With all your heart and soul and mind you'll love
The Lord who's the great God and King above
And your neighbor as yourself you shall love
The Almighty will bless you from above
The kingdom's like hid treasure in a field
A man sold all to buy what it concealed
Consider how the lilies of the field
Their glory is so stately when revealed
Repent for heaven's kingdom is at hand
Until it dies a seed can't be a plant
So, crucified with Christ, I died to self
I will not fear; the Lord He is my help
Love and Anger
If God's a God of love, you see
Why does He act so angrily
A valid question I might say
So let me ask you this today
When children or the elderly
Are hurt, abused incredibly
Do you get angry at this sin
Because of love deep down within
When terrorists kill innocents
Do you say, This just makes no sense
Does anger fill your heart just then
In love of murdered fellow men
So love and anger join as one
Because sin ruins everyone
For God wants us to all be blessed
And sin just keeps us from the best
Why does He act so angrily
A valid question I might say
So let me ask you this today
When children or the elderly
Are hurt, abused incredibly
Do you get angry at this sin
Because of love deep down within
When terrorists kill innocents
Do you say, This just makes no sense
Does anger fill your heart just then
In love of murdered fellow men
So love and anger join as one
Because sin ruins everyone
For God wants us to all be blessed
And sin just keeps us from the best
One Thing
In this polluted world around
There's one thing that cannot be drowned
In this corrupted world of sin
There's one thing that will always win
The witness to our God above
And of His never ending love
Is all around it's plain to see
In every bird, in every tree
God sent His One and only Son
Who died for you and everyone
A love so great for you and me
So we can live eternally
There's one thing that cannot be drowned
In this corrupted world of sin
There's one thing that will always win
The witness to our God above
And of His never ending love
Is all around it's plain to see
In every bird, in every tree
God sent His One and only Son
Who died for you and everyone
A love so great for you and me
So we can live eternally
I'm Sorry
I'm sorry God I failed
As my life is detailed
I failed to love my wife
The best gift in my life
I failed to bring my sons
To baptize precious ones
I failed to build your church
A way I failed to search
I failed my parents too
Investing I just blew
And most I failed you God
To spread your name abroad
I'm sorry God I failed
If my life would be scaled
My life is a zero
But you are my hero
I'm not worth anything
But if you want I'll bring
My worthless life to you
Your love is pure and true
As my life is detailed
I failed to love my wife
The best gift in my life
I failed to bring my sons
To baptize precious ones
I failed to build your church
A way I failed to search
I failed my parents too
Investing I just blew
And most I failed you God
To spread your name abroad
I'm sorry God I failed
If my life would be scaled
My life is a zero
But you are my hero
I'm not worth anything
But if you want I'll bring
My worthless life to you
Your love is pure and true
The Beast
The beast from the bottomless pit
To war and kill says holy writ
He has ten horns and ten crowns too
Blasphemy on his head in view
Looks like a leopard, lion and bear
And with the saints he makes warfare
An image of the beast was milled
And those who would not bow were killed
His number is just six, six, six
He pictures this world's politics
Here is the patience of the saints
Their faith in Jesus never faints
The woman rode the scarlet beast
Who deceived the great and the least
And will be tossed into the fire
When Jesus comes, so just don't tire
To war and kill says holy writ
He has ten horns and ten crowns too
Blasphemy on his head in view
Looks like a leopard, lion and bear
And with the saints he makes warfare
An image of the beast was milled
And those who would not bow were killed
His number is just six, six, six
He pictures this world's politics
Here is the patience of the saints
Their faith in Jesus never faints
The woman rode the scarlet beast
Who deceived the great and the least
And will be tossed into the fire
When Jesus comes, so just don't tire
