peace like a river.

I'm trying to get farther from them Father, I'm fleeing from all of the Kens All the disabling distractions that are making me lame The countless heartbreaks that come from rising fame It's inevitable Well, that was my wrought Inescapable That's what I bought All of the mania I thought I fought Could go away with just one thought Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel I am the LORD thy God which teacloth thee to profit Which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments Then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea Thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels like the gravel thereof My homies lost My bros is woe They're looking for serenity, bliss for the soul The pain is extreme as humanism's woke Need peace of mind sick of sicko mode Jesus, we're crying out to you Forgive us our sins We don't know what to do We're broken and lost The demons, our hosts Drowning in liquor, but that's all we know Father, bring us life Bring us hope End the strife End the dope Heal the psyche She tried to keep it confidential like Mikey But pain has a way of leaking out and that's wylin' (Yeah, that's wylin') Father, bring us life Bring us hope End the strife End the dope Get a life, they said Now we're at the shop Hoping for more Hoping for more Hoping for more Just want to be more like you He called himself by His covenant name, the Lord That is, Yahweh He called himself their redeemer The one who could buy them out of their slavery He called Himself the Holy One of Israel Who was set apart from the grossed and debased gods of the surrounding nations He called Himself the One who teaches you to profit In other words, the one who could instruct them in a life of goodness and blessing instead of endless loss and deprivation He called himself the One who leads you by the way you should go Who could lead them into the right path instead of their present, destructive way And after this very profound introduction, God made a heartfelt plea to His people, 'Oh that you had heeded my commands Peace like a river flow Peace like a river flow Peace like a river flow I've got peace like a river Peace like a river flow Peace like a river flow Peace like a river flow I've got peace like a river Peace as flowing, bountiful, and life-giving as a river Judah did not have this but they could have had it if they had only turned to God as He revealed Himself to them If they had only obeyed then your righteousness would have been like the waves of the sea Righteousness as certain, as unending, as reliable as the sea Again Judah did not have this but they could have if they had only turned to God as He had revealed Himself to them It's sobering to think what unfulfilled potential we have And what disobedience or unbelief keeps us from everything God has for us It doesn't take long to turn back to God and to receive goodness from Him Matter of fact, you can do it right now If they're some things that you need to get right with Him today, don't delay Do it and enjoy the blessing of it today (Blessing) (Blessing) (Blessing) (Blessing) (Blessing)