Christ Alone

Does Messiah get you on fire/my desire is to take you higher and higher and higher/oh I'm on fire/castin' out demons healin' the sick/a tax collector writes he synoptic/gospel good news evangelion/for every woman and every man/three years he appears/blood, sweat, and tears/a boy who was birthed/a man who would thirst/boy that was born/just to get torn/don't make sense they ride the fence/for 6 pense they sold our Prince/God's riches at Christ expense/our judge holds no grudge though/he blesses us abundantly/lovingly/willingly/without question/see the lesson I'm expressin' about Heaven/a lawgiver who will deliver/us from the evil one/the serpent sting/that nasty thing/head in a sling/who will bring/catastrophe/nationally/if we don't think rationally/the redeemer makes us cleaner/forgives and gives and outlives/cold kickin' it live/no jive/words are alive/written by a faithful scribe on our heart/every part/the Jews got the news but they refused to listen/now they are missin'/the holy kissin'/our lives we give with/our hands we lift/I know my redeemer liveth/said Job as he tore his robe/screamin' for mercy inside your earlobe/with much ease we breeze through decrees/without Ecclesiastes/expecting evil to bounce right off of us/without a fuss/about to bust/if we don't conquer lust and adulteries/leavin' God for our own fantasies/can't you see/we're falling frantically/into a trap/that will never tap/into the line that is our wine and in our time/this preacha won't defeat cha/he'll teach ya/and reach ya/so come to church don't perch but lurch out on wings of eagles/trumpets and beagles will soon resound in praise/ending the days/of evil and paydays/major in the major, minor in the minor/which is finer?/a contrite heart or a headliner?/the Lord of hosts boasts but he has a right to/can't hold a light to/cause he's bright dude/our righteous branch/here's your chance/take a stance/grab hold his yoke is easy/please thee/the almighty/a prophet weepin' but not sleepin'/are you keepin' your spirit leapin'?/yo learn/feel concern/start to yearn/if you don't bow/then you won't burn/three men fought the fire/walked the wire/and didn't tire out/so shout it lout/don't tear the pages out.

(You oppose us/you knows us/you see Moses/he approaches us/Red Sea parted/a baptism started/the ark get carted/oh how horrid...

Son of Man but also Son of God/yeah he's comin that hard/the high priest/slain like a beast/like a feast/from Heaven the number 7/yeast and leaven/look the good book proclaims the cross without loss my boss/hold your applause/rhymes comin'/seed of woman/I summin'/ya drummin' it right/despite/pillar of cloud by day fire at night/not copin' but hopin'/cause his door is always open/by grace approach the place/on your face/every race color creed needs to heed/he that bleeded/on the tree/died for me/that you see/is true to me to you/to all that hear it and are near it/filled with the Spirit/so don't fear it...)


Be a burden barrier/it's much fairer/do you care or reject him and scripture/does it grip ya/is it hip bro/it could if you would give it a chance bro/just a glance bro/take a stance advance yo/you can do it/work through it/those that put their hearts to it/can you handle this?/God's evangelist/it's not all bliss but a lot of hit and miss/not all in favor/don't all savor/some even waver/when talkin' about the savior/be more than that/be a warrin' brat/give um slack/till they fall on their back/do you see this/believe this/Joshua to Jesus/to deliver just a sliver/the fig tree will wither/and be cursed/the first of many if we don't save any/if we don't get plenty/step in the ring/do your thing/the soon coming king/I preach Christ not satirical/the evangelical/that's lyrical/the phone, the home, the dome, the bone, it all stems from one thing and that's CHRIST ALONE.


***My DJ, Derrick, rapped the final stanza in the studio***