Larry Norman - Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music

I want the people to know
That He saved my soul
But I still like to listen to the radio
They say that rock and roll is wrong, we'll give you more chance
I say I feel so good I gotta get up and dance

I know what's right, I know what's wrong and I don't confuse it
Why should the devil have all the good music
I feel good every day
'Cause Jesus is the Rock and He rolled my blues away

Well now they say to cut my hair
They're driving me insane
I grew it out long to make room for my brain
But sometimes people don't understand
What's a good boy doing in a rock and roll band

There's nothing wrong with playing blues licks
But if you got a reason tell me to my face
Why should the devil have all the good music
There's nothing wrong with what we play
'Cause Jesus is the Rock and He rolled my blues away

Roll 'em away now!

I ain't knocking the hymns
Just give me a song that has a beat
No I ain't knocki8ng the hymns
Give me a song that moves my feet

Jesus told the Truth
Jesus showed the Way
There's one more thing I'd like to say
They nailed Him to a cross
And they laid Him in the ground
But they shoulda known they can't keep a Good Man down

And I feel good every day
I refuse to lose it
All I wanna I know from all of you is
Why should the devil have all the good music
'Cos I been filled I feel okay because Jesus is the Rock and He rolled all my blues
Jesus is the Rock and He rolled all my blues
Jesus is the Rock and He rolled all my blues

Larry Norman- Sweet Sweet Song of Salvation

Sweet, Sweet Song of Salvation
Words and Music by Larry Norman

When you know a pretty story
You don't let it go unsaid
You tell it to all of your children
As you tuck them into bed.
When you know a wonderful secret
You gotta tell it to all of your friends
Tell 'em that a lifetime filled with Happiness
Is like a street that never ends.

Sing that sweet, sweet song of salvation
And let your laughter fill the air
Sing that sweet, sweet song of salvation
And tell the people everywhere.
sing that sweet song of salvation
Tell every man in every nation
To sing that sweet, sweet song of salvation
And let the people know that Jesus cares.

Well, look around you
As you're singin'
There are people everywhere
And to those who stop and listen
That sweet song becomes a prayer.
When you know a wonderful secret
You gotta tell it to all of your friends
Tell 'em that a lifetime filled with Jesus
Is like a street that never ends.

Sing that sweet, sweet song of salvation
And let your laughter fill the air
Sing that sweet, sweet song of salvation
And tell the people everywhere
Sing that sweet song of salvation
Tell every man in every nation
To sing that sweet, sweet song of salvation
And let the people know that Jesus cares.

Larry Norman - Why Don't You Look Into Jesus

Larry Norman - Why Don't You Look Into Jesus

Sipping whiskey from a paper cup,
You drown your sorrows till you can't get up,
Take a look at what you've done to yourself,
Why don't you put the bottle back on the shelf,
Yellow fingers from your cigarettes,
Your hands are shaking while your body sweats,
Why don't you look into Jesus, He's got the answer.

Gonorrhea on Valentines Day,
And you're still looking for the perfect lay,
You think rock and roll will set you free,
Honey, You'll be dead before your thirty three,
Shooting junk till your half insane,
Broken needle in your purple vein,
Why don't you look into Jesus, he's got the answer.

You work all night, sleep all day,
You take your money, throw it all away,
You say you're going to be a superstar,
But you've never hung around enough to find out who you really are.

Think back to when you were a child,
Your soul was free, your heart ran wild,
Each day was different, and life was a thrill,
You knew tomorrow would be better still,
Things have changed you're much older now,
If you're unhappy and you don't know how,
Why don't you look into Jesus, He's got the answer.

Larry Norman - I Wish We'd All Been Ready

Life was filled with guns and war,
And everyone got trampled on the floor,
I wish we'd all been ready

Children died, the days grew cold,
A piece of bread could buy a bag of gold,
I wish we'd all been ready,

There's no time to change your mind,
The Son has come and you've been left behind.

A man and wife asleep in bed,
She hears a noise and turns her head, he's gone,
I wish we'd all be ready,
Two men walking up a hill,
One disappears and one's left standing still,
I wish we'd all been ready,
There's no time to change your mind,
The Son has come and you've been left behind.

Life was filled with guns and war,
And everyone got trampled on the floor,
I wish we'd all been ready,
Children died, the days grew cold,
A piece of bread could buy a bag of gold,
I wish we'd all been ready,
There's no time to change your mind,
How could you have been so blind,
The Father spoke, the demons died,
The Son has come and you've been left behind.

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Matthew 25:31-46

"When he finally arrives, blazing in beauty and all his angels with him, the Son of Man will take his place on his glorious throne. Then all the nations will be arranged before him and he will sort the people out, much as a shepherd sorts out sheep and goats, putting sheep to his right and goats to his left.

"Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Enter, you who are blessed by my Father! Take what's coming to you in this kingdom. It's been ready for you since the world's foundation. And here's why:

I was hungry and you fed me,
I was thirsty and you gave me a drink,
I was homeless and you gave me a room,
I was shivering and you gave me clothes,
I was sick and you stopped to visit,
I was in prison and you came to me.'

"Then those 'sheep' are going to say, 'Master, what are you talking about? When did we ever see you hungry and feed you, thirsty and give you a drink? And when did we ever see you sick or in prison and come to you?' Then the King will say, 'I'm telling the solemn truth: Whenever you did one of these things to someone overlooked or ignored, that was me—you did it to me.'

