2 Songs Tearing (read that word both ways) Me Up

As we at Student Ministries are seeking to seriously address Kids In Need, I'm seeking to internalize it all in my life. In my times alone with God, He has been continually bringing songs across my path that stir my heart. These are two of them.

INSTEAD OF A SHOW (by Jon Foreman from Switchfoot; off the Summer Album)


Lyrics to Instead of a Show:
INSTEAD OF A SHOW (Jon Foremn)
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 your singing ‘em
I hate all your show

Instead let there be a flood of justice
An endless procession of righteous living, 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
but there’s blood on your hands

you turned your back on the homeless and the ones that don’t fit in your plans
quit playing religion games there’s blood on your hands

Ah! let’s argue this out if your sins are blood red
let’s argue this out you’ll be white as 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 up at all
instead of a show I hate all your show


FOLLOW YOU (by Leeland w/ Brandon Heath; off the Love Is on the Move Album)

Lyrics to Follow You:
You live among the least of these the weary and the weak
And it would be a tragedy for me to turn away
All my needs You have supplied when I was dead You gave me life
So how could I not give it away so freely?

And I’ll Follow You into the homes of the broken
Follow You into the world
Meet the needs for the poor and the needy God
Follow You into the world

Use my hands use my feet to make Your kingdom come
To the corners of the earth until Your work is done
Faith without works is dead on the cross Your blood was shed
So how could we not give it away so freely?

Follow You into the homes of the broken
Follow You into the world
Meet the needs for the poor and the needy God
Follow You into the world
(repeat)

And I give all myself, I give all myself
I give all myself to YOU
(repeat)
Yeaaaaah

Follow You into the homes of the broken
Follow You into the world (Follow YOU)
Meet the needs for the poor and the needy God
Follow You into the world
Follow You into the homes of the broken
Follow You into the world
Meet the needs for the poor and the needy God