To God Be The Glory

There really should be more Christian metal. This is a poem I wrote in 2024. I imagine it to the tune of Afraid To Shoot Strangers by Iron Maiden.

Me, in my final resting place on the cold ground,
Bodies scattered around, exposed as if proud,
Taken captive by forces beyond my control,
The Legion took hold, the graveyard my abode,
Now demons always around laughing at me,
While awake and in dreams, they mock and they scream,
 
My fate richly deserved for the deeds I had done,
I chased away truth, and wasted my youth,
Scheming against others whenever I could,
I tempted revenge, invited my death,
Regret the last thought in my dying brain,
But it’s too late to try, and too late to cry…
 
The judge is coming…
The judge is coming…
The judge is coming…
The judge is coming…
The judge is coming…
The judge is coming…
 
He’s here! To God be the glory!
He sees all! To God be the glory!
He cares! To God be the glory!
He calls! To God be the glory!
He cast the demons out! To God be the glory!
Chased them away! To God be the glory!
Sent them into pigs! To God be the glory!
Who drowned right away! To God be the glory!
He healed a man’s hand! To God be the glory!
Said pick up your mat! To God be the glory!
Neither do I condemn you! To God be the glory!
Now go sin no more! To God be the glory!
The deaf hear! To God be the glory!
The blind see! To God be the glory!
The dead live again! To God be the glory!
The poor hear the good news! To God be the glory!
He set the captives free! To God be the glory!
Forgave you and me! To God be the glory!
So that we could be… To God be the glory!
His royal family! To God be the glory!
He chased away sin! To God be the glory!
Let the wretched in! To God be the glory!
Blessings he sends! To God be the glory!
The Lamb always wins! To God be the glory!
Just another demon driven! To God be the glory!
Another chance given! To God be the glory!
Another life livin’! To God be the glory!
Another’s stopped sinnin’! To God be the glory!
So, into the fire!! To God be the glory!
Every misplaced desire!! To God be the glory!
Every idol acquired!! To God be the glory!
Every Earthly power!!! To God be the glory!

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