During a recent Inspire house church gathering, the Lord brought to mind the above line of a song from the 1970s. When we pulled up the lyrics, we felt like the whole song was a very timely word for this season.
The words of this song are a huge challenge to us as we begin to see pandemic restrictions lifted. Are we ready to take rise up, take a stand, and to answer the call? Is the Church going to be the present, in person, Body of Christ that will rise as a mighty army for the healing of the nations? How do we, and the Church, need to change in order to bring the Word of God into the world right now?
I Hear The Sound Of Rustling In The Leaves Of The Trees,
The Spirit Of The Lord Has Come Down On The Earth.
The Church That Seemed In Slumber Has Now Risen From Its Knees,
And Dry Bones Are Responding With The Fruits Of New Birth.
Oh, This Is Now A Time For Declaration,
The Word Will Go To All Men Everywhere;
The Church Is Here For Healing Of The Nations,
Behold The Day Of Jesus Drawing Near.
My Tongue Will Be The Pen Of A Ready Writer,
And What The Father Gives To Me I’ll Sing;
I Only Want To Be His Breath,
I Only Want To Glorify The King.
And All Around The World The Body Waits Expectantly,
The Promise Of The Father Is Now Ready To Fall.
The Watchmen On The Tower All Exhort Us To Prepare,
And The Church Responds-A People Who Will Answer The Call.
And This Is Not A Phase Which Is Passing;
It’s The Start Of An Age That Is To Come.
And Where Is The Wise Man And The Scoffer?
Before The Face Of Jesus They Are Dumb.
My Tongue Will Be The Pen Of A Ready Writer,
And What The Father Gives To Me I’ll Sing;
I Only Want To Be His Breath,
I Only Want To Glorify The King.
A Body Now Prepared By God And Ready For War,
The Prompting Of The Spirit Is Our Word Of Command.
We Rise, A Mighty Army, At The Bidding Of The Lord,
The Devils See And Fear, For Their Time Is At Hand.
And Children Of The Lord Hear Our Commission
That We Should Love And Serve Our God As One.
The Spirit Won’t Be Hindered By Division
In The Perfect Work That Jesus Has begun.
My Tongue Will Be The Pen Of A Ready Writer,
And What The Father Gives To Me I’ll Sing;
I Only Want To Be His Breath,
I Only Want To Glorify The King.
Ronnie Wilson, Thankyou Music, 1979
You can LISTEN to the song here on YOUTUBE
