Father Forgive Them

INTRO
Yeah, yeah, yeah I hear what they saying
They really not saying nothing
Finite man, rebelling against infinite God
That don't even sound right

CHORUS
Father forgive them, for they know not what they do (x2)
For disregarding what is true, loving sin instead of You
Father forgive them, for they know not what they do

VERSE 1: Ambassador
Heaven presents another smash hit for Jesus
He keeps you rocking when we're dropping phat masterpieces
We're on the side of the God who's been rejected
The 1 who took flesh, died, but who's resurrected
Jesus the full Godhead manifested
Grace and peace to all those chose and elected, check it
But on the real things aren't chill as they seem (why)
Cash seems to make mad people blaspheme
That's what the ill deed that man's greed leads to
It's got you biting that hand that feeds you
He's grieved to the heart, bone and the marrow
All because God gets more respect from the sparrow
Jesus died for men, but who wants to live with Him?
Can't stand Him, they want the mammon, the Benjamins
And if it's men, then it's within
The natural whim to live a life of unrestricted sin
Huh, sounds fun, but like a hand and a gun
Sin and death go together like Sanford and Son
So this plan is done, it's not hard to hear squads
Talk hard and live like they don't fear God
Plus we're in the era of the Human Superstar
But no matter who they are they fall, tryna pull a coup d'etat
Answer me, how can this be sensible?
Man tryna overthrow God the invincible
Learn these principles that I'm dropping
God's omnipotent, omnipresent
He's omniscient and sovereign
That's the first lesson now in this session from my crew
We need forgiveness, we know not what we do

CHORUS 2
Father forgive them, for they know not what they do (x2)
For puffing blunts and pulling stunts and drinking brew
For the criminal acts, done by criminal crews
Father forgive them, for they know not what they do (x2)
For disregarding what is true, loving sin instead of You
Father forgive them, for they know not what they do

VERSE 2: Phanatik
I'm more than fascinated by the facets of creation and nature
I'm infatuated by the facts and attributes of my Creator
I wager, this world don't even know His name
And those who do, they treat it like growing pains
And go insane when it's mentioned
Feel the tension between God and man
I ride the land and see there's 'nuff work to be done
Between the earth and the 1 who made it
Everything belongs to Him
So we give props through songs and hymns just like David
But once again the sons of men have formed a pact
Another culture without God is on the map
Lord I apologize for all the guys
Who go one way when You clearly say otherwise
Father forgive them, for they don't know Your plan
Who can stop Your motion or even slow Your hand?
No one can
But still this world they want to have a face off
With the soon coming King, who's running things like a racehorse
They pace off ten steps, turn and shoot
Haven't even learned the route and to boot
Swearing they can make it straight to God
But wait the odds are stacked up against the man
Whose back is against the God whose hand rules the land
But ah! What a relief to have my plan reversed
No longer am I down with planet earth where man is first
The actual fact was, I was born with the natural knack cuz
To put God in the back and that's backwards
Truthfully I now belong exclusively
To the club where God is no longer where He used to be
Stop the mutiny, save the eulogy
Christ ain't dead my nocka, He's living
I often pray—

VERSE 3: Ambassador
You wanna please the Judge? Please Jesus, cause He's it
That's most definite, I represent like I believe it
Jesus be the Savior of every man, true dat
Our sinned killed Him once, kill Him again, we'll never do that
We're the crew that sticks to facts from God's Word like glue traps
Peep the fly tunes that bring the Triune Crew back
If you lack Christ, you lack the realistic picture
Your view's tainted, now let's repaint it with the Scripture
So mentally, you'll vibe with the first century
Begin to see Christ who gave His life to save men for free
You'll see the chains of sin (and the key)
The pains of sin (and the fee)
The names of you (and of me)
And the whole Adam family
Taking turns banging in nails and thorns
You'll see our sin that was hanging Him
You'll see Him raised and see the state of modern history
You'll see the hate for God and wonder how this could be
But this to me is no mystery cause it's true
We need forgiveness, we know not what we do

CHORUS 3:
Father forgive them, for they know not what they do (x2)
Cheating on taxes, for corporate crimes and malpractice
Thieving for excess, for even worshipping the Lexus
For the life of sin and being proud of it
For shifty politics
For teaching ten year olds to pack gats with the hollow tips
For the bragging, the godless rapping
The kidnapping, shooting and stabbing
For riding Satan's bandwagon
Father forgive them, for they know not what they do (x2)
For trashing up Your planet
Breaking every commandment
Taking Your grace for granted
Living life unlike You planned it

OUTRO
Ah how can this be?
On Your earth yet we have no worth cause we're separated
Look at us making moves
Runaway trains on our own tracks
Only You can bring us back
Thank You Lord for Jesus Christ who came after us
Not like some wicked slavemaster coming to get a runaway slave
More like a loving Father coming to get His runaway children
Forgive us Lord
We all took part
Thank You Lord