Verse 1
God, lift me from the intolerable burden
Of my ignorance, arrogance, and blindness.
Bitterness and resentment, let them fall,
As I pray that others rise above it all.
Chorus
Are there terrible things afoot,
Bubbling under the surface?
Is something coming for you,
And for us, too?
Deliver us from evil,
Shine a light into the dark.
For thine is the Kingdom,
The Power, and the Glory.
Verse 2
I watched one party criticize the other,
And then the opponents respond in anger.
Terrible things afoot, they said,
Coming for you, for us, for them.
Ask yourself how true this is—
Have you addressed the dust in your own sight?
Chorus
Are there terrible things afoot,
Bubbling under the surface?
Is something coming for you,
And for us, too?
Deliver us from evil,
Shine a light into the dark.
For thine is the Kingdom,
The Power, and the Glory.
Bridge
Who is the enemy here?
The snake in your heart, the lies on your tongue,
The arrogance of intellect, the refusal to see.
Do we want war, or peace?
Revenge, or justice?
Hatred, or happiness?
Verse 3
The enemy divides, sows discord,
The pride and fear that build a wall.
If we demonize our brothers,
Do we not call that dread spirit forth?
Have we not yet learned the way?
Courage, trust, truth, love—even to your enemy.
Chorus
Are there terrible things afoot,
Bubbling under the surface?
Is something coming for you,
And for us, too?
Deliver us from evil,
Shine a light into the dark.
For thine is the Kingdom,
The Power, and the Glory.
Outro
May what’s highest guide our hearts,
Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive others.
Deliver us, deliver us, from the hell we create.
For thine is the Kingdom,
The Power, and the Glory,
Forever and ever. Amen.
Michael Fort