Lyrics
Authorities telling us who to fear, how to live
Challenges the influence of authorities dictating fear and control over how to live.
Taking our freedom our power from our hearts
Highlighting the deprivation of freedom and empowerment from within.
Feeding us false ideas making them real
Emphasizes the manipulation of reality through false concepts imposed as truth.
To what we shouldn't revere,
Questioning reverence given to unworthy aspects.
Leading us away, leading us astray
Illustrates a misleading path, leading astray from righteousness.
For they want to be our gods
Describing the desire of these authorities to be worshipped as gods.
We are called to faith, promised persecution
Reference to the call for faith and the expectation of facing persecution.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me
Strength drawn from the belief in Christ to overcome challenges.
You separate me from my purpose, isolating me from this world
Feeling separated from life's purpose due to isolation from worldly influences.
God is greater than thee, can't you see
Asserting the superiority of God over the perceived power of others.
Angels will set me free to be witness to His love for me, for all
Belief in eventual freedom through divine intervention to spread God's love.
Prisons can't stop me, beatings can't quiet me
Unyielding against physical and emotional oppression.
I will shout songs of glory, hymns of victory, for he has set me free
Commitment to proclaiming glory and victory despite hardships.
We are called to faith, promised persecution
Reiteration of the call to faith amidst assured persecution.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me
Reinforcing the belief in Christ's strength for resilience.
All this so we will repent and be forgiven of our sins,
Hope for repentance and forgiveness of sins through suffering.
We are witnesses and have been given the Holy Spirit to those who obey
Recognition of being witnesses empowered by the Holy Spirit for the obedient.
Blinded they prey upon us, bringing more restraints,
Depiction of being targeted and manipulated by blinded oppressors.
in-prisoning our mouths, ordering us never to speak again
Enforced silence and restriction of speech.
And we rejoice that God counted us worthy to suffer disgrace
Embracing suffering for God's sake with joy and honor.
For his name sake
Enduring disgrace for the sake of God's name.
We are called to faith, promised persecution
Reaffirming the call to faith despite promised persecution.
I can do al things through Christ who strengthens me
Restating reliance on Christ's strength in challenging times.
Arrested we stand, we are bound to one authority
Standing firm despite arrest, acknowledging allegiance to a higher authority.
Arrested we stand do not conform to your authority
Refusal to conform to oppressive authorities.
Convicted from our stand, we will fill the land
Determined to spread God's word even in the face of conviction.
With the word of our God, Jesus Christ
Commitment to proliferate the teachings of Jesus Christ.
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