Calvary Call, by Amory McKeever

I pray this gospel be your shield

and righteous defense forever more
That the Son of Heaven never yields,
for when the adversary's at the door,
if we want peace, prepare for war

Sell all your possessions and buy a sword
Not just a blade made of iron or steel,

but one made of powerful chords

For your body is a righteous temple

filled with the divine breath of the Lord

A vessel containing the gift of the spirit

that must be kept from being wounded

Though not by any merely physical hit,

but rather the gnashing of furious teeth

Which burn with jealousy deep in the pit

Down where the liar hates your soul,

his duties are focused on your destruction

To see you drown in a lake of coal,

he will lie, cheat, and steal if he must

in order for you to abandon your goals

Know that the strength of God never leaves us

Be confident in the blessing of the cross

That wretched wraith will never seize us

The call of the grave has been conquered

by the power and the glory in the name of Jesus

No Going Back, by Amory McKeever

No, I don't ever wish I was young again

I don't want to fight with my brother again

Or see my dad cheat on my mother again

Hold a knife to her stomach again

When she confronts him about the others again

I don't want to pack our things and move again

Just one step ahead of the police again

Because he went and ripped some people off again

Using fake names in another state again

Now he's back in those handcuffs again

Making the front page of the paper again

Getting run out of town by the neighbors again

Sleeping in my aunt and uncles attic again

Only to see my mom take him back again

We go boxing up another house again

Dying's the only reason it didn't happen again

So I won't ever use his last name again

And when this ever crosses my brain again

I'm reminded to be the father he never was and then

I take my son out for some ice cream again