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Written by: B. Morris
Recorded at MorrHouse Studios
Produced by: Teddy P for 317 Media

Music
This beat is sick. There, I said it. I couldn't hold it in much longer. Much props to Teddy P for this beat because it definitely has a very different feel to it. I kinda almost sorta can't put my finger on it. Originally the song was already written to and its just God's providence that it fit over this beat. I wanted to fit as many hymn titles as I could in one song. It was funny at first cause I called myself trying to be slick and just go on www.cyberhymnal.org and pick out some random hymn titles that are like sentences so I could make rhymes out of them. By the way, if you haven't been to cyberhymnal.org you need to "track-19-on-Self-Denial" cause you are surely sleeping. Anyway, I found myself picking out titles of hymns I had never heard or heard of before. And I asked myself, what if someone asks me about any of these hymns? I would look really silly not knowing what its about or even how it goes. So that was a bad idea. In the end I used all hymn titles of songs that I know very well and can at least recite the first verse to each and give you the tune. My 3 favorites (which are in there this song) are: It is Well With My Soul, At Calvary and What A Friend We Have In Jesus….there, I just gave away three titles.

Lyrics
SPEAKING INTRO
THROUGHOUT TIME WE DON'T WANNA LOSE THE IMPORTANCE AND THE SUBSTANCE OF THE HYMNS THAT HAVE BEEN PASSED DOWN THROUGHOUT HISTORY. LET'S GO.

VERSE
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY IS THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY SINGING GLORY TO HIS NAME / DAILY AND NIGHTLY SEE MAN IS BROKEN / AND THRIVES IN THE DARK BUT HE PLANNED TO OPEN THE EYES OF MY HEART MY PRIDE GOT MUSHED LIKE APPLESAUCE THIS CAT WAS LOST / THEN I SAW THE LIGHT AT THE CROSS MY HEART WAS STAINED LIKE A WAITRESS DRESS / BUT BY HIS GRACIOUSNESS MY HEART IS NOW CLINGING SINGING GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS / TO HIM WHO DOESN'T NEED US BUT GRACE PROVES TIS SO SWEET TO TRUST IN JESUS CHRIST A BROKEN MAN'S TREASURE / AND WE ARE NEVER SEVERED AND NO MATTER THE WEATHER / I'LL BE LEANING ON THE EVER LASTING ARMS / FOR COMFORT AND PROTECTION FREE FROM HARM / AND NOT UNDER SIN'S DIRECTION I'VE BEEN NOT CARING WHAT MY FRIENDS WOULD SAY AND LOVING JESUS EVER SINCE THE DAY HE TOOK MY SINS AWAY I THOUGHT MY SINS WERE SMALL / BUT GOD SENT THE LAW SHOWING MEN THEIR FLAWS AND CAUSING SOME TO SAY I SURRENDER ALL / AND EVER SINCE THE FALL / GOD'S BEEN APPAULED WITH SIN / MAN'S BACK IS AGAINST THE WALL DISH THE FALLACY / NO MAN CAN FLEE FROM HIM WITHOUT BELIEVING IN HIS DEATH AT CALVARY AND BECAUSE HE LIVES OUR RELATION'S RESTORED MY FAITHFUL EXCLAMATION IS GREAT IS THE LORD ENDURING ALL THE HARDSHIPS AND TESTS OF ENDURANCE FIRMLY ROOTED IN CHRIST WITH BLESSED ASSURANCE FINDING PEACE IN A WORLD THAT IS HIGHLY STRESSED IN THE SAVIOR'S PRESSENCE THERE'S BLESSED QUIETNESS AND TO HIM I GIVE THANKS AND I BOW AT THE THOUGHT OF THE DEBT HE PREPAID DOWN AT THE CROSS IMPARTING A LOVE THAT FREES US AND WHAT COULD DO THIS TO US / NOTHING BUT THE BLOOD OF JESUS NO MORE IDOLS / I SHOUT PRAISE THROUGH MY PIE HOLE IF TROUBLES COME / IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL CAUSE WE SHOULD BE CONTENTED AS BELIEVERS SOLELY KNOWING WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS CAUSE HE SHED HIS BLOOD FOR US TO SHOW HOW DEEP THE FATHER'S LOVE FOR US AND I'M SINGING HIS AMAZING GRACE AND BLOOD VICTORY I'LL ALWAYS EMBRACE THE DAY THAT LOVE LIFTED ME

Message
Essentially, this song was written to pay homage to the hymns of old. These are songs that just have withstood the test of time. Yes, hymns are truly timeless. No matter how many "gospel" songs from the 80's the choirs sing, there are none of those songs that we sing everyday in churches all over the country. Hymns (for the most part) are solid doctrinally and they teach theology in them….and some even teach how to rightly apply that theology. We must not forget nor lose the importance of the hymns.

Extra Stuff
There are 21 hymn titles listed in this song. See if you can find all 21. One or two may shock you that they are hymns, due to (perhaps) a recent modern day variations of it. If you can't find all 21 e-mail me at bmorrinfo@yahoo.com with what you do have and I'll let you in on the one(s) you didn't get. And ultimately just send you a list of the ones in the song. If you need that, better brush up on your hymns.