Ant - Take Up And Read lyrics

[Hook] 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! [Verse 1 -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 [Hook] [Verse 2 - 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 Read [Hook] [Verse 3 - Shai Linne] 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 Read [Verse 4 - 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 Read