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EVERYBODY LOVES A HOLY WAR

EVERYBODY LOVES A HOLY WAR by Mark Heard. Some say that God has approved of their mob Esteeming their purposes alone Choosing sides with a definite pride And taking their cause for His own Everybody loves a holy war Draw the line and claim divine assistance Slay the ones who show the most resistance Everybody […]

THE TRAMP

My Brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. James 2:1. He came into town as tramp, Having slept in the freezing cold and weather damp; He sought food, shelter and some relief From his desperate condition and grief. He wasn’t a tramp of his […]

Love feels no burden

(~) Love feels no burden Love feels no burden, thinks nothing of trouble, attempts what is above its strength, pleads no excuse of impossibility… It is therefore able to undertake all things, and it completes many things, and warrants them to take effect, where he who does not love would faint and lie down. Love […]

Crippled Inside

John Lennon Written by – John Lennon From – Imagine You can shine your shoes and wear a suit You can comb your hair and look quite cute You can hide your face behind a smile One thing you can’t hide Is when you’re crippled inside You can wear a mask and paint your face […]

Brainwashed

BRAINWASHED – George Harrison Brainwashed in our childhood Brainwashed by the school Brainwashed by our teachers And brainwashed by all their rules Brainwashed by our leaders By our Kings and Queens Brainwashed in the open And brainwashed behind the scenes God God God A voice cries in the wilderness God God God It was on […]

Jesus is coming into town

I am sharing with you a hymn which I wrote two years ago. The tune of choice for this hymn is Duke “Street” which can be found in almost any hymnal. Or you can use any other Long Metre (88 88) tune. Permission to use the hymn in worship is given to people and groups […]

His Eye Is On The Sparrow (song)

HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW Early in the spring of 1905, my husband and I were sojourning in Elmira, New York. We contracted a deep friendship for a couple by the name of Mr. and Mrs. Doolittle, true saints of God. Mrs. Doolittle had been bedridden for nigh twenty years. Her husband was an […]

Doing Good (Dom Helder Camara)

A doctor who worked in a hospital was asked if working with sick people all the time got him down, he said “No”. He pointed out the window and said, “See all those people out there? They’re not sick”. Dom Helder Camara, once Archbishop of Recife in North East Brazil The first is a warning […]

The Times are a’changing

THE TIMES ARE A CHANGING – Bob Dylan Come gather ’round people Wherever you roam And admit that the waters Around you have grown And accept it that soon You’ll be drenched to the bone. If your time to you Is worth savin’ Then you better start swimmin’ Or you’ll sink like a stone For […]

Heaven

“She even thinks that up in Heaven Her class lies late and snores While poor black cherubs rise at seven To do celestial chores.” “For a Lady I Know” – Countee Cullen