Sacrament - Haunts Of Violence lyrics
Tracks 01. Haunts Of Violence
02. Carry The Corpse 03. Destructive Heresies 04. The Wicked Will Rot 05. Supplication Of The Destitute 06. Souls In Torment 07. Separate From Iniquity 08. Seared Consciences 09. Under Threat Of Death 10. Portraits Of Decay 01. Haunts Of Violence
Save us from this world, things turning black
Move a few steps forward, only to fall back Save us from this world - this place, it haunts our souls Masses wander lost in a world filled with abuse Mankind fallen - the evil closes in without a fight Where is the light, the light to lead us home? Living in this world; sickness and evil tearing at my soul Can you feel it? Mankind is bent towards evil in his heart The heart is deceitful; desperately wicked, sick beyond a cure Man is evil in his heart and every intent From his youth; crime-ridden planet reaches for your soul (Jeremiah 17:9 & Genesis 8:21) Haunts of violence Haunts of violence Fill this fallen world (Psalm 74:20) Haunts of violence On this lost world, people seek to do your harm It's nothing you deserve; wrong place at the wrong time But you and I offend the Lord God above In how we have sinned; in our lives there's not enough love For the Lord's anger is against all nations His wrath is against all the armies of the earth He will destroy, giving them over to slaughter All their slain will be thrown out Corpses will give off all their stench, Mountains drenched in blood Heavens will roll up like a scroll (Isaiah 34:2-4) All the host of the earth will wither away The violence of this place Is nothing like the Lord's wrath coming in power Those who fight against the Lord int he Last Day Will face a great plague of rot and decay Flesh will rot off Rotting eyes in their sockets, Tongues in their mouths (Zechariah 14:12) Can you feel it? You're backed against a wall in this place The world seeks to use you and the wrath of the Lord will destroy your soul Is there escape from the violence of this place? Jesus Christ: faith in the savior will save your life Haunts of violence Haunts of violence fill this fallen world Haunts of violence, malevolence and wickedness Haunts of violence - any way out of this world? On this lost world, People seek to do you harm It's nothing you deserve; Wrong place at the wrong time But you and I offend the Lord God above In how we have sinned; In our lives there's not enough love "For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace The arrogant, the evil doer will be chaff; And that day is Coming will set them ablaze But for you who fear my name the son of righteousness Will rise with healing on its wings and you shall tread Down the wicked for they shall be ashes Under the soles of your feet on the day that I prepare." (Malachi 4:1-3) 02. Carry The Corpse
Walking around in your body but you're spiritually dead
Denying the means for having your sins forgiven No regeneration, justification, sanctification Or entering Heaven; as good as dead is the life existing In rejection of Jesus Christ your Lord Your only Savior He wants you to be born again (John 3:3 & 3:17) Without acceptance of Christ, no presence of the Spirit You are presumed dead. The choice is yours, you see So carry the corpse; rejected second birth You carry a corpse, and the body is yours Right now, existing in a state of spiritual deadness Must be born again in your heart, in your spirit Stony heart sitting in your chest is lacking True faith in the love of the kind that Jesus showed, yes, you must face the fact A man died for you so that you could enter Heaven's rest, where tears no longer fall (Isaiah 2:8 & Revelation 21:4) If you'd let Him He'd give you a new heart of flesh Without acceptance of Christ, no presence of the Spirit You are presumed dead. The choice is yours, you see So carry the corpse; rejected second birth You carry a corpse, and the body is yours I'm speaking spiritually; the things that I am saying Are an analogy for your spiritual state of being Something you maybe up to now have Been neglecting, don't you know it's something that Is affecting your entire life right now? Can you imagine Everything working for your gain? (Romans 8:28) Without acceptance of Christ, no presence of the Spirit You are presumed dead. The choice is yours, you see So carry the corpse; rejected second birth You carry a corpse, and the body is yours 03. Destructive Heresies
What keeps a man from his God?
