I hate all your show and pretense
The hypocrisy of your praise
The hypocrisy of your festivals
I hate all your show
Away with your noisy worship
Away with your noisy hymns
I stop up my ears when you're singing 'em
I hate all your show
Instead let there be a flood of justice
An endless procession of righteous living
Instead let there be a flood of justice
Instead of a show
Your eyes are closed when you're praying
You sing right along with the band
You shine up your shoes for services
There's blood on your hands
You turned your back on the homeless
And the ones that don't fit in your plan
Quit playing religion games
There's blood on your hands
Instead let there be a flood of justice
An endless procession of righteous living
Instead let there be a flood of justice
Instead of a show
I hate all your show
Let's argue this out
If your sins are blood red
Let's argue this out
You'll be one of the clouds
Let's argue this out
Quit fooling around
Give love to the ones who can't love at all
Give hope to the ones who got no hope at all
Stand up for the ones who can't stand at all
I hate all your show
I first heard this song by Jon Foreman, the lead singer of Switchfoot, about a year ago. I remember how much the song opened my eyes, and the anger and passion, in his voice when he sang. It recently came back up in my mind today. So I looked up the lyrics and studied over them. I put the lyrics in bold that really stood out to me.
It got me to thinking, I wonder if we as churches sometimes have it all wrong. I wonder if the effort we put into worship, and services, and a "show", as it is said in this song, is in vain and if we should put the same effort into people, and serving them. Instead of trying to impress God with a show, that He has no interest in.
Don/t get me wrong, I am not pointing fingers at any particular church. I have been to churches that were far more interested in their "show" than people. I guess we just have to evaluate our motives. whether we are trying to make progress and grow for a "show", or are we doing it to reach people and serve them. God's main goal is to reach as many of His children as possible, before he sends His son back. That should be our goal as well....not a show.
The hypocrisy of your praise
The hypocrisy of your festivals
I hate all your show
Away with your noisy worship
Away with your noisy hymns
I stop up my ears when you're singing 'em
I hate all your show
Instead let there be a flood of justice
An endless procession of righteous living
Instead let there be a flood of justice
Instead of a show
Your eyes are closed when you're praying
You sing right along with the band
You shine up your shoes for services
There's blood on your hands
You turned your back on the homeless
And the ones that don't fit in your plan
Quit playing religion games
There's blood on your hands
Instead let there be a flood of justice
An endless procession of righteous living
Instead let there be a flood of justice
Instead of a show
I hate all your show
Let's argue this out
If your sins are blood red
Let's argue this out
You'll be one of the clouds
Let's argue this out
Quit fooling around
Give love to the ones who can't love at all
Give hope to the ones who got no hope at all
Stand up for the ones who can't stand at all
I hate all your show
I first heard this song by Jon Foreman, the lead singer of Switchfoot, about a year ago. I remember how much the song opened my eyes, and the anger and passion, in his voice when he sang. It recently came back up in my mind today. So I looked up the lyrics and studied over them. I put the lyrics in bold that really stood out to me.
It got me to thinking, I wonder if we as churches sometimes have it all wrong. I wonder if the effort we put into worship, and services, and a "show", as it is said in this song, is in vain and if we should put the same effort into people, and serving them. Instead of trying to impress God with a show, that He has no interest in.
Don/t get me wrong, I am not pointing fingers at any particular church. I have been to churches that were far more interested in their "show" than people. I guess we just have to evaluate our motives. whether we are trying to make progress and grow for a "show", or are we doing it to reach people and serve them. God's main goal is to reach as many of His children as possible, before he sends His son back. That should be our goal as well....not a show.
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