Two speakers alternate verses on a Christian teaching: entering God's kingdom requires loving your enemies, who are victims of sin, not personal adversaries. The piece invokes Christ as a model for forgiveness and petitions God to remove hatred, prejudice, and cruelty, envisioning a future kingdom where all are reconciled.
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The song is "Love Our Enemies." God has made this declaration through his Son, the Prince of Peace, that to enter in his kingdom, we must love our enemies.
They may seem our adversaries, but are only slaves to sin.
So our battle is not with them who are Satan's hostages, who are Satan's hostages. Lord, deliver us from hatred, prejudice, and cruelty. Come remove of discrimination, that the truth may set us free. When we look at our reflection, we not only see ourselves, but we see a former captive whom the grace of God has helped, whom the grace of God has helped. Father, show us how to free them with your mercy from above. For our enemies are brothers who've forgotten how to love.
You have made us in your image. You've redeemed us through your Son.
Gather us Into your kingdom where no sword is drawn but love, where no sword is drawn but love. Jesus Christ is our example, showing us the face of God when he chose to die for sinners rather than to shed their So we'll fight them with affection, we will conquer them with grace. May our enemies see Jesus when they look upon our face, when they look upon our face. In his time and in his pleasure. Pray we all will stand one day reconciled before our Father when the old has passed away.
When revenge would cloud our vision, turn our eyes to Calvary where our Savior died to show Show us how to love our enemies.
Help us love our enemies.
Lord and Maker of creation, every life is dear to thee. In the holy name of Jesus, help us love our enemies.
