When on our
knees we pray fervently
Meditating
steadily on the truth that we see
When I draw near
to God, He’ll draw near to me
That’s one truth
from James 4:8—see
Jesus is our
perfect High Priest (Hebrews, man!)
And it’s cuz of
His life that Him we can seek
He went through
everything we go through daily
And for that
reason He can dispense peace
So whether we’re
doubting, scared, tired, or tempted
We must trust
Him that we’re not exempted
And like Hebrews
4:16 seek Him by faith
In prayer,
boldly kneeling at His throne of grace
HOOK
When we first
experience God a holy fear is expected
If it ain’t
there you should question your election
Cuz God’s holy
nature to our sin should make us duck
Like an ant
meeting a fully loaded semi-truck
Fear’s the right
response; but God’s grace is a must
He sent Christ
to live and die and rise even for our lust
1 John 2:15; He
was tempted in these ways too
Matthew 11:28;
He wants to help you
He’s gentle and
humble; loving kind and patient
He came to carry
the sin of the nations
Cuz God so loved
the world—seeing all damned
Eternally wasn’t
the end goal of His plan
In His perfect
plan He wanted you to come to Him
With no fear,
trusting Him with life, especially sin
Fear keeps us
away and prevents forgiveness
He bids us
boldly come to Him for strength after soreness
HOOK
St. Bernard said, and it’s my prayer too, “Draw me,
however unwilling, to make me willing; draw me, slow-footed, to make me run.”[8]
And that’s the goal—run the race with perseverance.
We must come to the throne of grace in prayer to be
enabled to run!
Let’s go!
Trippin'
You ever been
walking and you trip…over your own feet?
I do it all the
time.
Think about
this…
Yo
I’m trippin on my flesh—Trippin, trippin on my flesh
I’m trippin on my flesh—Trippin, trippin on my flesh
I’m trippin on my flesh—Trippin, trippin on my flesh
God help me out of this mess
I’m trippin on my flesh—Trippin, trippin on my flesh
I’m trippin on my flesh—Trippin, trippin on my flesh
I’m trippin on my flesh—Trippin, trippin on my flesh
I’m sick of trippin on my flesh
I wanna be a
garden for You, God
But right now I
feel like such a fraud
Cuz I was
warring against my bod
But I must’ve
started to nod (to sleep)
Cuz I sinned
again—I feel so unclean
Is there even
any hope for me?
Romans 7 shows
me it’s normal—see
And First John 1
says to confess to be free
I’ve confessed
to everyone but I still feel stuck
I’m waiting to
be washed clean of this muck
Cleanse me from
unrighteousness, please
I’m sick and
tired of drowning in its sea
But
hey—sometimes I trip over my own feet
And if I do that
I’ll trip on my flesh daily
Cuz my flesh is
naturally set against me
Ever since Your
Spirit took up residence in me
HOOK
That ain’t all
though—no it ain’t
Let me show you
scripture—a picture ima paint
The world’s
greatest trip-out happened 30 AD
When Christ
cried out, “My God, why have You forsaken me?”
You see, Christ
is God—ruler of the Earth
He came
splitting time with a virgin birth
He grew up
perfect—no need to die
But Jesus knew
what was coming that night
He prayed
sweating blood—trippin
He was whipped
skinless—trippin
He carried his
cross uphill—trippin
He was trippin,
trippin, trippin—then emotional whippin
Jews cheering,
“save yourself if you are God.”
Spitting on His
bloody bod—He swallowed all the wrath of
God
But He was in
control the whole time
Because He died
but three days later He’d rise
Showing that He
had defeated death and sin
So that the next
time I fail and give in
I have no
excuse—His Spirit’s within
And I can murder
every small bit of my sin
So even though I
trip over my own feet
And I have the
potential to trip on my flesh daily
I don’t have an
excuse for any sinning
Ever since Your
Spirit took up residence in me
HOOK
What Did You See?
Yo
Just so you’re
aware
This song’s kind
of heavy
But anyways
Soli Deo Gloria
(Life) here
today and gone the next
But full of joy,
anger, love, hate, stress
Can leave ya
vexed; sometimes a car wreck
Is all God needs
to cause a needed gut-check
Like, I didn’t
even really know the guy
We grew up in
youth together but now he’s died
I sighed; I
don’t know why I want to cry
But his life was
gone in the blink of an eye
And as I scroll
here through his Facebook page
I think, “this
guy was exactly my age”
I can’t begin to
gauge when it will be my day
Cuz he didn’t
plan on dying; who does at twenty-thray?
