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Lyrics & additional song info below:
Written by: B. Morris
Produced by: Joseph Delacruz for Nomad Studios

Music
Beat by Joe. This beat was just one of those laid back type joints. Not a whole lot going on, but still pretty good. I think it was the drum pattern that Joe used on this joint that drew me in. He's really good with the beats that really pull a lot out of you as a lyricist. This is one of those songs, though, that if you don't have an ear for rhymes, you may get bored very fast. There is no catchy hook and no break. Just straight bars throughout the whole song. So, while I'm loving this beat, I'm aware that this may be a "skipper" for some. Clearly understandable.

Lyrics
WHAT A CALL FROM CHRIST / TO GO OUT IN THE MISSION FIELDS TO BE SALT AND LIGHT / TO PRESENT THIS NUTRITIOUS MEAL FOR IT'S THE TRUTH THAT WE HOLD / NOTHING BUT FOOD FOR THE SOUL SPIRIT AND MIND / HOW IT'S CLEARLY ALIGNED IN HIS WORD / IT GETS HARD MAN BUT LET ME ASSURE YOU THAT NO MAN OR SQUAD CAN MODIFY GOD'S PLAN HE SELECTED MEN TO BE HIS ELECT AND THEN EXPRESS TO THEM HIS AFFECTION AND THEY CAN REST IN HIM AS HIS BLESSED KIN / EVERY MAN WON'T BE SAVED BUT EVERY MAN HAS AN EXPECTED END SO WITH FERVOR I PROMOTE THE ONLY SOUL CONVERTER I'M JUST A CLIENT PLUGGED INTO THE SERVER YOU'VE HEARD OF THE NAME / NOW HEAR OF HIS WAYS AND PRAISE THE ANCIENT OF DAYS / AND SEARCH FOR HIS FACE JUST AN ADMONITION TO THE CHRISTIAN / I HOPE YOU'RE LISTENING GETTING HYPED IN YOUR CONVICTION TO CARRY OUR YOUR MISSION AND IN ADDITION ALL THE HE HAS QUICKENED TO LIFE THROUGH GRACE AND SUBMISSION WE CAN SEE OUR POSITION IN CHRIST WE MAKE NOISE LIKE POTS AND PANS CAUSE THE FATHER HAS GIVEN US A SPOTLESS LAMB SO THANK GOD FOR JESUS / WHO DOESN'T NEED US YET IN HIS SOVEREIGNTY REDEEMS US / AND FREES US THEN RECEIVES US / AND OPENS OUR EYES AND IN JESUS WE TRUST WHILE JEHOVAH'S TAKING OVER OUR LIVES WE KNOW THAT IT'S WISE / TO MORTIFY THE FLESH SO WE GROW AND WE STRIVE / AND GLORIFY AND BLESS HIS NAME / WE READ WHAT THE TEXT PROCLAIMS FOR WHEN WE ENDURE TESTS AND PAIN TO EVEN THINK THAT YOU CAN LIVE WITHOUT PROBLEMS IS ODD YOUR CIRCUMSTANCE WAS ORDAINED BY A SOVEREIGN GOD / YET STILL WE SEEM STUNNED WHEN WE DON'T GET WHAT WE WANT TO BE DONE WHEN WE'VE SHUNNED THE ONE AND ONLY MEEK SON WHO NEEDS NONE BUT WE DONE WENT OUT OUR WAY TO SEEK WHAT WE CALL FREEDOM CAUSE IT'S ALL NEW TO US BUT TO GOD IT'S JUST A RERUN AND FRED BURIED AND DEAD CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT'S HAPPENING SOMEONE TELL THE CAPTAIN WE'RE SINKING CAUSE WE'RE TRAPPED IN SIN AT THE CORE / ITS WHO WE ARE BY NATURE MAKE NO MISTAKE YOUR / FREE WILL IS HATRED TO GOD IT SEEKS PLEASURE IN SATAN AND CHASING WIND IT REJECTS CHRIST AND WANTS TO STAY AWAY FROM HIM SO WHO WOULD PAY THIS GRIM WAGE OF SIN GOD WOULD SEND A FAITHFUL FRIEND REPLACING MEN GRACIOUSLY AWAKING THEM TO PARTAKE IN HIM DISPLAYING HIS GREAT GRACE WHEN HE CHASTENS THEM AND WE GIVE HIM ALL DUE RESPECT WE'VE BEEN DELIVERED LIKE UPS / WE ARE TRULY BLESSED BY THE FATHER, THE SON AND THE SPIRIT FREESTYLE FOR GOD'S PEOPLE / I HOPE YOU HEAR IT

Message (Philippians 4:8, Psalm 1:2)
While most may recognize this from the Youtube video, I'd say this was probably one of the longest, but clearest songs I've ever written. I say that because it really embodies many things that I believe on it. And just captures many biblical teachings that I wanted to put out in rhyme form for a long time without being confined to a specific topic. I wrote these bars a nice long time ago. For some time I'd wanted to record this song and now I had the opportunity to do so over this beat. I believe it was fitting. And I pray that the above scriptures that are referenced for this song is meditated on thoroughly and properly.