The Secret of the Easy Yoke

Sometimes (or all the time) being a Christ-follower is difficult. I love how this song acknowledges the reality of Christian living. Honestly, this song is what broke standard contemporary Christian music for me. The brutal honesty means so much more to me (and seems so much more worshipful even) than much of the empty phrases we are known to sing in church. Even in the brokenness of living in a sinful world, and the frustration of trying to live for God, God still provides him peace. It's so beautiful and necessary that it has brought me to tears.





i could hear the church bells ringing
they pealed aloud your praise
the member's faces were smiling
with their hands outstretched to shake
it's true they did not move me
my heart was hard and tired
their perfect fire annoyed me
i could not find you anywhere
could someone please tell me the story
of sinners ransomed from the fall
i still have never seen you, and somedays
i don't love you at all

the devoted were selling bracelets
to remind them why they came
some concrete motivation
when the abstract could not do the same
but if all that's left is duty, i'm falling on my sword
at least then, i would not serve an unseen distant lord

could someone please tell me the story
of sinners ransomed from the fall
i still have never seen you, and somedays
i don't love you at all






if this only a test
i hope that i'm passing, cuz i'm losing steam
but i still want to trust you

peace be still (x3)