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Evil's Bane
06:05
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In the name of Christ
And by the order of his vicar
These monsters will be driven
This plague of darkness will cease
I pledge my life to the church
And give my soul to the LORD
To wage total warfare in the spiritual
And fight his enemies to my death - and beyond!
(Pre Chorus)
My blade is the wrath of God
The bane of unholy ones
The breaker of dawn, the bringer of light
The fear of the wicked darkness
(Chorus)
[1]
For our struggle is not with flesh and blood
But with principalities, with the powers
With the world rules of this present darkness
With the evil spirits in the heavens
My sword slices their binds
My psalms savage their beasts
My shield reflects their dark works unto themselves
And brings their shame into the day!
I cast them out of the meek
I undo their works of destruction
But this power comes not from me
And all is for the glory of him most high! [2]
(Repeat Pre Chorus)
(Repeat Chorus)
A plague of darkness has draped the land
Cloaking all in mournful terrors
But the morning sun will light the sky
And vanquished will be the horrible night
I have come to bring light in his name
to the darkest depths for the rest of my days
And I wield the sword of evil's bane
The word of truth, by which demons are slain! [3]
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[1] Ephesians 6:12
[2] 1 Corinthians 10:31
[3] Ephesians 6:17
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The Virtuous Quest
05:51
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I am a hunter of plagues and death
In prayer I destroy legions of the evil one
A host of angels fights beside me in battle
I'm defended by the LORD of heavenly armies
I shall free the tortured slaves of hell!
(Chorus)
Oh evil, what have I to fear?
For Death is swallowed up in victory
[4]
Oh death where is thy sting?
Oh death where is thy victory?
Matching strength for strength in spiritual combat
Drowning the wickedness in Holy Water
Immune to their foolish spells and incantations
They pronounce death upon themselves! [5]
Assaulting the gates of their wicked fortress
Fearless in the face of ghastly horrors
(Repeat Chorus)
I once knew the weapons of the wicked
Yet now wield them against the evil I once served!
My quest is to heal this sickened nation
From the disease that consumes eternally
For in the waters is regeneration that covers up the darkness of the past [6]
Oh Lord, remember not my sinful ways
May I bear your yoke for the rest of my days
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[4] 1 Corinthians 15:55
[5] Titus 3:11
[6] Ezekiel 36 26:27, John 3:5
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Bridge Between Worlds
04:16
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[7] Colossians 2:9
[8] John 6:53-56
[9] Colossians 1:15-16
[10] Matthew 8:8
[11] Romans 11:36
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[12]
The smoke of their torment goes up for ever and ever
and they have no rest, day or night
(Prechorus)
Don't believe the lies of your cruel material masters
You and I have more hope of salvation than anyone [13]
(Chorus)
I see your hate for the world
Don't you know we have this in common? [14]
Join us, share in our persecutions [15]
And why live a whole life of sadness
just to spend eternity in torment?
Repent, don't waste your suffering!
The man of many sorrows knows the pain within your heart [16]
(Repeat Prechorus)
(Repeat Chorus)
[13] Mark 2:17
[14] John 12:25
[15] John 15:18
[16] Isaiah 53:3
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Plague Hunters
01:37
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Yours is the Night
06:32
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[17]
Why, God, have you cast us off forever?
Why does your anger burn against the sheep of your pasture?
Remember your people, whom you acquired of old,
the tribe you redeemed as your own heritage,
Mount Zion where you dwell
Direct your steps toward the utter destruction,
everything the enemy laid waste in the sanctuary.
Your foes roared triumphantly in the place of your assembly
they set up their own tokens of victory.
They hacked away like a forester gathering boughs,
swinging his ax in a thicket of trees.
They set your sanctuary on fire,
profaned your name’s abode
by razing it to the ground.
(Chorus)
Yet you, God, are my king from of old,
winning victories throughout the earth.
Yours is the day and yours is the night
you set the moon and sun in place.
You fixed all the limits of the earth;
summer and winter you made.
You stirred up the sea by your might
you smashed the heads of the dragons on the waters
You crushed the heads of Leviathan
gave him as food to the sharks.
Arise, God, defend your cause;
remember the constant jeering of the fools.
Do not forget the clamor of your foes,
the unceasing uproar of your enemies.
(Repeat Chorus)
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[17] Psalm 74 (73)
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A Martyr's Glory
04:37
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I will give my life to destroy this horrible plague
I'll resist the evil one in intense sufferings [18]
Yet if the Lord blesses me with agonies
I shall bask in the glory of torturous trial [19]
(chorus)
I want nothing more than to suffer and die
For the Glory of God
And my Lord Jesus Christ
And I hope to burn as a sweet sacrifice
For my blood to be split
In his glorious sight!
Peel the skin from my bones!
Burn me until the ashes are charred!
Pluck my tongue and my fingernails
Crucify me on agonizing cross!
The torments of the flesh are a badge of divine courage! [20]
(Chorus)
I want nothing more than to suffer and die
For the Glory of God
And my Lord Jesus Christ
And I hope to burn as a sweet sacrafice
For my blood to be split
In his glorious sight!
This flesh is nothing! [21]
From Heaven I will send fire in prayer! [22]
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[18] 1 Peter 5:9
[19] Acts 5:41
[20] Revelation 6:11
[21] John 6:36
[22] Revelation 20:9
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Lady of the Snows
04:23
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She is cloaked in a robe of the sun [23]
And served as an ark to the most holy one [24]
She is greatest of all the saints
But should this bring due veneration?
(Chorus)
The mother of the king is queen [25]
But shall I lay my sword at your feet?
Her ghost led millions to the cross
But many mistake her for a god
Others won't even speak her name
But what would most please my Lord?
(Repeat Chorus)
All who saw you said that you point to him
The holy ones all called upon ye, blessed [26]
She appeared in a blizzard of snow...
And she turned my eyes to Jesus Christ
And I know that she prays for me! [27]
And I would die just to see her face again!
She prays for me.....
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[23] Revelation 12:1
[24] Revelation 11:19
[25] 1 Kings 2:19
[26] Luke 1:26
[27] 2 Maccabees 15:14-24, Revelation 8:4
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The Outher Darkness
04:43
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"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."
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