Lament

Truth is shouting in the streets, and lands on deaf ears;

It portrays a message that no one wants to hear.

Excess and prosperity is all we tend to seek,

While persecuted are those brave enough to speak.

The poor line the streets and we put blinders on our eyes;

The rich seem to be lifted up and all the poor despised.

We're under the delusion that we're "highly favored"

While in the same breath we disregard and disrespect our Lord and Maker.

This land is not our own; it came at a price,

Yet that seems to be forgotten as truth comes into light.

Lord help us and restore us! We have fallen so far!

We sit comfortably while spiritually we're dead with our back against the wall.

The church stands divided although the warning was so clear,

Now we have reason to worry and fear.

The next generation needs wisdom and understanding;

God help us to lead them from these trials never ending!

Raise up leaders after your own heart

To help rebuild a nation that's obviously fallen apart.

Give us truth rather than contentment, conviction rather than comfort;

Save us from the lies and delusions that we are under!

I know there's still time if only we would humble ourselves and pray;

Things could be mended if only we would trust in The Way.

I'm just a man with many faults, saved by nothing more than grace,

With a dream one day my country would once again seek Your face.

You've laid these things upon my heart, that all may hear;

There is hope beyond all of this shame and fear.

Raise up leaders  O Lord, that we may come back to you!

That we may not seek self, but only truth;

That we may truly love one another, and practice understanding,

And thereby put to death the ignorance on which we've been standing.

There's only one way out, a beacon that shines like a flame;

Only one hope for this world, and JESUS is His name.