The Bully
The bully he will push and shove
She doesn't operate with love
The bully says that folks are wrong
That their ideas just don't belong
The bully drives his car too close
Her attitude is bellicose
The bully is a problem child
He has no friends, she is reviled
She doesn't operate with love
The bully says that folks are wrong
That their ideas just don't belong
The bully drives his car too close
Her attitude is bellicose
The bully is a problem child
He has no friends, she is reviled
Our Church is Rather Small
O God, our church is rather small
We really need an overhaul
Our folks keep dying one by one
If this keeps up we're all undone
Now we don't need just anyone
But those who'll pray for everyone
Some husbands, wives and children too
Some families to fill a pew
Some folks who value loyalty
And yet have possibility
Who'll gladly be our lay readers
And become our future leaders
We really need an overhaul
Our folks keep dying one by one
If this keeps up we're all undone
Now we don't need just anyone
But those who'll pray for everyone
Some husbands, wives and children too
Some families to fill a pew
And yet have possibility
Who'll gladly be our lay readers
And become our future leaders
Footprints of Men and Dinosaurs
Footprints of men and dinosaurs
Near streams and not far from lake shores
Left foot, right foot are plain to see
Those in denial won't agree
Carvings, paintings are plain to see
Contradicting the devotee
Of human egos and theories
They laugh and mock any queries
How dare we believe there's a God
Or that their theories are a fraud
For science doesn't need a God
And no one dares say it is flawed
Near streams and not far from lake shores
Left foot, right foot are plain to see
Those in denial won't agree
Carvings, paintings are plain to see
Contradicting the devotee
Of human egos and theories
They laugh and mock any queries
How dare we believe there's a God
Or that their theories are a fraud
For science doesn't need a God
And no one dares say it is flawed
Preparing a Sermon
Preparing a sermon is a difficult task
You just can't be a fake and you can't wear a mask
To start you must study in a good Bible school
If you don't know the Bible you'll preach like a fool
But study the languages, Greek and Hebrew too
The historical background and culture review
Expository preaching is just what we need
We don't care what men think because it's God that we heed
The more that your preaching is from the Word of God
The less that we'll think that your preaching is just flawed
But if you try to read something into God's Word
The more we will think that what you preach is absurd
You just can't be a fake and you can't wear a mask
To start you must study in a good Bible school
If you don't know the Bible you'll preach like a fool
But study the languages, Greek and Hebrew too
The historical background and culture review
Expository preaching is just what we need
We don't care what men think because it's God that we heed
The more that your preaching is from the Word of God
The less that we'll think that your preaching is just flawed
But if you try to read something into God's Word
The more we will think that what you preach is absurd
Ignoring the Snoring
Ignoring the snoring, it won't disappear
The volume is soaring; it's loud around here
Your snoring is boring a hole in my ear
Exploring not warring, I'm really sincere
The volume is soaring; it's loud around here
Your snoring is boring a hole in my ear
Exploring not warring, I'm really sincere
Imploring and pouring my heart out my dear
I'm scoring your snoring as very severe
The Ancient Churches
The ancient churches are still here
But something may not be quite clear
Some claim to be the one true church
What is the truth? Let us research
Is it Roman authority?
The Orthodox would disagree
And what about our Coptic friends
To them as well God's grace extends
Apostles planted very near
Assyria's Church is still here
But Thomas went quite far away
His churches exist to this day
We have no right to tell our God
Where He may work here and abroad
For by the Spirit we are led
And Jesus is the Church's Head
But something may not be quite clear
Some claim to be the one true church
What is the truth? Let us research
Is it Roman authority?
