Battle Hymn II – Joe Salant
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Joe Salant
featuring Ashley Stringer
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VERSE 1
We stand on the shoulders of giants
History admires the defiers of tyrants
The first Christians who stood on the Messiah
In the Roman Empire and were fed to the lions
After dying now dining in the heavenly Zion
Wedding supper of the lamb, with fat glasses of wine
Think of Luther, "in Truth I will not recant,
or go against my conscience, so here I stand!"
He fought the pope and his kingdom of men
With the hope of the Gospel and the ink of his pen
Wilberforce became a Christian and went on a raid
Against the tyrants of his day and their empire of slaves
Think of Douglass, Wedgewood, Tubman, Stowe
Howe, Garrison, Chapman, yo!
They fought the evil with the Gospel and that is the truth
Not a hoof left in Egypt, put the axe to the root
Listen Christian, this is something we can actually do
You don't have to wait on anybody acting for you
If the Church saw Christ in all of life as the Lord
We would end this slaughter tomorrow
CHORUS
Glory, Glory, Hallelujah!
Glory, Glory, Hallelujah!
Glory, Glory, Hallelujah!
His Kingdom is marching on!
VERSE 2
We're calling for repentance, hunger for revival
They're murdering these babies and the judgement wave is tidal
There's tons of all these Christians but there's none of them disciples
Calling fire down from Heaven punishing these idols
Going in Truth, not the wisdom of man
God will decide what works, we stand
On the Word of the Lord, not the shifting of sand
Though the surges of war, we will stick to the plan
Light up the darkness, eyes to the heavens
Preaching Christ to the carcass, see it rise from the dead and
This battle belongs to the Savior Himself
So these men running around with faith in themselves
Making deals with the devil, giving all to what's false
Won't fall on the Cross, but they'll call on the court
Maybe some lawyer from Harvard will save them
As for us we will trust in the God of the nations
CHORUS
Glory, Glory, Hallelujah!
Glory, Glory, Hallelujah!
Glory, Glory, Hallelujah!
His Kingdom is marching on!
VERSE 3
We're at war with something worse than abortion itself
We're at war with the worldview that affords it its health
And nothing can stop us, not sickness or spells
or famine, or bullets or prison or hell
There's millions of Christians, but how can you tell
When they won't love their neighbor like they love themselves
if the Church saw Christ in all of life as the Lord,
we would end this slaughter tomorrow.
CHORUS
Glory, Glory, Hallelujah!
Glory, Glory, Hallelujah!
Glory, Glory, Hallelujah!
His Kingdom is marching on!
Appeal to Heaven
Every age has its evil and every age has it Abolitionists
Put An End To The Pro Life Movement (#PAETTPLM)