[Intro] You know my heart was broke... When I heard about the 21 Coptic Christians While at the same time I was encouraged
I pray we can learn from our persecuted brothers and sisters... across the globe
Lord, give us courage
[Verse 1: Flame] Can't you see the persecution that's been happening around us? Jesus told us it would happen. Don't be surprised, huh With tears in our eyes, even though they surround us That Kingdom of Heaven is ours! God, He will crown us! Somalia and Libya might imprison and bomb us We've been a victim of terrorism for telling Jesus is alive! To the 21 Coptic Christians living down on that cold beach Soon as their blood hit the sea, they were then present with God!
[Bridge: Flame] If we suffer with Him, we gon' reign To be absent from the body means I present with the King To the persecuted Church around the globe, remember: The gates of Hell won't prevail; can't stop Him, no. (CHURCH!!)
[Hook: Flame] He gon', He gon' build His Church, He gon' build His Church The gates of Hell won't prevail. Gon' build His Church He gon' build His Church. He gon', He gon' build His Church. (What He say? What He say? What He say?) The gates of Hell won't prevail. Gon' build His.....
[Verse 2: Flame] The global reality of persecution, I pray it never breaks us That it would never shake our faith and we would lay down our lives Places like North Korea, Nigeria, Syria, where they make us The objects of aggression putting pressure on all sides Criminal mobs' really just fanatics try to intimidate us Even government regulation ban and outlaw Christ Where societal pressure, family and friends will forsake us You can ask those Pakistani and Egyptian Christians they tyrannize
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[Outro: Russell Moore] No matter how we are suffering, no matter how we are persecuted, no matter how we are marginalized, our identity is not in whatever is happening to us right now. Our identity is seated at the Right Hand of God and He is feeling just fine
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Cause He's promised us in the short-term as cross on our backs. And He's promised us in the long-term a Crown of Life. (A Crown of Life) Credit: http://genius.com/Flame-we-gon-reign-lyrics
[Chorus: J.R.] Oh, I just wanna be, I just wanna be Closer to Your heart, You will find me there Everything I am, it's because of You It's because of You, and now, we sing Tonight, I'm giving You all of me Tonight, I let go of everything Tonight, I'm giving You all of me Tonight, tonight, tonight I give You all of me
[Verse 1: Flame] Let's pray Dear Father in the name, of Your holy Son I desire like Jesus, prayed for us to be one I desire to give, I desire to serve I desire to love, others with more than my words Bless me to be humble, bless me to be meek I want to be a joy, when people come around me Give me a gentle spirit, bless me to be content Please keep me from my sin, let me quickly repent Please give me discipline, give me self-control To know when to stop, and when to say no Make me a bold witness, please remove fear Replace it with faith, pour out Your spirit here Fill me up Lord, let me overflow Let me overdose, make me holy, keep me close I want to give it all, until there's none left But I can't be too given, look at Your Son's death
[Chorus: J.R.] Oh, I just wanna be, I just wanna be Closer to Your heart, You will find me there Everything I am, it's because of You It's because of You, and now, we sing Tonight, I'm giving You all of me Tonight, I let go of everything Tonight, I'm giving You all of me Tonight, tonight, tonight I give You all of me
[Verse 2: Flame] I can see You talking to high priest, Peter just denied You For the second time, one more time he will deny You One of the officers smacked You in the face, But he didn't understand that You were actually grace But the people would rather see the release of a thief, Than to know forgiveness and be with the Prince of Peace And as they screamed for Pilate to crucify You, I hear my own voice because every day I deny You But yet You still bore the cross on Your vertebrae, walking to Golgotha What a display of grace I see Your weakened body beaten, can't keep me from crying Your cross was very heavy, they gave it to Simon Then You were crucified, they divided Your clothes Like the Scriptures prophesied, You died and You rose Two thousand years ago, slaughtered on the tree You gave all of You, I'm giving all of me
[Chorus: J.R.] Oh, I just wanna be, I just wanna be Closer to Your heart, You will find me there Everything I am, it's because of You It's because of You, and now, we sing Tonight, I'm giving You all of me Tonight, I let go of everything Tonight, I'm giving You all of me Tonight, tonight, tonight I give You all of me
[Bridge: Flame] This I pray Lord, to be like Abraham Ready to give it all, my only son as the lamb Ready to sacrifice, everything if You ask Because nothing is mine, not this life that I have Everything I own, oh Lord is a gift So who am I, to hold it with a firm grip I give You my talent, I give You my time I give You my eyes, I give You my mind
[Chorus: J.R.] Oh, I just wanna be, I just wanna be Closer to Your heart, You will find me there Everything I am, it's because of You It's because of You, and now, we sing Tonight, I'm giving You all of me Tonight, I let go of everything Tonight, I'm giving You all of me Tonight, tonight, tonight I give You all of me Credit: www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/flame/tonightallofme.html
[VERSE:]
Your boy's been a Christian, quite a few years
Victory and faith, but I failed in my fears
I heard a lot of words that have tickled many ears
That's why I praise God for the Word that we adhere
The Word became flesh, lived for thirty years
Died at 33, but after days reappeared
Jesus Christ anointed one ascended in the air
Or you can say the air where the Father made Him heir
Of all things the throne know it's more than a chair
But after our redemption yes He did take a chair
Greater than the angels name superior to theirs
This is Hebrews Chapter 1 if you cared
I'm leaning to the right
The light is where I'm running
I thought I wanted life, drunk, sexed out and blunted
But all I really wanted was the One who really won it
Fought death, beat it gave His life to the public
I love it!
