STRONGARM
Advent of a miracle
Increase
These times that try men's souls
Sorrow is a sage
Council of perfection
Count the cost
Division
Forgiven
Gates of atonement
Innocence lost
Measure of consequence
More bitter than death
Remaining
Supplication
Stand together
Srenghtened in fatih
Take this hand
The fall of Babylon
Together
Trials
 
Advent          of a miracle
you're my beloved and all together lovely
       as a gift that cant't be bought
       as if gold could favor outweigh your meaning to me
       the secrets of the heart made manifest
       even beauty's priced beside thee proportioned lot the less
       wishes fade as dreams break promise made
       takes away your will
       takes your whole heart captive
       just for one promise
       sell it all for one true word to hold on to
       face the shame of it all
       safer to neglect than open your callused heart
       piece by piece you have lost a part of yourself
       you share to gain but lose at love and learn to hate yourself
       more and more each day and all the days thereafter
       they labor to put back together and regain what is gone forever
       wishes fade as dreams break promise made tomorrow takes
       the most costly mistake is to try to change the past today
       (what a void)
       the filth and the shame they all wash away
       for you Christ will clean the slate
       only love can fill the void
       when the world has taken its toll
       hand in hand by your side
       we'll walk down this path together
       i'll take you to the place where promises will never break
       to the advent of a miracle
       for love is a miracle
       true love is to die for
       and is why i cry for you
       and the pain you feel and feed can heal
       if you'd just walk with me toward the light .
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Increase
i fall i fall i fall to my knees
       for this my Lord i plea
       in this hour alone i shall surely stand stoned
       for fear will face me
       meet me where I flee
       still, i run away this cup to pass i pray
       as a river's end meets sea
       so my eyes they flood into Thee
       in many ways
       i feel i've dug my own
       grave grave grave
       my own
       a friend what does it mean
       obedience what does it bring
       knowledge comes easy
       easily obtained
       wisdom the greater
       but only through pain
       this i ask for to surround to near
       the backbone to growth and therefore to clear
       convictions that draw me
       closer to lead me
       decisions to follow
       thoughts that bring healing
       truth to perfection and my spirit discerning
       but in all that i've learned
       i am still learning
       that the plague of my life
       i must fight to survive
       these self-same truths
       revealed to me to be
       the absolute
       change starts in thought
       as it can only be taught
       with a deep concern
       the heart through mind through time learn
       wearily i divide i divide
       you're called to disunite
       afraid that they may scatter
       but rather they gather.
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These times          that try men's souls
thus this is all that i believe
       to bear witness to my calling
       my life escapes me
       my days they shorten
       these final breath to testify
       to face these years is adversity in itself
       calm passed long ago to reveal times foretold
       before is the open book another page pieces fall in place
       take heed to discern the times of the signs
       these times that try men's souls
       whereby we know this life is like a shadow
       and death assuredly shall come down to greet the soul
       the years they've coursed the storm that's been uprising
       since the days of old building and now approaching
       he sees not his shadow who faces the sun
       for his eyes melt as wax
       the price paid for living in light
       is that of gold in the crucible ever
       melting straining striving
       to be made pure purity escapes me
       remembrance breaks me down
       though my knees become weak
       i will cause my foot another step to carry the task
       bleeds my hands but they are kept
       remembrance breaks me down
       but i will strive until it is the last time
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Sorrow is a sage
praise is truly sacrifice
       sorrow is a sage
       so now i wait
       i never dreamed that i'd be here
       as a sacrament to be raised
       and then broken
       it never to spoken
       still swallows my only breath of hope
       incinerating words have never fallen so short
       hands raised in submission
       still your sanctuary burns still burning
       no one told me that this grief would feel so much like fear
       tears without protest a soul seeking solace
       she's dying to wake but late is the daybreak
       gasping and groaning the silence breaks for seething
       i hear a still small voice inside me say grace grows in winter
       how i long to believe that it speaks the truth
       is this not my lot life
       all is not comprehendible and all is not beautiful
       however all has meaning and all can create beauty
       let me see the meaning in this
       let me find the beauty in this
       life is learning
       what cannot break you can only be
       a catalyst for growth creation
       groans for completion
       truth wakes understanding
       and the morning comes yielding peace
       oh how i long for this to be truth
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Council of            perfection
truth and justice belong to You behold the power of His undying sacrifice          as a sanctuary for the wounded in the council of perfection all creation          stands as a witness all creation stands as a mark of Your will all creation          stands on the breath of God wisdom hides behind Your eyes darkness divided          by Your fallen tear there the wicked cease from turmoil and the weary          are at rest all sacrifice and all suffering is redemption formed in the          palm of God's mighty hand shaped by the work of His will and alive from          the breath of His heart man's inspiration is God's touch on the quickened          nerves of the spirit enflamed by Your unquenchable fire i stand in the          spirit of conquest through You i am created to conquer fleeting living          a life of calamity forces unseen are controlling your destiny we're not          at the mercy of fate fears born of this world are groundless lord teach          me and i will be silent word made flesh we long to hear You You are my          advocate my mediator with complete power and perfect love You alone hold          the scales of judgment