The Orthodox would disagree
And what about our Coptic friends
To them as well God's grace extends
Apostles planted very near
Assyria's Church is still here
But Thomas went quite far away
His churches exist to this day
We have no right to tell our God
Where He may work here and abroad
For by the Spirit we are led
And Jesus is the Church's Head
Loss is Gain and Gain is Loss
Get behind me Satan, said He
You don't think about what's Godly
But just about the things of men
And He called His disciples when
He said, Whoever wants to come
And follow me must overcome
Deny himself take up his cross
For loss is gain and gain is loss
Whoever wants to save his life
Will lose it and discover strife
Whoever loses life for me
Will save it and be truly free
Don't gain the world and lose your soul
There is no profit in that goal
Don't be ashamed of what I say
In a sinful world gone astray
You don't think about what's Godly
But just about the things of men
And He called His disciples when
He said, Whoever wants to come
And follow me must overcome
Deny himself take up his cross
For loss is gain and gain is loss
Whoever wants to save his life
Will lose it and discover strife
Whoever loses life for me
Will save it and be truly free
Don't gain the world and lose your soul
There is no profit in that goal
Don't be ashamed of what I say
In a sinful world gone astray
Snow
Thunder snow is a stormy show
A blizzard is a windy snow
A snowstorm comes without much breeze
A snow squall's brief, a snowy tease
But sleet can refreeze leaving ice
And blowing snow is not so nice
A flurry doesn't get too deep
Lake effect snow can make a heap
A blizzard is a windy snow
A snowstorm comes without much breeze
A snow squall's brief, a snowy tease
But sleet can refreeze leaving ice
And blowing snow is not so nice
A flurry doesn't get too deep
Lake effect snow can make a heap
A Land without Heart
Our realm has become a land without heart
A Godless nation that's falling apart
We don't care for the sick and the needy
We lust for more and we are so greedy
We don't care for those fleeing from dangers
They live with us as unwelcome strangers
We kill our babies; they don't get a choice
Silent and defenseless without a voice
When Jesus returns and the judgment comes
What will we say? That we loved assault guns
More than our children and prayer in our schools?
When will we see, we're a nation of fools?
Our God is waiting for us to return
To the One who made us; His heart does yearn
For His sons and daughters to come inside
Repent and believe; there's nothing to hide
A Godless nation that's falling apart
We don't care for the sick and the needy
We lust for more and we are so greedy
We don't care for those fleeing from dangers
They live with us as unwelcome strangers
We kill our babies; they don't get a choice
Silent and defenseless without a voice
When Jesus returns and the judgment comes
What will we say? That we loved assault guns
More than our children and prayer in our schools?
When will we see, we're a nation of fools?
Our God is waiting for us to return
To the One who made us; His heart does yearn
For His sons and daughters to come inside
Repent and believe; there's nothing to hide
Love your Children More than Guns
Do you love your children more than you do your guns?
Do you love the lives of your daughters and your sons?
The second amendment was written for muskets
Not for AR-15's and gun lobby puppets
If you want to save our children then do something
Politicians make excuses; it's disgusting
Hunters don't need automatic rifles at all
It's time to stand; protect our kids and play hard-ball
Do you love the lives of your daughters and your sons?
The second amendment was written for muskets
Not for AR-15's and gun lobby puppets
If you want to save our children then do something
Politicians make excuses; it's disgusting
Hunters don't need automatic rifles at all
It's time to stand; protect our kids and play hard-ball
Times Apart
Are our times apart any good
And do they improve our sainthood
Jesus was led to be alone
Forty days in an arid zone
Some solitude and time to pray
A place to think that's far away
A pause in life to wait for God
To give a gentle, loving prod
And do they improve our sainthood
Jesus was led to be alone
Forty days in an arid zone
Some solitude and time to pray
A place to think that's far away
A pause in life to wait for God
To give a gentle, loving prod
Philanthropy in Secrecy
You can be a showboat
On a TV show
You can blow a big note
On a horn you know
Give to a charity
So you'll be adored
Filled with hypocrisy
You've got your reward
But there's reward above
For philanthropy
That's given in true love
And in secrecy
On a TV show
You can blow a big note
On a horn you know
Give to a charity
So you'll be adored
Filled with hypocrisy
You've got your reward
But there's reward above
For philanthropy
That's given in true love
And in secrecy
Pure and Undefiled Religion
He who thinks he is religious
But can't bridle conversation
He deceives his heart a smidgen
Useless is this man's religion
Pure and undefiled religion
And the mark of a true Christian
Help the needy in their trouble
And don't let the world corrupt you
But can't bridle conversation
He deceives his heart a smidgen
Useless is this man's religion
Pure and undefiled religion
And the mark of a true Christian
Help the needy in their trouble
And don't let the world corrupt you
Football
Football! Football! Ev'rywhere!
