Take up and Read (feat. Through Hymn, Omri & Ant)

We gotta take up and read
 Or we will never proceed
 In growing up into maturity, we oughta take heed
 In these last days what we need
 We gotta take up and read
 And be the People of the Book!
 Gotta be the People of the Book!
 (Through Hymn)
 Men in the bondage of the will, sin is the preference
 And unwilling to believe, got their fists to the heavens
 None desiring God with religious affections
 Need a modern reformation, so peer in this table talk
 B we're in a war field, so I'll make it plain to all
 Without Christ, we're sinners in the hands of an angry God
 We forgot the Trinity but Christ was slain
 Though sin is scarlet He can make it white as James
 And change the heart to worship with reverence and awe
 In pursuit of holiness to forever adore
 Yea, saints – we got a glorious King, Lord of the rings
 Around Saturn, spoke the world into being
 My place, condemned He stood, question: where do you stand?
 Because Christ is divine yet like Carl, a true man
 According to plan, slaughtered the Lamb
 He's more than gold's worthy, deserves all that I am
 Read
 (Omri)
 I was abhorring allegiance to the Lord of Ephesians
 Disagreed with Johnny Mac on The Gospel According to Jesus
 While exploring the regions in a vanity contest
 As the truth warred over my vanishing conscience
 Thoughts were all dung, debased the God of Wisdom
 So far from His law, son, I had Him made in our image
 That depiction of Him stretched on the cross for me
 Brought conviction that ushered in more confessions than Augustine
 Within religion that was pompous and a lie
 God still made my redemption accomplished and applied
 Sought and found grace through the Word of God in English
 Now I serve Him out in Phoenix through art for God's sake
 It takes work to build a village of saints
 So I shout out a van 'til they hear the defense of the faith
 I'm filling this page so the listener takes it up
 To get in His face to say the Risen is great
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 (Shai)
 If you start with the inspired text then you'll find
 A message divine that'll shape you when it enters your mind
 In fact the pleasures of God get better with time
 Put amazing back into grace with the letters of John
 Newton, I ain't trying to be all highfalutin
 But you'll find prudence reading lectures to my students
 Ephesians 4: 11 gifts from our Lord and Master
 Preaching and preachers will help reform(ed) pastor(s)
 Baxter, Richard, I demand Scripture
 Cats be like what, son? Godly man's picture
 Time is now to think about these topics that'll suit ya
 The mystery of providence, the Bible and the future
 I'm chosen by God just to put a little Sproul in this
 And JC got me riled up about holiness
 The cross of Christ paid the price this tot was owing
 And The Glory of Christ is why I'm flowing
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 (Ant)
 You see it's me I'm just a mere Christian
 In the valley of visions where I can hear wisdom
 From the pages of many men w/ heavy pens
 Filled with charity's fruits and heaven's sentiments
 And Mr. Miller, it's the 21st century
 Please tell these modern day men what repentance is
 Or when to mortify sin in the tension of
 Suspension in this praying life and entrance to the next one
 There's many flutes that you could follow but I found a Piper
 That you don't have to pay the dangerous duty of delight for
 Humility will make your burden lighter
 When your lonely, count the cost of all your idols
 While your toes are on the precipice of
 Knowledge of the holy as you face ya' rivals
 And knowing God'll have you cheesin' like a packer fan
 And easily the sovereignty of God in ink's
 Been turning little boys to men who actually rock pink
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