in Christ alone i truly live (part 2)

as I contemplate on the world around me, my heart begins to grieve and i find myself asking…

why do the wicked prosper in their ways
why do the people continue to stray

why do the people steal, kill, and destroy
why is violence and hate something we enjoy

why do the rich gain from the poor…
because we are all wicked down to the core

where has justice gone from this world
only to leave us with death and hell unfurled

wolves in sheep’s clothing and false prophets abound
to tell us we're all okay and repentance they confound

health, wealth, and faithless faith
all are just useless attempts to escape

for humanism has penetrated and the church is in defeat
compromised to the world and filled with every kind of deceit

for truth we did not seek, wisdom we did not long for
but empty words and promises is what we seem to adore

your best life now and God as a homeboy
all worthless trash that must be destroyed

contemporary garbage that comes from the pit of hell
but the Word and truth you don't have to sell

programs, revivals, events, and retreats
all false fire that leaves us in defeat

because truth is truth no matter how you tell it
so stop bending it to lies by trying to make it fit

for the truth must continue to be offensive
as the gates of hell should be on the defensive

Jesus said the world will hate you because of Him
so stop trying to please the peoples every whim

worried about empty seats instead of empty people
songs of compromise rising from the church steeple

for people hear what they want to hear
no matter how you try to make things clear

for all have fallen short and not a single one does right
and all have chased after darkness and choose to remain in the night

we claim to love you but choose our own way
our songs are lies and our hearts have gone astray

we talk of vision but don’t obey in the little things
disobedience disobedience is the worship that we bring

we serve you with flesh and not with our hearts
seeking our own glory and loving you in parts

we hate our neighbors and feed our own pride
and find ourselves wondering why our spirits have died

we blame you for our troubles and don’t take responsibility
and continue to treat you with contempt and proud hostility

we say we love you but don’t show it in action
and not in your Word but the world we find satisfaction

“tattoos, partying, drinking and smoking
who cares if I cuss I’m merely joking…”

…Lord, my heart is utterly breaking for your church
separate wheat from chaff and send out your search

forgive us Lord for we have all fallen short
for we do not have the strength to stand before your Holy court

we have sought our own way and not of yours
but every deceit and malice and things you abhor

we have followed after the world and all its sinful pleasures
and called it freedom from the law and removed all your Holy measures

we think that we have your favor because we work with our hands
when all you wanted was stillness before your presence and obedience to your commands

we sing songs to you of how much we love you
and yet we know not love because we do not seek you

we boast that our rights are an entitlement and not a gift
and do not submit in love but our words constantly shift

flattery and lies are what seem to flow
from our wicked hearts all the evil begins to show

forgive us Lord and do not turn your face away
cause your Spirit to convict our hearts that we would stay

near to your presence where healing can be found
near to your heart where your grace and love abound





i die to live, my life i give
for in Christ alone i truly live