Lyrics Be Him - Cory Ard

It doesn't take much effort in writing letters to Lecrae
But where is the effort in writing letters to Jay and Ye
We got it backwards, why do we sit and pray
For God to expose others, we should be praying for grace, and
Can I see your face outside the four walls?
The hood is still the hood, but Bible study's going on
The hood is still the hood, but youth service's going on
And we're singing these same old songs
We got it wrong
Yelling, send me i'll go off the mountain top
After driving through the hood, in route to the mountains top
We see the struggle, or does apathy have our vision blocked
In mission trips in foreign countries, but not in city blocks
And I'm not saying don't bring the gospel to all nations
Because I know they need it, they want, and some are patently waiting
I'm just saying, we all are God's hands and feet
We need Him in our backyards just as the need Him overseas

Be Him
Take up your cross so that they can see Him
No matter the cost in an out of season
Be Him
Be Him
Take up your cross so that they can see Him
No matter the cost in an out of season
Be Him

And yet it feels like I'm speaking empty words to a few
Handfuls of those who don't just speak it but do
Put there hands to the plow
Like they truly really believe
Everything that's in that book
And who we're called to be
This is a call to each and every member of the body
Who all function different
Who all got different callings
Different gifts, passions
And areas of influence
I can open up the Bible and show you what you should be doing
We're the hands and feet
Eyes, and ears, mouth piece
Salt of the world
A city on the hill
I know The words I'm saying resonates with your heart
But since I have your attention, let me tell you where to start
It's not enough just to pray about it
When we can be about it
Are your eyes closed
Well open them up and you gone see the problems
To much fighting amongst the body
Don't you know the streets are watching
To put our hands to the plow
We gotta take them out our pockets

Be Him
Take up your cross so that they can see Him
No matter the cost in an out of season
Be Him
Be Him
Take up your cross so that they can see Him
No matter the cost in an out of season
Be Him

See I want to be him
And be like Him
And, following the steps He laid
Following His ways
Until all my time decays
$180 for some J's
If I had it I would pay
To stay relevant to the lives that I encounter everyday
But Nikes work too so fit in
Encounter culture blend in
Become all men just to reach them without sinning
Talk the talk and dress appropriately
But ties don't work
Let's drop the dress codes and let them wear their snapbacks in church
We're stuck in grandmas generation
With standards of salvation
We say we want to reach the world
But won't even speak to our neighbors
And cant reach our own nation cause of legalism
And pastor passed the bucket three times already in one sitting
It's kind of sickening
The fact is we're missing
The reason we're living in Him
Is for fishing
We've all been commissioned
Excuses need to go out the door
Faith without works is dead
So put your feet to the floor and be Jesus

Be Him
Take up your cross so that they can see Him
No matter the cost in an out of season
Be Him
Be Him
Take up your cross so that they can see Him
No matter the cost in an out of season
Be Him