THE FAVORABLE YEAR OF OUR LORD IS FREE
IT'S THE YEAR OF THE LORD THAT IS CALLED "AD"
SO LET US, AS HIS CHURCH, SING PRAISES TO HIM
REFUSE THE GODS OF THE WORLD, DON'T LISTEN TO THEM
FOR THEY SPEAK OF DISASTER, MISERY AND DEATH
FLOODS AND EARTHQUAKES AND THE SORROWS THEY LEFT.

THEY FEED YOU WITH FACTS OF WHAT SATAN'S DOING
ALL THE LYING AND STEALING AND KILLING AND SUING.
THE TRUTH OF THE GOSPEL IS WHAT YOU MUST CHOOSE
AND REFUSE TO BE FED DAILY BY THIS WORLDS NEWS.

FOR THE TRUTH OF THE GOSPEL CAN CHANGE THE FACTS
FOR THE PERSON THAT HEARS HIS VOICE AND REACTS.
SINCE THE TRUTH AND THE FACTS ARE IN OPPOSITION
IT'S TIME FOR THE CHURCH TO MAKE IT'S DECISION.
FOR JESUS HIMSELF SAID THAT THOSE FACTS ARE TRUE
THAT THEY'RE COMING ON THE WORLD BUT NOT ON YOU,
IF YOU WILL DO WHAT YOUR SHEPHERD ASKS YOU TO DO.
HE'D PROTECT YOU FROM DANGER AND SEE YOU THROUGH.

HE SAID THEY WERE COMING, BUT DON'T BE AFRAID
JUST ACT ON HIS WORD AND HE'D COME TO YOUR AIDE.
YOUR PROTECTION WILL COME FROM THE PRICE HE PAID.
HE CALLS US HIS BODY AND SAYS WE MUST CHOOSE
TO BUILD HIS BODY ON THE TRUTH NOT THE WORLD NEWS.
GREAT IS THE FALL OF THE HOUSE BUILT ON FACTS
BUT THE LORD'S HOUSE IS BUILT ON THE BOOK OF ACTS.

HIS HOUSE WILL BE STANDING IN THE MIDST OF ALARM
FOR THE SPIRIT OF GOD KEEPS THAT HOUSE FROM HARM.
SO CHOOSE YOU THIS DAY WHICH VOICE YOU WILL HEAR
THE TRUE GOD IN HEAVEN OR THE GOD OF ALL FEAR

I CHOOSE THE LORD JESUS AND TO HIM I DRAW NEAR.
HIS ANGELS WILL PROTECT ME EACH DAY OF THE YEAR
SO AS LONG AS OUR CALENDAR SAYS "AD"
I'M ASSURED OF GOD'S FAVOR LIVING IN ME.

BY LOIS GREEN