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"Lower your hands, pull up the pants so the ankles are bare Keep a beard, shave the mustache don't you know it's a prayer! Bend down more, bow your head, this is your life, you clear? Leave it all, heed the call, submit to God right here!" As a child I felt stifled by this ceaseless barrage From a man painfully shallow behind his obvious facade How could he who had experienced so little of world Be my guide to a place never seen, just heard For to me it was strange that the Maker so divine Was portrayed as an aggressor punishing you for your crimes While as human, less angelic, I would rather forgive Spread the love, build a world oh so blissful to live If you really look deep, you will feel it in you The heavenly presence of the Lord, a light shining so true Not just in humans, plants and animals but even the earth's crust God is everywhere you look, inside every one of us So why be led by someone just to feel God's might Cause in my heart I am clear what I think is right And that knowledge comes straight from my faith in Thee For I know that Thou art in every facet of me You don't need a medium to get closer to God For you are heard before you think, that's the power of the Lord All that's needed is a heart open far and wide A little respect for His creations and He's there by your side
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