Oh King by Mark Mathis

We Both Was Young by Mark Mathis

download - purchase

Oh King
by Mark Mathis

Album: We Both Was Young

oh king, what is thy bidding
do you want us to empty the woods
of the thieves and loose women
and the degenerate souls that live there

oh king, do you want us to wage war?
on a people so far away
do i have to leave the woman
that was promised to me

oh cain, where's your brother
could you not control your rage
and you live to kill another in the hearts of men today

oh cain, have you figured it out yet
cos i got some people who'd like to know
can our shame turn to sorrow
'til forgiveness and grace unfold

but i wish that i could rise
from the filth before my eyes
and i wish that i could clean
all these dirty things in me

and i wish that i could live
not only with my head
that this new man could be released
that's been waiting inside of me

oh father, please forgive them
for they know not what they do
they have despised me and rejected you
yeah, that much is true

but oh father, it is you that has called them
and has redeemed them all by name
can their shame turn to sorrow
'til forgiveness and grace unfold