Bending knees they say a prayer
Men with helmets padded too
Go team! Tackle! Get a clue!
In a pasture men spread out
Some trauma too there's no doubt
Dressed in tights with ball in hand
Cheering fans up in the stand
Bending knees they say a prayer
Men with helmets padded too
Go team! Tackle! Get a clue!
In a pasture men spread out
Some trauma too there's no doubt
Dressed in tights with ball in hand
Cheering fans up in the stand
Why
Why do I preach; does anyone listen?
Do sermons reach the complacent Christian?
Does repentance still exist here today?
Does the entrance to Church cause us to pray?
Why do we sing if we don't mean a word?
Why do we bring a heart that's never stirred?
When will we let God make our hearts anew?
When will we set our hearts on all that's true?
Do sermons reach the complacent Christian?
Does repentance still exist here today?
Does the entrance to Church cause us to pray?
Why do we sing if we don't mean a word?
Why do we bring a heart that's never stirred?
When will we let God make our hearts anew?
When will we set our hearts on all that's true?
A Sabbatical Year
Take a total year off, a Sabbatical year
I ask please don't you scoff, let me make this quite clear
That in the seventh year, all farmland is to rest
It is a time of cheer, a time that we are blessed
Six years long we should plow, and six years gather fruit
Six years a sweaty brow, six years of farm pursuit
But in the seventh year, just take a solemn rest
A year for God my dear, for family and guest
I ask please don't you scoff, let me make this quite clear
That in the seventh year, all farmland is to rest
It is a time of cheer, a time that we are blessed
Six years long we should plow, and six years gather fruit
Six years a sweaty brow, six years of farm pursuit
But in the seventh year, just take a solemn rest
A year for God my dear, for family and guest
Why Can't We Just Get Along
Why do we have to believe all the same things to be friends
Why can't we just agree to disagree and make amends
The constant put-downs are wrong
Why can't we just get along!
So you're an atheist and I'm a believer in God
If we're totally honest, don't we both see through a fog
Together we both belong
Why can't we just get along!
If your house burned down I'd be there in a wink to save you
And I know you'd be there in a heartbeat to save me too
Our unity is so strong
Why can't we just get along!
No matter who we vote for when election time comes 'round
We're neighbors in community, who stand on common ground
You know that we both belong
Why can't we just get along!
Why can't we just agree to disagree and make amends
The constant put-downs are wrong
Why can't we just get along!
So you're an atheist and I'm a believer in God
If we're totally honest, don't we both see through a fog
Together we both belong
Why can't we just get along!
And I know you'd be there in a heartbeat to save me too
Our unity is so strong
Why can't we just get along!
No matter who we vote for when election time comes 'round
We're neighbors in community, who stand on common ground
You know that we both belong
Why can't we just get along!
Partisanship
Partisanship is not for Christians
Don't believe political fictions
Both sides are in evil Babylon
Politicians you can't depend on
One side kills babies the other not
But tells the poor that they can just rot
Immigrants deport; they just don't care
No Christianity anywhere
Don't believe political fictions
Both sides are in evil Babylon
Politicians you can't depend on
One side kills babies the other not
But tells the poor that they can just rot
Immigrants deport; they just don't care
No Christianity anywhere
Recorded Message Spam
You ring me late at night
You know it's just not right
You're nothing but a scam
Recorded message spam
Goodbye, I'm hanging up
I know you won't let up
But you're just wasting time
You won't get one thin dime
You know it's just not right
You're nothing but a scam
Recorded message spam
Goodbye, I'm hanging up
I know you won't let up
But you're just wasting time
You won't get one thin dime
Pa-keet! Pa-keet!
Guinea fowl, are the strangest bird
They really can act quite absurd
Mrs. Pa-keet! Pa-keet! she cries
And when I come home in she flies
She's crazy how she lays her eggs
Not well-protected which just begs
A predator to eat them all
A dozen or more, and so small
Chi! Chi! Chi! Mr. Guinea cries
Runs to me looking for a prize
So, What, you ask, Are guinea's for?
