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Wither
05:40
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Blessed is the man who does not walk
in the counsel of the wicked,
Nor stand in the way of sinners,
in company with scoffers.
Rather, the law of the Lord is his joy;
and on his law he meditates day and night.
(Chorus)
He is like a tree
planted near the streams of water,
that yields its fruit in season;
Its leaves never wither
whatever he does prospers.
But not so are the wicked, not so!
They are like chaff driven by the wind.
Therefore the wicked will not arise at the judgment,
nor will sinners in the assembly of the just.
Because the Lord knows the way of the just,
but the way of the wicked leads to ruin.
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The Vast Wilderness
06:26
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The wind howled...
I ventured out into the storm
And was immediately thrown into turbulence
My armor was weak, my heart deceived
Thus nothing built upon withstood
(Chorus)
But the ghost was there
To guide me through the woods
The spirit that never left me
Is why I survived
The days were wicked, the nights so cold
The heavy snow was beating the Earth once more
But I was born of water,
the most sacred of gifts
And so the light within lit the road ahead
When all I saw
was desolate
And within
was darkened and bleak
There shone a light
within the heart
A consoler...
Holiest one!
Your glory vaster than the cosmic seas!
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Sweating Blood
03:01
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I'm sweating blood
As I see the trial before me
Knowing the suffering to be endured
And sorrows to be seen
The cliffs are narrow
The depths of the pit unseen
I'm stricken with sores
on every side
But beasts pursue from behind
Seeking to devour flesh and soul
I tread into unknown trails
My eyes can't see the road ahead
I barely have an once of strength
I'm almost out of breath
I'm almost out of blood
Jesus sweated blood
As he saw the trial before him
Yet the cup did not pass, nor for me
And so I solider on
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Is this the end?
Are these the last days of tribulation?
For darkness clouds everything
The Earth has become so perverse
The hearts of men gone far astray
(Chorus)
Shall I flee to the mountains?
For this age has been so cold
Foreboding winds, bring ye the season
of persecution, death, and war?
I long for your return...
My heart craves the rapture
The bonds of sin hold so tight
Yet Lord I trust your divine timing
For all will bow before you Christ
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5. |
I Will Wake the Dawn
06:02
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Have mercy on me, God,
have mercy on me.
In you I seek refuge.
In the shadow of your wings
I seek refuge
till harm pass by.
I call to God Most High,
to God who provides for me.
(CHORUS)
My heart is steadfast, God,
my heart is steadfast.
I will sing and chant praise.
Awake, my soul;
awake, lyre and harp!
I will wake the dawn.
I will praise you among the peoples, Lord!
May God send help from heaven to save me,
shame those who trample upon me.
May God send fidelity and mercy.
I must lie down in the midst of lions
hungry for human prey.
Be exalted over the heavens, God;
may your glory appear above all the earth.
They have set a trap for my feet;
my soul is bowed down;
They have dug a pit before me.
May they fall into it themselves!
For your mercy towers to the heavens;
your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
Exalt yourself over the heavens, God;
may your glory appear above all the earth.
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The seed fell on fertile ground
But the thorns arose and choked the roots
The strangling thorns of despair
The pitfalls of this wretched world
I long for this Earth
To pass away
A burning hate for the wicked
The vain, the degeneracy
I've always despised this broken world
And was right to hate its ways
I've seen so many strangled by the thorns
The despair that is modernity
The world hates me because he is my Lord
Thus it remain my enemy
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Man of Sorrows
04:01
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He was a man of sorrows
His eyes bore the horrors of this world
His gaze pierced through the wicked, digusting hearts of men
He felt the vileness of the sins that he'd be crushed for
(chorus)
Through the poor I gazed into his eyes
I was shocked by the incomprensible sadness
(Is 53:4)
Yet it was our pain that he bore
Our Sufferings he endured
Struck Down by God and afflicted
He was pierced for our sins
Crused for our iniquity
He knew all of my sufferings
At that moment I knew that I would live
He knew my torment
And still pursued me
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Martyrdom
03:06
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While there is an altar at hand
Grant me no more than to be a sacrafice for God
Let me be fodder for wild beasts
Ground by their teeth to make a pure loaf for Christ
My Desire has been crucified
And there burns no passion for this material world
Nothing you can see has real value
I don't want to live anymore on a human plane
Do not stand in the way
Of my coming to life
Let me imatate the passion of my God
I would rather die and get to Jesus Christ
If I suffer I shall be
Emancipated by Jesus Christ
And united to him
I shall rise to freedom
Freedom
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