Believing there is no such thing as Almighty Creator of man. What evidence supports the nonexistence of God? Why do we chase after lies? Contentedly swallowing lie after lie? How can we not ever see we're following after destructive heresies! Hypothesis requires valid scientific methods of experimentation Deduction comes from observable, Repeatable analysis of data base construction Life from non-life disproved long ago Spontaneous generation: a requirement for evolution Negates the theory at inception: realize A God is required. Abrogated hypothesis, logical contradiction Blind faith truly is a requirement for evolution Atheist philosophy forced to accept the fiction Vain struggle in the face of God Professing to be wise, they have only become fools Drilled into our childrens' heads The thought of evolution is the truth - dismissal of the Lord's act of creation Truth resides in valid science Tombs of ancient life, old bones provide the fossil record Evolution, by definition, requires change one gene at a time Data testimony proclaims only massive changes abruptly Current fossil record has a notable lack of transitory forms Life did not spiral upwards into higher life God created separately the simple and the complex Homologous anatomical structures in lifeforms Proclaim the same creator of all Opposition to Genesis is not based upon Emperical data, but personal philosophy Evolutionary process: absurd hypothesis No one can disprove the Great I Am What keeps a man from his God? Believing there is no such thing as Almighty Creator of man. What evidence supports the nonexistence of God? Why do we chase after lies? Contentedly swallowing lie after lie? How can we not ever see we're following after destructive heresies! Hypothesis requires valid scientific methods of experimentation Deduction comes from observable, Repeatable analysis of data base construction Cyanobacteria: Precambiann Era First of known lifeforms, did not require evolution Miraculously performed "modern" photosynthesis With original, primordial anatomy! Scientific establishment: Modern Era Completely unable to explain the fact that The first supposed lifeforms were incredibly complicated All their mouths were silent For since the creation of the world, God's invisible attributes, eternal power & divine nature Have been clearly seen, being understood in what has been made: Men are without excuse For even though they knew of God, They did not honor Him as God or give thanks to Him But in their thinking became futile, And their foolish hearts were darkened (Revalation 2:23) The wise became the fools! 04. The Wicked Will Rot
Where will the soul go after the body dies
Once this mortal coil fails, last breath of this life? (Revalation 2:23) Eternal after effects caused by actions in this life Resurrected to fire or life in His paradise (John 5:28-29) Because they have sinned against the Lord Their blood will be poured out like dust And their entrails like filth, neither their silver nor gold Will be able to save them on the day of the Lord's wrath In the fire of His jealousy the whole world will be consumed (Zephaniah 1:17) The memory of the righteous will be a blessing But the name of the wicked will rot (Proverbs 10:7) Tossed away from those justified by the blood of the Lord Christ Nothing but a passing vapor time forgot Time to die; expiration of your natural life Now for judgement, will the memory of your name be As a blessing on those who remember it after death? Will it last forever Or will it rot? On this earth, you shall decide your fate On to eternal life or death Eternal existence in the Lord's love Or eternal burning in Hell 05. Supplication Of The Destitute
This life is bearing hard down on you, always coming down to the wire
Don't you know that you were never meant to exist without Him? Can't you see - nothing happens but by His hand; never truly alone Don't you know - can't exist on your own; only skin and bone On your own, you would die. Your Creator gives you life Don't you know all your have in this life came from your Lord God in love? All you have, all your life, you owe to Him His very breath gave you life in your bones; without Him you are but nothing You must tell your Father what you need, always coming to Him in prayer If you haven't done that yet, you must go to your knees Pray, "Heavenly Father, Lord above, I don't want to be alone Put your Spirit in me Lord, I repent, want to live as I should All your words, your commands come from love All I have came from you out of love, no reason to give it, no! I want to live as You meant, as your child Jesus Christ paved the way; no more sin can separate me from your love!" Supplication of the destitute, the prayers of humanity You must realize you can't save yourself, no strong enough, no All humanity is the destitute, in need of the Lord Didn't want to see His creation