Ascension

Sunday... man I can't believe it... Another week just came and flew right on by This new week won't be any easier I got a lot to deal with... I don't think I can cope All my close friends say I should try going back to church I said I don't know, I'ma shoot for it Let me turn this TV off... I'm going in Let's go Gotta wake and shave and take a bath Slacks and a button-up, a blazer, Stacy Adams Then buckle up and budget up enough time to Allow the delay for gas, can't erase the past But if you stray from the straight and narrow You can make it back to salvation and Take the sacred pathway through the tabernacle Some would say the chapel is a haven The place to travel to escape from the grasp of the enemy And by the Holy Trinity, you break the shackles Where the faithful gather for God's grace to convey They praise and gratitude and celebrate the sabbath From a distance, see the steeple Up close see the people and at the entrance an attendant Who hands you a program that you leaf through And proceeds to lead you to the cathedral The music will blast, a fugue with pizzazz That's imbued with the brass for the jubilant mass It's a joyful noise that makes lucifer sad The flagbearer and the crucifer move from the back As they lead the procession of choir, lay readers and reverend And we genuflect in the ripple of heads for the cross as they walk up A place for change, that's why they called it the altar Prophecies and Psalms, tales of heroics Fumbling the hymnal for the song but it feels like you know it You stand up, you sit down, you stand up again Sit down, now kneel, stand up; feels like aerobics The Holy Ghost wrote canon that was handprinted Transcended when man inherited the grand tenets Had a pandemic now we back up in the sanctum with thanksgiving See the grandparents with their hands tented? It takes faith to believe what you don't see Discipline to study and discover what you don't know Piety to gather up your cross for the long road Feel guilty when you don't go Amen... Amen God is good, all the time Everybody woke up and jumped in They Sunday suits... cool Everybody pulled up, everybody glowed up And we all waiting on you... Especially you The candles were lit with care by acolytes Those are the kids that wear the robes and The older folks in the black and white Are lay ministers and they read the scriptures, prayers The bishop's chair, the flowers, linens and utensils They're... all what the altar guild prepared And above all this there's A symbol of the ultimate sacrifice Some people say YOLO but it happened twice When Christ died, came back to life And He arose as the Builder's heir Now he's worthily magnified, praised as the Holy One Stare as the cleric embraces the podium Rapping 'bout church in the back of the church While the pastor's at work, so there's both of us focused on Passionate verses, interpreting chapters to masses That search for they purpose, with gladness we serve After the sermon, cats is affirming they faith with the Nicene Creed That describes belief in the deity defined in three Greet a neighbor with a hug and say "May the Lord provide ye peace and blessings" After confessions, it's welcomes and announcements Any birthdays or anniversaries celebrated out of town Well, you found out then Round 'bout ten percent: that's what you put in that collection plate At the offertory, a deposit surely To uplift the service, but who deserves it? Just drop it in the pot and give God the glory Watch the sorting of consecrated gifts of the sacristy A reenactment of the eve of the tragedy Every move is made with gravity, as we Remember the last of His feasts with His faculty Bread that embodies the flesh of the Savior Though holy, it's broken in pieces to feed you The Blood of Christ is instinctive to drink with a sip But you can intinct if you need to Then retreat to the pew for prayer As the music blares and folks are crooning, I'm moved to tears, In a sea of post-Communion stares I close my eyes and talk to God to soothe my fears I pray for the strength and well-being of my loved ones Near and dear to me and the people that I'm furthest from Wisdom and courage when things become burdensome Mercy and peace for the deceased and the world to come A benediction then is given by the clergy, One final hymn is sung as the procession is returning from Their perch, where the candles were burning But the fervency of worship transfers to each person once the service done Now the work has begun, Throw water on a seed and a tree's gon' grow I'll be back next week and I'll save you a seat... front row Feel guilty if you don't go Amen... Amen God is good, all the time Everybody woke up and jumped in They Sunday suits... cool Everybody pulled up, everybody glowed up And we all waiting on you... Can't forget about you For the Lord says Remember the sabbath and keep it holy Unto him be the glory In the church and in Christ Jesus Throughout all generations Amen God is good, all the time Everybody woke up and jumped in they Sunday... SUITS... cool Everybody pulled up, everybody glowed up And we all waiting on... Go.