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Count the            cost
count yourselves worthy to suffer loss brought down held          back marvel not that the world hates you if you were of it it would hold          you high but as it hated Christ it hates those that follow him not withholding          pride not withstanding right unashamed we rise to the name of Christ keep          yourselves pure for the renewing of your minds to be a light in deed and          word for this is life for this is love abiding in the will of the Father          count the cost suffering all lost in the name of Christ take up your cross          looking to that which is unseen to our eternal hope not moved by the things          of this world our redemption draws near the end is in sight hold true          Christian brethren to these promises of life
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Division
failure in short can be defined by an unwillingness to learn          from a past mistake with every decision there is a condition and in every          choice a price to pay as we carry on in this day and age the hardships          that befall us for our mind set often come from misunderstanding turned          judgment and so we are separated and labeled outcasts intolerant short-sighted          narrow-minded unfairly held to an unfair vice but we cannot compromise          what we believe even though it brings condemnation it will come again          persecution this division amongst men only causes dissent the distance          between us is merely difference if we do not have regard for a mutual          respect who will benefit this separates man this age of anger is choking          itself these hands have killed this age of anger is choking itself they          shall surely do it again this age of anger is shedding its own these hands          must learn
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Forgiven
there is nothing in this world that is new what is has been          and what was will be what do i work for why do i toil what can man change          there is nothing new under the sun Lord deliver us from this world for          the things it offers mean nothing to me this is not prayer this is my          plea requesting your guidance when it seems i've turned my back you encourage          me just the same without remembrace of my acts you take it all when it          seems i've turned away without regard for you your spirit brings me back          it brings me back to you i answer to you alone for there is nothing else          before you i stand to do your work manifest yourself in me
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Gates of            atonement
a time to mourn this world cries out in despair to overrun          by adversity decision is given to it and although seeing does not see          the evils that consume its desire(s) these crimes cry for a redeemer left          to grieve it suffers in sorrow for even though hearing it does not hear          every time i die is it in vain hands held out in misery grasping for a          breath of hope but none can be ushered in as it crucifies itself hidden          amongst the anguish is the key to comfort a release in an hour of need          help in a time of tribulation dying to its own reaping what it’s          sown these tears to teach the tears i weep fall to the sufferings for          souls thereof i’ve cried till blood to offer as a covering a time          to heal all is not lost in this endless hour as there is time for everything          this too shall pass away this that this world faces is merely momentary          this affliction works patience into experience we wait to be saved by          a hope
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Innocence            lost
just one time for this precious one let there be life let          there be love compassion fails it falls asleep as they die in their youth          arise a rescue from death for a life there's just one chance for this          child in your hands taken its future when given the choice but this child          is sacred its blood let us believe what no one can see is a life sacrificed          for selfish reasons a broken bond between mother and child forsaken mercy          for inconvenience a selfish choice a precious loss regret for this unborn          child put to death still grace abounds forsaken mercies still grace abounds          a life of regret still grace abounds
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Measure            of consequence
raging your eyes seeking cleansing for their disease hatred        suffocating reason the ground cries out for the spirit broken erased by        aberration turn the pages of sacrifice blood cursed with retribution to        the blind a cancer but for chosen generations memories to sorrow for their        souls a lamentation therefore he has come for Christ is comfort forevermore        forevermore countless numbers of bodies raped of their lifetime and end        to families through heritage survives a lifeline voices that call through        seasons carry timeless a measure of consequence never again to create the        cycle ever again denying their lives please help us oh Most High to never        again see through those eyes take heart oh Israel for we stretch forth hands        come to you as offerings of hope you you
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More bitter            than death
i refuse to shudder in the face of sacrifice undying the          legacy of truth shines through adversity the furnace of affliction could          not absolve it and you in your high-chair comfort stagnant thoughts the          accolades of arrogance wear them like a crown heart painted scarlet and          your followers follow you down now drown in your contradictions turned          religion consumed by the grave for death is to feed on these things and          more the power which they've given you will still surcease still more          bitter that death is to walk in silence is to die discontent is to gaze          in the eyes of your maker and to feel no love only resentment this more          bitter than death itself i've seen the face of redemption and i've closed          my eyes i've felt the hand of grace mend my broken heart i've pierced          my savior's side with deceit and lies in the midst of betrayal still repentance          waits and this i resolved within myself my adversary will no longer be          my master for this i weep bitterly in the night i sought shelter in sleep          but sleep is restless without hope i looked for a thread of hope but he          was frail frayed fabric slowly wearing i have no use for remorse save          for learning slowly wearing have no use for remorse yet it consumes me
