Song Description
BASED ON THE BIBLE VERSE MATTHEW 5:16 - let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works.
| Song Length |
3:11 |
Genre |
Folk - Traditional, Folk - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Tranquil |
Subject |
Philosophy, Spirituality |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
MATTHEW 5:16 BY ANDY BUDD (ASCAP)
On a gray November day after we laid my father down / Over-whelmed by sadness, drivin' aimlessly through town / My grief had left me questioning, The man that I'd become / In my heart I knew I'd never be half- the- man my father was.
So, I went to see ol' Reverend Jon, at the Church Of The Holy Cross / He's the one I turn to, when I'm down or feeling lost / He listened to my anxieties with a sympathetic ear / this is what he told me in a voice so soft and clear
THE ANSWER THAT YOU SEEK LIES IN MATTHEW 5:16 / LET YOUR LIGHT SO SHINE BEFORE MEN THAT THEY MAY SEE / ALL YOUR GOOD WORKS THAT GLORIFY HIS MAJESTY / IT'S IN THE BOOK OF MATTHEW CHAPTER 5 VERSE 16
(Instrumental)
There's a different mission here on earth for every mortal man / To be the man your father was - is not the Good Lord's plan / You have a different mission, and a different destiny / Don't try to be your father, be the best YOU that YOU can be
THE ANSWER THAT YOU SEEK LIES IN MATTHEW 5:16 / LET YOUR LIGHT SO SHINE BEFORE MEN THAT THEY MAY SEE / ALL YOUR GOOD WORKS THAT GLORIFY HIS MAJESTY / IT'S IN THE BOOK OF MATTHEW CHAPTER 5 VERSE 16
YEAH, IT'S IN THE BOOK OF MATTHEW CHAPTER FIVE, VERSE SIXTEEN