[HOOK:]
Angels surrounding His throne and
Worthy is the Lamb who was slain
The whole earth is full of His glory
All nations bow to His name
His majesty fills the Heavens
Our hearts give thunderous praise
Declare the Lord is forever
Make a joyful noise in this place
[VERSE:]
Man I'm trying to life Him high
Higher than the stars
I am not of this world like I'm from the planet mars
I love to preach Jesus you can read it in my bars
I'm pretty straight forward when I'm speaking bout my
Lord
He paid the sin price being beat by Roman guards
But when He resurrected gave us life free of charge
Now me and my boys need to be in a psych ward
Cause we went crazy for God our lives was scared
Now in the Book of Life, our names have been written
down
We're casting our crowns before His feet on the ground
It's such a holy melody and a heavenly sound
Hearing holy holy holy coming out of the mouth
Of the four living creatures by His throne all around
Can you picture the scene this this is how it's going down
You just need a little faith and a new set of eyes and a
telescopic lens to look in and see God
I love it!
[HOOK:]
Angels surrounding His throne and
Worthy is the Lamb who was slain
The whole earth is full of His glory
All nations bow to His name
His majesty fills the Heavens
Our hearts give thunderous praise
Declare the Lord is forever
Make a joyful noise in this place
[VERSE:]
One day we gon' be out man, like three strikes
And home son like a homerun CHRIST
IS – KING – LION – LAMB – GOD – MAN – SIN
CONQUEROR – GRAVE CONQUEROR – SATAN
CONQURER
Can take a sinner, atheist sinner to God conscience
Can take nothing
Make creation and lives honor
The same God that came through a fetus as Jesus
Limited to breathing
Got believers singing
[HOOK:]
Angels surrounding His throne and
Worthy is the Lamb who was slain
The whole earth is full of His glory
All nations bow to His name
His majesty fills the Heavens
Our hearts give thunderous praise
Declare the Lord is forever
Make a joyful noise in this place
Everybody’s got a blank page
A story they’re writing today
A wall that they’re climbing
You can carry the past on your shoulders
Or you can start over
Regrets, no matter what you've gone. through
Jesus, He gave it all to save you
He carried the cross on His shoulders
So you can start over
Don’t let your heart be troubled
Don’t be afraid
To the broken-hearted that wished that they’d Never been born, never been torn, never sinned, never disobeyed
I know you think there’s no hope, but that ain’t true,
Jesus saves!
I know you feelin’ regret
(Like I) brought this all on myself
(Like I) messed it up big time, and this time I don’t deserve God’s help
(Thinking) how can God forgive me after knowin’ what I did (can He?)
After knowin’ that I hid from Him, and I stayed away and backslid (listen)
Jesus came for the sick (so true)
Jesus came for the weak (amen)
Jesus came to give good news and have set the captives free (amen)
Jesus came for the poor (amen)
Jesus came with the keys (amen)
Jesus came to remove the chains so the prisoners are released (amen)
Everybody’s got a blank page
A story they’re writing today
A wall that they’re climbing
You can carry the past on your shoulders
Or you can start over
Regrets, no matter what you've gone through
Jesus, He gave it all to save you
He carried the cross on His shoulders
So you can start over
See, His love is deeper than the ocean floor
Run to His arms like an open door
God the Father sent the Son
So men can come and be free and ain’t gotta run no more
(that's what He said)
Come to me, all who are weary; with heavy burdens, I’ll give you rest
Separated you from your sin, as far as the east is from
the west (He said)
Thrown in the sea of forgetfulness
What sin? What offense?
And when them waves come crashing in, I’ll calm the winds in your defense (that's what He said)
So, whatever it is that you’ve done
He put that punishment on His Son
You’ll never come under His condemnation conquer sin
and Satan, and his accusations
So, dry your eyes, lift up your head
Hallelujah! God is not dead!
Plus He gave us His peace, and He took our guilt on the cross instead
Took our place and now we embrace
A clean slate with the eyes of faith
We know unfailing love, unfailing love, it’s not too late,start over
Everybody’s got a blank page
A story they’re writing today
A wall that they’re climbing
You can carry the past on your shoulders
Or you can start over
Regrets, no matter what you gone through
Jesus, He gave it all to save you
He carried the cross on His shoulders
So you can start over