Music: Interpretive According To The Hearer

Heard this song recently for the first time by 'chance' (or was it?).

Found some profundity in certain lyrics, and noticed the universality of its message.

Universal in how it speaks to identities embroiled in political ideologies... and how these need to be clarified, cleared, and eventually cleansed.

Profound in the line "there is no one on earth I'm afraid of" which speaks literally and very directly about one of my views.

I went ahead and edited the lyrics to fit my current mood and my current understanding... resolving the original lyrics to speak to my heart and what is necessary.

I encourage you to do the same according to your background and current understanding of things.

In due time, your edit can likely be edited yet again... as mine likely will... and hopefully because you've grown and matured from your current understandings as I desire to do.

Listen to the song, and sing along instead to my edit:

Ishmael's blood, Abraham's faith, this I'm made of

There is no one on earth I'm afraid of

And no regime can bind nor kill me

I've been praying for a time when

To be Christian is not to be baneful

To be standing by the Cross, not feeling shameful, fearful, nor hostile

Ishmael's blood, Abraham's faith, this I'm made of

There is no one on earth I'm afraid of

And I shall rise when both of my hands are untied

I've been begging for a time when

My people are sick to death of labels and theories

And sit next to the thrown of Grace and Truth

And denounce their vanities

And instead praise Him

And will praise Him [Yeshua] forever!