"Then he will turn to the 'goats,' the ones on his left, and say, 'Get out, worthless goats! You're good for nothing but the fires of hell. And why? Because—

I was hungry and you gave me no meal,
I was thirsty and you gave me no drink,
I was homeless and you gave me no bed,
I was shivering and you gave me no clothes,
Sick and in prison, and you never visited.'

"Then those 'goats' are going to say, 'Master, what are you talking about? When did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or homeless or shivering or sick or in prison and didn't help?'

"He will answer them, 'I'm telling the solemn truth: Whenever you failed to do one of these things to someone who was being overlooked or ignored, that was me—you failed to do it to me.'

"Then those 'goats' will be herded to their eternal doom, but the 'sheep' to their eternal reward."

Jesus of the Scars

Jesus of the Scars

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by Edward Shillito

If we have never sought, we seek Thee now;
Thine eyes burn through the dark, our only stars;
We must have sight of thorn-pricks on Thy brow,
We must have Thee, O Jesus of the Scars.

The heavens frighten us; they are too calm;
In all the universe we have no place.
Our wounds are hurting us; where is the balm?
Lord Jesus, by Thy Scars, we claim Thy grace.

If, when the doors are shut, Thou drawest near,
Only reveal those hands, that side of Thine;
We know to-day what wounds are, have no fear,
Show us Thy Scars, we know the countersign.

The other gods were strong; but Thou wast weak;
They rode, but Thou didst stumble to a throne;
But to our wounds only God's wounds can speak,
And not a god has wounds, but Thou alone.

Randy Stonehill - American Fast Food (1990) Christian Rock

American Fast Food
Words and Music by
Randy Stonehill

American fast food, what a
stupid way to die
American fast food, order me the
jumbo fries
Oh, oh, it's easy
It's so easy and it's trouble free
It's quite and disposable, just
like me
If I don't stop eating this greasey
American fast food

Well, we're undernourished, but
we're overfed
And we're munching on the
burger with the whitebread
And we're sucking up the sugar in
a milkshake
Till we slip into depression with a
big headache
And our arteries are crying out,
"give us a break"

American fast food, what a
stupid way to die
American fast food, you kiss your
old age goodbye
Oh, oh, it's easy
It's so easy and it's trouble free
It's quick and disposable, just
like me
If I don't stop eating this greasey
American fast food

You won't have to embalm me
when my life is through
There are so many preservatives
in what I eat
The job's being done right now
for you

"Can I take you order, please?"
"A cheeseburger, fries, and a big
chocolate malted"

It's prefab junk at an exorbitant
price
And it's bound to make you
nauseous if you look at it twice
But they're selling you by telling
you it's food that's fun
When it tastes like cardboard
It chews like sponge
'cause it's really only garbage on
a sesame bun

American fast food, what a
stupid way to die
American fast food, order me the
chili-size
Oh, oh, it's easy
It's so easy and it's trouble free
It's quick and disposable, just
like me
If I don't stop eating this greasey
American
I don't stop eating this greasey
American fast food

Randy Stonehill - Shut De Do' (1990) Christian Rock

Randy Stonehill \ Shut De Do

shut de dó, keep out de debil
shut de dó, keep de debil in de ni-eet
shut de dó, keep out de debil
light de candle everything's alright
light de candle everything's alright

when i was a baby child
(shut de dó, keep out the debil)
good and bad was just a game
(shut de dó, keep the debil in de ni-eet)
many years and many trials
(shut de dó, keep out the debil)
they proved to me they not the same
(shut de dó, keep the debil in de ni-eet)

chorus

here's something you can do
if you dig it, you might want to
you can sing the song with me
move your lips on the count of three

chorus

oh, satan is an evil charmer
(shut de dó, keep out the debil)
he's hungry for a soul to hurt
(shut de dó, keep the debil in de ni-eet)
and without your holy armor
(shut de dó, keep out the debil)
he will eat you for dessert
(shut de dó, keep the debil in de ni-eet)

chorus

my mama used to sing this song
(shut de dó, keep out the debil)
poppa used to sing it, too
(shut de dó, keep the debil in de ni-eet)
jesus called and took them home
(shut de dó, keep out the debil)
and so i sing the song for you
(shut de dó, keep the debil in de ni-eet)

chorus

Randy Stonehill - Turning Thirty (1990) Christian Rock

The Outlaw - Larry Norman

some say He was an outlaw that He roamed across the land
with a band of unschooled ruffians and a few old fishermen
no one knew just where He came from or exactly what He'd done
but they said it must be something bad that kept Him on the run

some day He was a poet that He'd stand upon the hill
and His voice could calm an angry crowd or make the waves stand still
that He spoke in many parables that few could understand
but the people sat for hours just to listen to that man

some say He was a sorceror a man of mystery
He could walk upon the water He could make a blind man see
that He conjured wine at weddings and did tricks with fish and bread
that He talked of being born again and raised people from the dead

some say a politician who spoke of being free
He was followed by the masses on the shores of galilee
He spoke out against corruption and He bowed to no decree
and they feared His strength and power so they nailed Him to a tree

some say He was the Son of God a man above all men
but He came to be a servant and to set us free from sin
and that's who i believe He was 'cause that's who i believe
and i think we should get ready 'cause it's time for us to leave