They eat up ticks and bugs galore
They really can act quite absurd
Mrs. Pa-keet! Pa-keet! she cries
And when I come home in she flies
She's crazy how she lays her eggs
Not well-protected which just begs
A predator to eat them all
A dozen or more, and so small
Chi! Chi! Chi! Mr. Guinea cries
Runs to me looking for a prize
So, What, you ask, Are guinea's for?
They eat up ticks and bugs galore
Covered in Ice
The grass is fruzz, covered in ice
Looks like a field of shiny glass
A meadow filled with jewel grass
Should I go out? What's your advice?
The sun is out and makes it shine
I'll stay inside and watch the view
And have a bite of Irish stew
And thank God for His grand design
Looks like a field of shiny glass
A meadow filled with jewel grass
Should I go out? What's your advice?
I'll stay inside and watch the view
And have a bite of Irish stew
And thank God for His grand design
Chickens, Chickens
Chickens, chickens all around
With their eager squawking sound
Looking for a bite to eat
Waddling with their happy feet
A slice of bread in my hand
Jumping, happy little band
Need some water cheerful crew?
Yes, they squawk, Indeed we do
Sitting, watching chickens peck
They're so much fun and low tech
What about some mixed seed too?
Oh yes, they squawk, We love you
With their eager squawking sound
Looking for a bite to eat
Waddling with their happy feet
A slice of bread in my hand
Jumping, happy little band
Need some water cheerful crew?
Yes, they squawk, Indeed we do
Sitting, watching chickens peck
They're so much fun and low tech
What about some mixed seed too?
Oh yes, they squawk, We love you
A Day to Rest
A day to rest both body and soul
Some call it Sabbath and that's okay
A day to relax and take a stroll
The principle is just take a day
A day for church and worshiping God
Reading the Bible and private prayer
Your toes in the grass with feet unshod
A nice cool drink, a shady lawn chair
Time for our loved ones and dear friends too
And maybe a stranger there as well
Watch the garden; how quickly it grew
Nothing to push, demand or compel
Some call it Sabbath and that's okay
A day to relax and take a stroll
The principle is just take a day
A day for church and worshiping God
Reading the Bible and private prayer
Your toes in the grass with feet unshod
A nice cool drink, a shady lawn chair
Time for our loved ones and dear friends too
And maybe a stranger there as well
Watch the garden; how quickly it grew
Nothing to push, demand or compel
Joining Heaven's Roll Call
The burnt offerings God told Israel to make
Private freewill offerings were they
Any unblemished male of the herd they should take
Like Jesus on the cross that awful Friday
The grain offering was of the finest flour
Like any offering to God is our best
Salt of the covenant reminds us that our
Hope is in Jesus; in the cross we are blessed
The peace offering as a fellowship feast
Reminds us of Jesus the bread and the wine
He sacrificed himself; He is our High Priest
The last offering; the sacrifice divine
The sin and the guilt offerings are to teach
That Jesus died for known and unknown sins too
Forgiveness of sins is what Jesus did preach
He died for the Gentile as well as the Jew
God took no real pleasure in the sacrifice
And He offered up Jesus once and for all
Who willingly died for our sins paid the price
So we offer ourselves, join heaven's roll call
Private freewill offerings were they
Any unblemished male of the herd they should take
Like Jesus on the cross that awful Friday
The grain offering was of the finest flour
Like any offering to God is our best
Salt of the covenant reminds us that our
Hope is in Jesus; in the cross we are blessed
The peace offering as a fellowship feast
Reminds us of Jesus the bread and the wine
He sacrificed himself; He is our High Priest
The last offering; the sacrifice divine
The sin and the guilt offerings are to teach
That Jesus died for known and unknown sins too
Forgiveness of sins is what Jesus did preach
He died for the Gentile as well as the Jew
God took no real pleasure in the sacrifice
And He offered up Jesus once and for all
Who willingly died for our sins paid the price
So we offer ourselves, join heaven's roll call
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