Words

Hear the voice of congregation How they raise, how they praise To their leader and their God How they raise See the money and confetti Watch it fall, watch them all Watch them fall on broken knee Watch them all When they’re winning, oh they’re singing To the ringing of the words To the ringing of his words have you heard? Oh the musketeers and puppeteers Are ringing to the words How they propagate the words, words, words See the lectern shining alter How it stands, it commands Where they sacrifice they hope How it stands Like the ark to shield the puppet Reappears the musketeer To a roaring king’s reception Musketeer! “King will please us!” (civil Jesus) And he’ll seize us with the words Oh he pleased us with words we preferred All his vowing, now we’re bowing ‘Cause he pleased us with the words How they campaign careful words, words, words Now our banners and our flags What a shame, they’re all the same Just like pawns we vote as minions All the same But the faithful can’t be wrong In such a group of hoopla soup Stirred with reassuring nods The minion soup Ah the steeple filled with people And the people filled with words Chime the steeple bells with words have you heard? We’ve erected, he’s elected! Glory people’s God of words And now the promises… the words, words, words!