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Elijah was a man just like us;
But bold he was to say God's word
To look at the face of the king and say you're wrong
God give me boldness to say your truth
Not to butter others' ears
Not to speak what they want to, but you
What I speak, what I talk to others
You oh! Lord, pay heed to, I'm ashamed. Forgive me.

Elijah was a man just like us;
His obedience was spic and span
God asked him to rebuke the king, Ahab,
He asked him to go to Kerieth Brook,
He asked him later to go to Zarephath
And then later to go to the king again.
Lord I'm ashamed of my disobedience, my reasoning
My choosing what all to obey, according to my conveniences.

Elijah was a man just like us.
His trust in the Lord impeccable
When the brook dried up, whenever he was asked to move out
No questions, absolutely obeyed
Clung on to this wonderful God, no matter what
No questions, no what ifs
Only persitent, tenacious, cohesive allegiance
Forgive me Lord, for my doubts, for my faithlessness

Elijah was a man just like us
Confident in the Lord, He said with boldness
"As surely as the Lord God is Israel lives,
It will not rain, till I say."
How poorly tuned to God's heart am I?
Do I know, God's desire; God's heart for the world?
What about God's plan for me?
In line with God's heart was he.

Elijah proves again and again;
That you need not be God to be in line with Him, a man like us
Jesus was fully man too when He obeyed His Father
Tempted in every way, yet knew no sin
God's desire for me is to be like Elijah
To grow unto the head, that is Christ
No matter how deep in that slimy pit you're
You have hope; Coz of the light that is in you.
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