Songs for the Soul: A Lyrical Revolution

By Preacher

There is an ole saying, Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, that is a truth. Words are that very truth to me. SONGS for the SOUL, is a collection of lyrical compositions, designed to evoke thoughts and feelings. An open door to hidden realities, guarded and unseen. Where: Love, hate, anger and despair become: Father and mother, sister and brother. A family all part of one entity, which is life. This is not a soft journey but more of a casual walk to see who we are and who we may be. How one sees life is a universal event, where all living things are connected. A never-ending chain reaction to the demands of living. Intertwining a conglomeration of lives intermingling through active and passive circumstances, causing dependence on each other, the proverbial domino effect. SONGS for the SOUL is direct and confrontational. Only those who are willing to accept the challenge to understand will appreciate the intent. Mankind is at a crucial stage of development. The good, the bad and the ugly of life exist, it is alive and well but so are love, peace and understanding. This is our time to solve meaningless differences and together forge a future, where the common bond is: Giving rather then taking, loving above hating and right never takes second to wrong. This is our time to become a better human being and in doing so we will learn, understand and in due time become HUMANE. Mankinds final epitaph should not be of death and destruction but rather a testament to Love and Peace and a helping hand to all who are in need. Then and only then will the question Am I my brothers keeper? be long lost and forgotten.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Feb 12, 2008
• ISBN: 9781467843584

Preacher

I am a sinner; like it, love it an want more of it and there is a comfort in knowing that.  I'm not hot so I will accept cold.   The old saying  "To thine onself be true", is one I live by. What I have learned in doing so is that one will see the truth of who they are and I have realized that no one wants too.  Here's a question. If one cannot look at the reality of who they are, then how can one change to be a better human being?   I am cynical of Christians, and church go'ers.  Not because of who or what they believe in but because their thirst for RATIONALIZATION is akin to insanity.  FREE WILL allows no middle ground, which, RATIONALIZING one's wrong becomes the center to middle ground.  If i'm not mistaken Jesus Christ said something about that.  I think it was along the lines of "Be HOT or COLD".  What's left inbetween is tepid and another word for tepid starts with an "R". I  wonder how one can love their GOD, when they know nothing of HIM, only what they have been told to regurgitate.  I find this to be self-serving righteousness with non-satiating indignation.  I am a sinner, comfortable with the knowledge that I strive to be a better person, not quite there yet but the challenge of reaching that goal is becoming intoxicating. "For GOD so loved the world that HE gave HIS only begotten SON that whosoever believith in HIM shall not perish", and you still believe you have the right to ask for more when you give nothing in return.  Remember fifty percent of being a good Christian is half of being a bad one and 99 and a half just won't do.  

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Songs for the Soul

A LYRICAL REVOLUTION

Preacher

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Contents

Why ANGELS Sing

SiNnErS PrAyEr

The PLAN

Eighteen

The VERSION

SEEK

Who is GOD to you?

ROT

GOD ain’t LYIN

Need MO

L" 632

CroSSes

SIM

CHAINS

UNDERSTAND!

TEPID

CHAOS

FORGETTIN

AMERICA

FOLKS

BLACKMAN

WHITEMAN

PRIDE

Reflections

KoLoRs

FREEDOMS Tale

SHAME!!

GETTING ALONG

The FEAR

A GOOD NEGRO

I?

Ghetto SCHOLARS

GANG!

KLAN

15

BEATEN

Broken HEART

WORD of MEN

JEZ

Church’s

ConFUsion

Shades of Blue

PRECIOUS Memory

MemOries

EYES of the RAIN

TIPPING O&I

SLOW DOWN GIRL!

PROMISES and LIES

LooKING

SUMMER RAIN

SUMMER BREEZE

LOVING

TIME

The WE

Why ANGELS Sing

CHILDREN

Laugh and play

Their cares away

AND

Run and jump

In the rain

SO

Sweet is the smile

OF

A loving child

TIS

The reasons Angels sing

INNOCENT

Joys of lil girls and boys

THE

Heartfelt peace they bring

A

Soul that is pure

A

Love that endures

TIS

The reasons Angels sing

I

Know not why

A

Child must die

WHY

Love is sorrow’s pain

INNOCENCE

Has gone home

WHERE

True innocence belongs

TIS

The reasons Angels sing

HEAVENS

Bell rings wild

AT

Glory of child

CANDLELIGHT

Innocence they bring

GOD

Moves from HIS throne

WHEN

A child comes home

TIS

The reasons Angels sing

SiNnErS PrAyEr

My Father, My Father

I

Fall on bended knee

BESEECHING

Your grace and love

In sinful misery

I

Beg thee not for blessings

FOR

Blessings are kneeling unto thee

I

Beg thee not for mercy

FOR

I know not humility

I

Fall before you my father

AS

Does a wayward son

NOT

Begging for forgiveness

FOR

All the wrongs I’ve done

FOR

Bearing false witness

UNTO

My brother’s name

FOR

Lustful ways and sinful days

THAT

Bear my sister’s shame

FOR

Lying and deceiving

FOR

Transgressions of your laws

FOR

Walking in harmony

EMBRACED

By satan’s claws

I

Pray not for forgiveness

OR

Beg for charity

I

Only ask My Father

TO

Help a blind man see

The PLAN

Mankind the interpreter

OF

GOD Almighty’s plan

BUT

To interpret the reason

ONE

Must understand

JESUS CHRIST and divinity

WERE

Never hand and hand

HE didn’t live as a

GOD

HE lived and died

AS A MAN!

Mankind’s view of Christianity

IS

Shrouded in clouds of Vanity

Covered by veils of Serenity

THAT

Cleaves to a Religious identity

And

Makes the life

OF

JESUS CHRIST

Not of man

BUT

One of Divinity

GOD

So loved