burn in Hell But for sin there's a price that must be paid; It's in His nature, justice must be served But He said, "You needn't pay, I will pay, For your sin, Christ has died; your second chance - Justice has been served and you do not have to burn!" I could not accept Your love for me; unrepentant sin held me down - Too much pride, not enough knowledge about how You sacrificed for me Nailed hand and foot, pierced side, crown of thorns, scourged human body Suffered death undeserving, in my place; all my sins erased Though He was without sin, for your soul, He suffered death Any sin in your life caused His death - Can you live with that on your conscience? But He said, "I forgive; it's over now Take my hand. From this death, I did rise - I'll take you with me if you come." 06. Souls In Torment
Souls in torment - agonize over your life
Souls in torment - misery falls on your like rain Souls in torment - despondency overwhelms the mind Souls in torment - am I condemned to feel this pain? Suffer inside, lamenting the life you have to live Writhe psychologically; rotted, decaying sense of will Stagnant perceptions; life pregnant with the problems you can't solve Depression has set in; colors bleak the life you have to live Shadows fall across your life, times of brooding insecurity Darkness lurks in this place; once you fall into a pit of despair Inaction and depression will lead you to a dismal state You must know you cannot abandon your self to that miserable fate A soul in torment - not relegated to that place A soul in torment - can rise above by the Father's grace The answer to your condition lies in your relationship with God He is your maker, Creator of the place in which you live A fear of the Lord is a fountain of eternal joyous life. :Turning any man from the snares of death that reach for him (Proverbs 14:27) Dilemmas intrude in your life. Enduring these trials is part of life From them we learn to be strong; the spiritually sound will see a better day Any intimidating storm can be more than endured by the grace of God (Romans 8:31) As clouds must dissipate, so these shadows move on to reveal the light Souls in torment - agonized over your life Souls in torment - misery fell on you like rain Souls in torment- despondency overwhelmed the mind Souls in the mind - not condemned to feel the pain Trust in the Lord, anxiety departs the life that you life (Luke 12:22-30) Depression melts away, overcome by the Father's loving will Knowing that there is a purpose for all the trials in life Faith in our God; He goes before us all in adversity Dilemmas intrude in your life. Enduring these trials is part of life From them we learn to be strong; the spiritually sound will see a better day Any intimidating storm can be more than endured by the grace of God (Romans 8:31) As clouds must dissipate, so these shadows move on to reveal the light A soul in torment, torment A soul in torment, torment 07. Separate From Iniquity
Watching the sin of the world
Impetuous, molesting Jesus, the one to whom every knee will bow down, confessing (Philippians 2:10-11) As the One Lord, who watches and sees all He's paid for every crime -even paid for every one of mine He was the ransom for every one of us; (Matthew 20:28 & 1st Timothy 2:6) God as a man died to set you free from the chains of sin Separate yourselves from the evil of this fallen world Holy Lord calls you to repent of your wickedness and immorality Separate yourselves from the evil of this fallen world Holy Lord calls you to repent and to separate from iniquity As the Savior, he calls everyone Through His Spirit, believe, you are empowered to live as Him (Romans 6:14 & 8:11-12) Believe in the Lord, that he died and rose again (Romans 10:9) As your One Lord, He frees you from the self-destruction of sin Sins from before will be washed away As He does heal, He says, "Go and sin no more." (John 5:14 & 8:11) Not to be of this world He saved you from Separate yourselves from unrighteousness, do not quench the Spirit (1st Thessalonians 5:19 & Ephesians 4:30) The one who says "I have come to know Him" And does not keep his commandments is a liar and the truth is not in him (1st John 2:4) If you know that the Lord is righteous Then you must know that everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him (1st John 2:29) 08. Seared Consciences
The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith
And follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. Such teachings come through hypocritical liars whose consciences have been seared... (1st Timothy 4:1-2) Wicked men of hardened hearts, irreligious, blasphemous Preaching untruths to anyone who will lend an ear Lies from the serpent, victimizing Fallen false prophets preach Blistered moral senses, intellectual noxious state Twisting Scripture sent by God, lost all sense of fear Bowing through the charred minds, Evil writing torrid winds of change They truly know, gone beyond caring; hypocrites crying shamelessly out Preaching untruths, so plainly lies; exchange the truth for a lie Lies from the god of this world , from the prince of the power of the air Infiltrate minds that don't care, infiltration Pretending to preach the truth, they lie Scripture predicted the fall away Last days see men depart from faith We're living now in the Last Days Seared consciences, seared Preach untruth, preach Seared consciences, seared Preach untruth, preach Immoral men of vile hearts, spiritual deviants Oxidized minds, cauterized sensations of fear Consciences reticent; gone apostate Morally silent cerebrums There are those who preach untruth, no longer walking in light They have asked God to take their crown of life Lost souls driven in a hot wind Like dead leaves in the breeze Seared consciences, seared Preach untruth, preach Seared consciences, seared Preach untruth, preach 09. Under Threat Of Death
Animosity rampant in this atmosphere, not afraid to die
Nonconformity, will not be constrained, see the glimmer in my eye? (Romans 12:2) A relentless onslaught, experience persecution for faith Unless; even death is on my side I takes me to His arms, holy sacrifice of a martyr Exist for the day I'm by His side Hatred courses all around here, peaople want to see Believe Jesus is the Son of God - for this would you dare to die? As time goes by, your faith is tested hard For having your faith in Jesus Christ y you're called to be strong Under threat of death - The righteous will stand to the ending of the age Persecution for faith, no price to great in this war we wage As you look at me standing for my faith in Him, spit into my eyes Overwhelming forced to see the truth; for a lie no one would die For I am convinced that neither death, nor life Nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come Nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any created thing Shall separate us from the love of God (Romans 8:38-39) As time goes by, your faith is tested hard For having your faith in Jesus Christ you're called to be strong Under the threat of death - The righteous will stand to the ending of the age To their very last breath; see their names write in the Book of Life's pages (Revelation 20:11-15) In times gone past, men have given their lives to the last In Christ's name, ignoring all the terrible pain When under oppression, martyrs gave their lives for the Son Can you do less? Are you really even oppressed? You must live for Christ with every single breath Even under the threat of death 10. Portraits Of Decay
Portraits of decay....
Necrosis: The death of an organ of your body Accusing; neurotic hearts of men call for death Many die never knowing that there's more to life than loving only lust Never turning from the animalistic pleasures of the hedonism they trust Realize - great pleasures do exist in the service of our Father Crawl across the planet in our vain, wanting existence Always on the lurk for a new form of amusement. Have you never stopped and thought, "There's more to life than this?" Is there anything else? Or do we just kill time until we die? Life wasted away by a philosophy that keeps you from the light Agnosticism, another philosophical axiom Hide behind the assumption that you can't be sure of God Is this a portrait of your own life Portrayal of a mindset not unlike your own? You say, "It's my life," and you'll live it that way I tell you what I've painted is a portrait of decay You may not notice, blinded to your state The life you now live has only one prognosis: Necrosis. Your heart left to die in your sins Mere existence; you spiritually unborn must awake Is this a portrait of your own life Portrayal of a mindset not unlike your own? You say, "It's my life," and you'll live it that way I tell you what I've painted is a portrait of decay Many die with a heart grown cold and lifeless from loving only lust Never finding a meaning for this life, only killed what time they had Realize - a heart that's left for dead will only take your life away Don't you know your worth? A God has died for you! Crawled inside a man called the Son of God Suffered unto death, and rose, to take your sins away Is there anything else? Or do we just kill time until we die? Life wasted away by a philosophy that keeps you from the light False religion, you just keep moving through the motions Hide behind appearing you have a faith in Him. Is this a portrait of your own life Portrayal of a mindset not unlike your own? You say, "It's my life," and you'll live it that way I tell you what I've painted is a portrait of decay You may not notice, blinded to your state The life you now live has only one prognosis: Necrosis. Your heart left to die in your sins Mere existence; you spiritually unborn must awake |