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Evangel - H.R. Department
(from the album Elation Foundation)
© copyright 2010

Hook:
Keep pressing toward, the blessed reward/
Remember, the kingdom of heaven is yours/
For the sake of the Lord, take up your cross/
Endure, the kingdom of heaven is yours.

Verse 1: Evangel
Realizing the cost of the cross and the weight of it's worth/
The world hates me, of course, cause it hated you first/
If they're armed heavy with guns/
There's nothing new under the sun, their stunts already been done/
They're set to cry with their loud antithesis/
Yet the scriptures testify with a cloud of witnesses/
All the beatings they had, didn't silence their voice/
They rejoiced and were exceedingly glad/
Even when Jesus addressed with candor/
They said he was demon possessed with slander/
And it might get worse, John writes this verse/
Cain slew Abel for his righteous works/
They won't leave us alone, Stephen was stoned/
Looked up and saw you standing at the seat of your throne/
Yeah, we endure cause we see the deal/
It don't dare compare with the glory to be revealed/

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Verse 2: Israel Felix
No longer is our vision tinted/
Cause in the mirror we can see the gift he's given us and it's his image/
There's some considering that it's a gimmick if we say we're living/
In his image then they figure that we're schizophrenic/
There's no identity crisis we're sure of faith he orchestrates that/
In an instant our lives would coordinate/
His spirit is indwelling us changing us/
'Til it unveils his character/
And we're compelled to share His cup
Like Christ we'll face wrath on this side of heaven/
But we rest in Matthew 5:11/
A life blessed in this poverty's the destiny we're modeling/ The world couldn't change our perspective with a lobotomy/
So measure us a problem bred neglect our common needs/
Oppressing us won't make us lesser in our quantity/
The born again, God's adorning 'em/
With the seasoning that measures faith/
And for this reason we will celebrate.

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Verse 3: Apologist
As your sons and daughters we're led to the slaughter/
We're persecuted by a world that abhors us/
But we follow in your footsteps living off your good rep/
We get depressed cause we haven't understood yet/
That suffering produces perseverance/
Stay focused on Christ no interferance/
All of these trials and toils we experience/
But in the end we'll see your holy radiance/
Like Polycarp, who was burned at the stake/
Didn't deny Christ and won't burn in the lake/
Served God faithfully eighty six years/
The bishop of Smyrna who was revered/
When reviled, press, you're his child, press/
Undefiled, press, reconciled, press/
When they threaten to hand us deep questions/
Be ready to answer, keep pressing.

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