Forerunner

He runs across the desert sand
Bare feet burning,
With a message for the masses
Wild eyed,
Crazy,
He lives a life of wild passion
Living as he’s meant to live
Giving as he needs to give
He runs, adrenaline racing
As time slips by like sand

He races through the wilderness
Heart pounding
He throws himself forward
Pushes through the crowds
And raises his voice to shout
‘Repent! For the Messiah is at hand’
Messenger,
Forerunner,
Saddled with knowledge
Bound to great wisdom
Lift your voice still higher.
‘Repent! Repent!’
‘For the Kingdom of God is coming!’

Great humble man
Preparing the way of the Lord
Raise your voice and cry aloud
Proclaim that which is given to you
Cry aloud for righteousness.
Declare righteousness,
Purity, truth, humility
Call for garments purged white.

We smell the sweat upon your brow
We see your peeling skin
You a man of wild origins
Baked by the scorching desert sun
Speak to us,
Rebuke us,
Call us to repentance.
For we hear you.
Our hearts are convicted
Humbled by the righteousness of God
We bow before the throne
And we cry aloud in our repentance.
God make us clean
Buy us with your blood
Upon our faces we speak the word
And we weep,
We cry out for it,
We cry for redemption.
Redeem us Lord.

Oh Holy One of Israel,
Gather your children to you
And release them in your power.
Righteous children robed in glory,
To bring conviction,
To run ahead
And to cry aloud,
‘REPENT!’