The Fragrance of Faith
Authoress Terry E. Lyle
THE FRAGRANCE OF FAITH IS AN UNUSUAL TERM
BUT HERE IN CHURCH IS WHERE LIFE LESSONS YOU'LL LEARN.
WHEN YOU ACT LIKE CHRIST IN YOUR WALK AND YOUR SPEECH
YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE YOU MEET
THE BIBLE MAKES IT PERFECTLY CLEAR
SO TUNE UP YOUR HEART AND TUNE UP YOUR EARS
IN THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW IN CHAPTER FIVE
IT TELLS YOU ABOUT HOW TO LIVE OR HOW TO DIE
BLESSED ARE THE ONES WHO ARE MEEK IN SPIRIT
A QUALITY TODAY MOST DON'T ADHERE TO IT
BLESSED ARE THE MERCIFUL ONES
WHO ARE CONSIDERED THE CHILDREN OF GOD LIKE JESUS HIS SON
SHOWING COMPASSION WHETHER OR NOT IT'S DESERVED
IS HARD TO DO WHEN PEOPLE GET ON YOUR NERVES
BLESSED ARE THE ONES WHO ARE REVILED, PERSECUTED AND FALSELY ACCUSED
BECAUSE FOR THE SAKE OF JESUS THEY SHARED THE GOSPEL'S GOOD NEWS
BLESSED ARE THE ONES THAT MOURN A GREAT LOSS
YOUR COMFORT IS COMING ORDAINED BY THE BOSS
BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO ARE PURE IN HEART
FOR THEY WILL SEE GOD-IN THE BIBLE IT'S TAUGHT.
THE FRAGRANCE OF FAITH CAN'T BE BROUGHT IN A STORE
YOU MUST LIVE GODLY TO ENTER HEAVEN'S DOORS
WHAT I'M REALLY JUST TRYING TO SAY...
IT'S TIME TO STOP GETTING IN YOUR OWN WAY
COME TO JESUS AND LIVE LIKE IT'S TAUGHT
STOP PRETENDING TO BE A CHRISTIAN IF IT'S NOT IN YOUR HEART
JESUS WILL JUDGE THE QUICK AND THE DEAD
WILL YOU WEAR A CROWN OF GLORY UPON YOUR HEAD?
THE FRAGRANCE OF FAITH IS NOT ABOUT DEATH
IT'S THE SWEET SMELL OF SALVATION, AFTER GOD GAVE YOU HIS BEST
HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON JESUS GAVE UP HIS LIFE
SO WE CAN LIVE HOLY AND CONTINUE TO FIGHT
BRINGING SOULS TO JESUS AND ACTING LIKE CHRISTIANS
CONTINUING TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT IS YOUR BEST AMMUNITION
THE FRAGRANCE OF FAITH SMELLS GOOD TO ME
BECAUSE OF IT NOW I TRULY BELIEVE
I USED TO BE A PRODUCT OF THIS OLD WORLD
DIFFERENT INSULTS AT PEOPLE I OFTEN WOULD HURL
WHERE WAS GOD I DIDN'T SEE HIM ANYWHERE?
I THOUGHT HE HAD LEFT ME... SO WHY SHOULD I CARE?
LOSS IN RELATIONSHIPS, FAMILY ISSUES, BOOZE AND DRUGS
I ONLY FENDED FOR MYSELF AND REFUSED ANY HUGS
I COULDN'T GET CLOSE TO OTHERS BECAUSE OF HOW I FELT ABOUT ME
IT WAS A REFLECTION OF HOW I LIVED SHAMELESSLY
HIDING MY ISSUES SO PEOPLE COULDN'T SEE ME BEHAVE
MAD AT THE WORLD FOR THE CHOICES I'VE MADE
I EVEN CURSED GOD AND MY FAITH TURNED AWAY
I WASN'T WALKING WITH HIM BY NIGHT OR BY DAY
AFTER I LIVED THROUGH SOME DIFFICULT TIMES
I BLAMED OTHERS FOR WHAT MY SOUL COULDN'T FIND.
NOT REALIZING THAT WE ALL HAVE TO GO THROUGH A TEST
BUT I FAILED MISERABLY I HAD TO CONFESS
I FELT I HAD HIT ROCK BOTTOM WITH NOWHERE TO GO
WHEN IN THE NICK OF TIME JESUS DID SHOW
HE COMFORTED ME AND WIPED AWAY MY TEARS
AND IT'S BECAUSE OF HIM IS WHY I'M STILL HERE.
NOW ALL OF THE HURT AND PAIN SOON DISAPPEARED
AS CLOSE BY HIS SIDE MY SPIRIT DREW NEAR
I WAS FILLED WITH SUCH PEACE THAT I CAN'T EVEN DESCRIBE
BUT I KNEW IT AS GOD WHO STOOD BY MY SIDE
HE LIFTED ME TO HEIGHTS THAT I NEVER KNEW
AS MY LOVE FOR HIM CONTINUED AND GREW
NOW I'M A LIVING TESTIMONY WITH A FRAGRANCE OF FAITH
I CONTINUED THE FIGHT AND CONTINUED THE RACE
JESUS IS OUR EXAMPLE IN HIS FOOTSTEP WE TROD
SO LIVE LIKE AND WALK LIKE AND TALK LIKE GOD
GREET OTHER SAINTS WITH A KISS AND GIVE THEM A NOD.
AND REMEMBER WE REPRESENT OUR HEAVENLY GOD
SO THE FRAGRANCE OF FAITH WON'T SEEM TOO DEMANDING
YOU WILL HAVE THAT PEACE THAT PASSES ALL UNDERSTANDING
WHEN YOU FOLLOW THE COMMITMENT OF LOVE
THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT SENT FROM ABOVE
THE FRAGRANCE OF FAITH WE NEED TO SHARE
IF YOU'RE HONEST AND YOU REALLY DO CARE
WE KNOW THE MEEK WILL INHERIT THE EARTH
CHRISTIANS IT'S TIME FOR BOLDNESS AS WE SHARE OUR REBIRTH.