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Remaining
not a tie to this world above its reproach i laugh in the          face of the folly it gives way to remaining strong in and true to you          oh Lord Your commands guide my paths they keep me pure hopelessly trying          to break my stand but i am blind to these worthless attempts at me the          weakness i overcome has now become my strength the strength i have in          you what i did for pleasure has been brought to task i will never slide          denying the foolish ways of my past what i once partook of is cleansed          at last i’ve seen the truth i’ve seen the light this revelation          i now fight
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Suplication
there can be no justice where there is no truth a life of        self-sacrifice a new creation devotion to purity in the midst of the light        of conviction set fire to the hearts desire taken by storm no longer in        the dark dwelling in the shadows nevermore i surrender all all i am i give        give thereof till end much more more than this is death i surrender all        all i am i've spent spent my essence and much more more than this is death        far be it from me to flee from the den of lions the truth can be blinding        cast me forth for stoning misunderstanding causes fear i feel your pain        i feel your emptiness and on this day your blood will touch blood because        i am an example i will not flee waiting for an end as breath fades away        fades away fades away waiting for an end as breath fades away
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Stand together
though we are separate we are one in the same i am with you        always because you are in my name i will see you through it we will stand        together if you turn away i will be with you time and time remain upright        i will see you through as you begin to stray i will not leave you through        and through it’s all the same we will renew
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Strenghtened            in faith
men prepared for battle brought on by greed obeying their            their leaders not questioning their authority stories of honor glory            untold wars we’ve waged what does man learn the things we’ve            faced in the past are to better our future we must gain from their loss            even daily soul upon soul prepares for battle every day brings conflict            to refine us what does it mean to better ourselves we must stand the            tests of time accomplishing the perfecting of our lives an understanding            of what is right accepting our allotment in this life these days are            numbered rooted in turmoil we must fight the good fight man against            man is only a symptom man’s violent nature hand in hand with hatred            we must rise up realize the true problem aware of attack the trying            of our hearts every day brings a spiritual battle not exceeding anyone’s            limitations to purify us so that we may be prepared for the next though            we become weary it has been granted unto us the ability to remain loyal            unshaken in spirit for those strengthened in faith all things work for            good hope for tomorrow the perfecting of the saints
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Take this            hand
return from your slumber reprobate in mind consequence abandoned          your hands teach hatred and your mouth speaks lies divorced from conviction          defilement the firstfruits of your heart though peace has touched your          spirit slowly dies inside uplift yourself when the light shines where          do the shadows cast do they reveal fear and frustration these downfalls          we all have in common face this pain resolve this strife take this hand       
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The fall              od Babylon
when the nations rise with the eyes of arrogance raise your          war cry and be shattered the strings of dissention ensnared by an evil          tongue cast your ring of disappointment the plague of dissolution the          plans of your devise they will be thwarted spirit stained by corrupted          flesh your hollow truths will be shattered your riches are acquired by          the misfortune and bloodshed of others within our midst is the prophesied          age of a new babylon all the images of its gods lie smashed on the ground          it's driven by darkness the dwelling place for demons for the nations          race to drain the cup of the maddening wine of power to deny a man of          his rights to deprive a man of justice he looked for justice but saw bloodshed          for righteousness but heard cries of distress he will cleanse the bloodstains          of the oppressed by a spirit of judgment spirit of fire he things that          drive us to hate to love to lust to greed and to good is longing every          soul is born with that vague undefined hole we search each other's eyes          for answers and fine none God will break the yoke that burdens you but          those who refuse to see leading others astray in your iniquities terror          will seize you the hour of your judgment will come
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Together            (hidden track on the "Advent" cd, cover of Endure)
you say we'll never make a difference, we'll never make          a chance if we always listen to you things will always stay the same i'm          sick of seeing nothing lost and nothing ever gained we want our country          back and things that should have never changed justice is what you call          it giving them their "rights" they get away with murder you          think that's right maybe you've forgotten what our forefathers said one          nation under God and thats how we plan to live the kids are on the streets          they're speaking their minds opposition's what we get resistance is all          we find bottled up anger that's held inside restricting and binding a          young mind it's gonne break free before long together we'll make the change          before we're gone together we'll take back what's ours together it won't          be long together can you see it now together we've just begun to start          and together we'll win!
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