vanity

[instrumental intro] [soft female voice] remember your creator in the days of your youth (remember your creator) [bridge] ALL IS VANITY, ALL IS VANITY i’m chasing after the wind; there’s nothing new here under the sun, not even in all its complexity. [verse] there was a time to be born, there was a time to be alive. but now that i’ve tasted life, i just simply wanna die! there was a time to go plant, there was a time to uproot. but in all that i’ve grown i just taste the bitter fruit! there was a time to go kill there was a time to go heal but in my broken heart there just lies a void still! [bridge] ALL IS VANITY, ALL IS VANITY, i’m chasing after the wind; there’s this great emptiness inside me that can never truly be filled [quiet pause] [chorus] Wretched man that i am! I was born straight into sin. Of the seed of Adam, That’s where misery begins. I’ve forgotten my creator I’ve lost sense of who i am I’m a slave to all my passions And this flesh is my worst traitor WHO WILL DELIVER ME FROM THIS BODY OF DEATH? surely no one on earth who has Adam’s breath [quiet pause] [orchestral chorus] there was a time to tear down, there was a time to rebuild. but in my own carnal kingdom, i’ve just made a comfy cell! there was a time to rejoice, there was a time to just weep. but in all of my emotions it’s all shallow; nothing deep! there was a time to have peace, there was a time to have war. but all of my own battles i’m the dead man i ignore! [bridge] ALL IS VANITY, ALL IS VANITY, i’m chasing after the wind; why is my life so temporary? there must be more than all of this! [quiet pause] [chorus] in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was god and the Word was with god All things were created through Him, and nothing existed without Him In Him was life and that life was the light of man And He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world To be holy, blameless and in love with Him He created us for communion, oneness and holy adoration But through the lies of darkness there came despicable deception And eternal separation which is truly condemnation [verse] Oh heavenly man that He is! He was born apart from sin. Of the seed of Spirit, He’s where eternity begins. He remembered His creation; He restored love back to man. He freed us from the deception And then redeemed us once again [bridge] HE IS LIBERTY, HE IS LIBERTY, i’m chasing after the Word; what a lovely new joy inside me! this flesh has been killed completely! [bridge] HE IS LIBERTY, HE IS LIBERTY, i’m chasing after the Word; what a lovely new joy inside me! this flesh has been killed completely! [chorus] there was a time to go search, there was a time to be lost. but then the Holy Shepherd brought me back at His own cost! there was a time to have hate there was a time to find love and the One that i desired was right there all along! there was a time to be slaves, now it’s the time to be freed! go pursue the gospel message and be His heavenly Seed! [outro] remember your creator in the days of your youth [orchestral]