SABBATH

[Intro] Rest, take a Sabbath [Hook] 1 2 3 4 5 6, Take a Sabbath 1 2 3 4 5 6, Take a Sabbath 1 2 3 4 5 6, Take a Sabbath Take a Sabbath Take a Sabbath Take a Sabbath [Declarative reading, spoken word delivery] By the 7th day God had finished working, so God rested God blessed the 7th day and made it holy Remember that you were slaves? The LORD your God brought you out with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm Therefore God commanded you to observe the Sabbath If you call the Sabbath a delight and the LORD’s day honorable, You will find your joy in the LORD. There remains a Sabbath rest for God’s people Anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from their works Therefore, make every effort to enter that rest. [Hook] 1 2 3 4 5 6, Take a Sabbath 1 2 3 4 5 6, Take a Sabbath 1 2 3 4 5 6, Take a Sabbath Take a Sabbath Take a Sabbath Take a Sabbath [Verse] It’s time for me to fill you in Detailing me overcoming sin Closing the gaps of my origin He healed me from being ingenuine I had a rebellious spirit within So when I saw fighting within my kin The people of God, I couldn’t imagine I lost my spiritual disciplines Ran on anxiety not adrenaline So when I finally came home again [Interlude] I had some work to do [Verse 2] Allowed to reap the fruits of my labor Didn’t love myself let alone my neighbor Paying the price for my misbehavior Once again I knew I needed my savior I didn’t talk like I had God’s favor So no wonder I let myself waver But in 2024 I hit something major Serving the LORD with my work so I savor [Interlude] But something wasn’t right still [Hook] 1 2 3 4 5 6, Take a Sabbath 1 2 3 4 5 6, Take a Sabbath 1 2 3 4 5 6, Take a Sabbath Take a Sabbath Take a Sabbath Take a Sabbath [Verse 3] God telling me things I didn’t understand I was willing to follow, we’re only human Raised in God’s way, preserved, it was canned Began to re-track myself to God’s plans Only post hanging on to being trans My identity restored back in God’s hands So as I returned to my home - promised land I wrestled to see how would God expand [Interlude] I knew obedience was needed, what was I missing? [Verse 4] Community was part of what I needed to have I followed God’s voice, found a church in my path At the throne of God, all I can do is laugh Like Ki Alexis, Heaven I see not God’s wrath So he spelled it out, and he did the math I needed rest, to observe the holy Sabbath [Interlude] Obedient daughter, I changed my routine [Hook] 1 2 3 4 5 6, Take a Sabbath 1 2 3 4 5 6, Take a Sabbath 1 2 3 4 5 6, Take a Sabbath Take a Sabbath Take a Sabbath Take a Sabbath [Hook] 1 2 3 4 5 6, Take a Sabbath 1 2 3 4 5 6, Take a Sabbath 1 2 3 4 5 6, Take a Sabbath Take a Sabbath Take a Sabbath Take a Sabbath [Outro] I rest in this, the holy routine God has commanded The purification of his washing I’m done striving for just me My ultimate goal is submission to our Christ