(Ecclesiastes
7:15) righteous die young; wicked live on
Why him and not
me is the point of this song
It don’t take
long to recognize the phenomenon
That the
sovereignty of God can’t be picked up on (just fear Him!)
What did You
see, Lord, what did You see?
That would make
You want to die for me?
This foolish,
angry, sin-loving freak
For whom You
sent Him for 1500 weeks
To live and die
and rise again for me
So I can live
anew and be free
When I still
fall short of Your glory daily
What did You
see, Lord, what did You see?
Sin is sick and
works can’t up me pick
Isaiah 64:6;
this described me as legalistic
Which is what I
was when You found me
And even
after—nasty, yuck, and bloody
Get a pad for my
deeds cuz they drippin’ filth
This part of me
has got to be killed
Doing good deeds
for salvation makes me think I’m all that
To the point
where I’m out with a sign saying, “God hates that
Type of sin
you’re living in”—then it gets turned
And I feel for
them now cuz I’m being burned
For my past—now
present—struggle; who is it who cares?
Why it’s You,
Jesus, the One who hung bare
On the cross to
take my shame, my name, my pain
Let me live for
You and Your fame even if I never get the same
What did You
see, Lord, what did You see?
Nothing more
than a legalistic, hypocrite Pharisee
HOOK
Today I stumbled
on a metaphor of a rose
All dirty, mangled,
wilted and broke
Nobody would
want to showcase that trash
But Jesus, You
took the weight of God’s wrath
For me—I’m that
rose—dirty and broke
And You said,
“Come here, I want you to know
That you look to
Me like a beautiful lily
And I love you
despite your mess and times you act silly”
Jesus, I love
You; that’s what You see
Every
single time You look at me
You see a broken
wreck who knows he needs You
You see a messy
life, but Your love is still true
And we’re
working through stuff—You and me
And on the last
day I know I’ll come out holy
But for now You
see me—weak and small
But You loved me
enough to give me Your all
Ask Me About My Father
I like this beat
It’s fun
Let’s Go
I-6-5, yeah He’s high
So Ima rap it to ‘em one more time
Ask me about my Father
Yeah, ask me
about my Father
He sent His Son
to die for me
So I could be
adopted and set free
Ask me about
Him—He’s God above
And His name is
Love
He created the
world in six days (meow)
Only so He could
showcase His ways
He created it
perfect (meow)—even Adam and Eve
But sin came in
when the serpent Satan seized
On the fact that
Eve was alone
And then
consequences were shown
Hard toil,
painful birth, crushed head of snake
Which will be
fulfilled eternally at the fiery lake
4,000 years
later He showcased His love
By sending to
earth His Son from above
This God’s name
is Yahweh—He’s holy, holy, holy
And He so loved
the world—including you and me
That His beloved
Son was given up for us
To save us from
the curse that would return us to dust
HOOK
Ask me about
Him—He’s my Father now
And everytime I
consider it I wanna say, “Wow
Like, how can
the perfection of holiness
Ever look upon
me—an unholy mess?”
But He did cuz
He’s love
Remember His Son
sent from above?
