Temptation




Who are we?
Who are we?
To be as tempted as the Lord
By Satan
And his evil horde.

Jesus showed the way!
Jesus showed the way!
When Christ met the Devil,
Jesus
Showed the way.


From the Gospel of Matthew.



He walked the burning sands for forty days
Sandal seared feet and tortured tongue all dry
To purify and pray; to set the way.
Then Satan came to tempt and ask him, "Why"?

"Just change the stones."

"Just change the stones."

"You can change the stones to bread, if you try."




Jerusalem, alone on Temple top,
The Evil One took Jesus to implore,
To let his body drop: for God will stop
The fall, before the body hits the floor.

"The angels will come".

"The angels will come".

"The angels will come, and hold you up".



Before him, kingdoms of the world were spread,
All might and power promised to control,
If Master of Dread is worshiped ahead
Of God; he brashly asked Him to extol.

"Just worship me."

"Just worship me. "

"Just worship me, it is yours", Satan said.




"Be gone Satan".

"Be gone Satan".

"Be gone. To worship the true Lord's my goal".

When Satan fled from stench of his misdeeds,
The angels came and tended to His needs




So
Don't give up
Don't give up
When temptation has come on
Tell Satan
To "Be Gone".