A Sign

*dedicated to DMX, Lord Give Me A Sign
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzlBHk13FKQ
* dedicated to the Prophet Isaiah

-----A Sign; The Prophet Isaiah's Thoughts Before Speaking With Ahaz [These are MY Christmas Carols Pt 2]


Women, men jaded by this threadbare earth
duty bereft of love; and no promise
inundated with treacherous politics
by our leaders
dishonest dealings in the marketplace
by merchants
unjust claims on land that obligate our young men
to fight unjust wars (sometimes just), and if not dismemberment
slaves and handmaidens accrued on their return home
that do not share Jewish customs or passion for our God
by our military generals and
priests who accept bribes before offering sacrifice
for men that deserve exile not reconstituted communion
with our sons and daughters because they were the ones defiled
by touching idols and mingling with pagan traders
having an unwieldy influence on the future generations we pray
will still have some modicum of dignity long after we're
deceased
and when will it end? we ask ourselves each afternoon
as we find ourselves laden in the cyclical constant unremitting
phases of existence pleading
for restitution for all this spoiled time between (and during)
crises that threaten our culture, livelihood, identity and joy
that times of refreshing would come
that anew we can begin to rebuild our nation, our humanity
without regard for race, religion, creed, or screed for that matter,
but united in love
and finding our creative voice
lit candles flickering in the gentle winds of peace and contentment
watching our children playing in front of mountains
with the lion
with the adder....
and what will be the sign of the possibility of the improbable
the inconceivable abolition of all our evils, worries and fears – the advent
of our promised paradise, refuge from this Gehinnom on earth?
A virgin womb pregnant
with hope for a better world everlasting
(a child inside with a mandate from heaven
and power and compassion
to persuade all men everywhere to abandon cruelty
in their hearts before it takes hold of them
before they raise a finger to their neighbor)
even while she fears what this all means
though she is beset by a culture entrenched in death
indifferent to birth, intent only on dying





-----------------------/Isaiah 7:10-20
Again the LORD spoke to Ahaz, "Ask a sign of the LORD your God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven." But Ahaz said, "I will not ask, and I will not put the LORD to the test." And he said, "Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary men, that you weary my God also? Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. He shall eat curds and honey when he knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good. For before the boy knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land whose two kings you dread will be deserted. The LORD will bring upon you and upon your people and upon your father’s house such days as have not come since the day that Ephraim departed from Judah—the king of Assyria." In that day the LORD will whistle for the fly that is at the end of the streams of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria. And they will all come and settle in the steep ravines, and in the clefts of the rocks, and on all the thornbushes, and on all the pastures. In that day the Lord will shave with a razor that is hired beyond the River—with the king of Assyria—the head and the hair of the feet, and it will sweep away the beard also.

-----DMX - Lord Give Me A Sign Lyrics

[Intro:]
Yeah..Uh
In the name of Jesus
(thats right)
No weapon formed against me shall prosper
(preach)
And every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn
(preach)
(Lord give me a sign)
For this is the heritage of the servants of the Lord
(preach)
and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.
(preach)
Amen

[Verse 1]
Lord Give me a Sign!
I really need to talk to you Lord
Since the last time we talked the walk has been hard
Now I know you havent left me
But I feel like I'm alone
Im a big boy now but I'm still not grown
And Im still goin threw it
Pain and the hurt
Soaking up trouble like rain in the dirt
And I know!
Only I can stop the rain
Wit just the mention of my saviors name
IN THE NAME OF JESUS!
Devil I rebuke you for what I go threw
And tryin make me do what I used to
But all that stops right here
As long as the Lords in my life I will have no fear
I will know no pain from the light to the dark
I will show no shame spit it right from the heart
Cuz its right from the start
But you held me down
And Aaint nothin they can tell me now
Lord give me a sign!

[Hook:]
Let me know whats on your mind
Let me know what I'm gone find
Its all the time
Show me how to teach the mind
Show me how to reach the blind
Lord give me a sign!

Show me what I gots to do
To bring me closer to you
Cuz I'm gonna go through
What ever you want me to
Just let me know what to do
Lord give me a sign!

[Verse 2:]
Please show me sometin
Im tired of talkin to him
Knowin he frontin
Cryin bout life aint nuttin
But you either be the one mad cuz you trapped, or the one huntin
Trapped in your own mind waitin on the Lord
Or huntin wit the word that cuts like a sword
The spoken word is stronger than the strongest man
Carries the whole world like the strongest hand
Through the trials and tribulations you neva let us down
JESUS!
I know your here with us now
JESUS!
I know your still wit us now
Keep it real wit us now
I wanna feel show me how
Let me take your hand, guide me
Ill walk slow but stay right beside me
Devil's tryna find me
Hide me, hold up I take that back
Protect me and give me the strength to fight back!

[Hook:]
Let me know whats on your mind
Let me know what I'm gone find
Its all the time
Show me how to teach the mind
Show me how to reach the blind
Lord give me a sign!

Show me what I gots to do
To bring me closer to you
Cuz I'm gonna go through
What ever you want me to
Just let me know what to do
Lord give me a sign!

[Verse 3:]
Life or death
Live or die
I will never live a lie
Im goin there cuz I try
I wont quit until I die
Im gone make it wrong or right
Make it through the darkest night
When the morning comes you'll see
All I have is God in me
(Lord give me a sign!)

[Outro:]
No weapon formed against me shall prosper
For this is the heritage of the servants of the Lord
In the name of jesus
Lord give me a sign
Amen