He fulfilled the
law we could never keep
And He died the
death we would never seek
He’s hidden me
in Christ and I’m safe for-e-ver
Eternal security
is not a cop-out—ever
For God so loved
me He won’t take life away
When you adopt a
kid, how much hate to send him away
And God is
better than the world’s greatest Father
He chose me when
I was a blasphemous bother
And the truth
here that I really wanna share
Is that for you
too He also cares
HOOK
Ask me about my
Father
Yeah, ask me
about my Father
He loves me and
He loves you too
And He wants nothing
more than to adopt you
Thanks for
joining me on this journey
Somewhere, Someday
Somewhere,
someday she will be
Somewhere,
someday I will see
I trust
that God’s got the best for me
Even if
she is from New Jersey
I’ll look
to Him for all I need
And daily
rest in His sovereignty
Cuz
somewhere, someday I will see
Somewhere,
someday she will be
Out there somewhere is a girl I’ll meet
Who I cannot wait to see
Devoted to Christ she will be
And I’ll treat her like a queen
1 Peter 3:3—she’ll be gentle and quiet
Not shy—if needed she can start a riot
I wouldn’t want her to try it
But if she’s upset I won’t fight it
(Proverbs) 31:30 – despite her beauty
Her faith is more attractive truly
One day she looks great—the next unruly
But her love for Christ is contagious cooties
She’s out there—I know for sure
She’s loving Christ—not throwing a lure
I’m praying for her—that her sin is cured
By Christ—and praying for me—to be pure
HOOK
I’ll reiterate the fact that she’s out there
And I’ll worship God for being fair,
Showing care, and guiding me to where
I need to be to casually meet her stare
On that day when I look her in the eyes
For the first time and my heart starts to sigh
Cuz no matter how much I might have tried
There’s no way it’ll work if left to a guy my size
(Proverbs) 18:22 – she’ll be a good thing
And she’ll make me want to sing
And thank God for His gracious giving
Cuz without Him nothing would be happening
So with that Ima close and leave
Enough of me pretending this is prophecy
Like if it all happened this way—“Sweet!”
But if not, God, You alone deserve the glory
HOOK
While I'm waiting for her, that ain't all
cuz maybe before then the trumpet will call
the heavens might fall--sinners appalled
please oh please LORD do not stall
I'm looking forward to meeting my future wife
but this line of thinking leads to strife
Matthew 22:30-- I should desire Christ
wives and marriage absent in next life
Christ be my all-- someday You'll come
blazing resplendent in glory to gather the sum
of those You died to redeem--sinners fear numbed
as all the saints shout, “Jesus please come”
so Christ be my focus-- Hebrews 12:2
Matthew 6:33-- I'm seeking only You
if You bring her to me, glory to You
Sooner the better, but this is all true
Girl, to you I’ll make this vow
As before God at the altar we bow
I promise to love you with all my heart
Until death do us part
I promise it in sickness or in health
In poorness or in wealth
In persecution or in peace
You I cannot wait to meet
HOOK
[1] Pastor Mo Khazaal, Sovereign Way Christian Church, “David’s
Passion,” September 18, 2016, http://www.sermonaudio.com/saplayer/playpopup.asp?SID=91816152169.
[2] Josh Wingerd, “Living to Love (3
of 3),” http://lilfytr.blogspot.com/2016/05/living-to-love-lil-fytr-explanation-3.html.
[3] Josh Wingerd, “Tough Love – liL
fytr in Galatians,” http://lilfytr.blogspot.com/2017/01/tough-love-lil-fytr-in-galatians.html.
[4] Pastor Josh Ritchie, Sovereign Way Christian Church, “Further
Evidence Of The Indwelling Spirit,” July 13, 2014, http://www.sermonaudio.com/saplayer/playpopup.asp?SID=71314145115.
[5] Pastor Mo Khazaal, Sovereign Way Christian Church, “David’s
Passion,” September 18, 2016, http://www.sermonaudio.com/saplayer/playpopup.asp?SID=91816152169.
[6] Besides those referenced in the
song, here’s a pile of more verse references that I’d consider fighter verses.
Psalm 16, 32, 46, and 51; Joshua 1:6-9; Proverbs 5-7 and 31; Matthew 4:4, 4:7,
4:10; John 15; Romans 6:12-14; Romans 7:24-8:2; Galatians 5-6; Ephesians 2;
Philippians 1:6, 2:1-13, 4:8; Colossians 2:1-2, 3:5; 1 Thessalonians 4:3; 2
Timothy 4:1-5; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 2:4, 6:1-12, 12:14; 1 Peter 2:11-12,
3:8-12; 2 Peter 1:3-11; 1 John; Revelation 12:10-12, 14:1-5
[7] Pastor Steve Feinstein. Sovereign
Way Christian Church. “The Blasphemy of Sexual Immorality.” May 1,
2016. http://www.sermonaudio.com/saplayer/playpopup.asp?SID=51161457371.
[8] Quoted in John Calvin, Institutes
of the Christian Religion, ed. John T. McNeill, trans. Ford Lewis Battles
(Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2011), I:307.
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