Gospel for the Oppressed

From Isaiah 61

The Holy Spirit is upon Your servant
Bringing Your Good News as Your anointed
Bringing repentance onto the poor
Healing the broken and making them pure

Announcing freedom to all the captives
Pardoning all the prison actives
This is the year of His Grace!
Unmerited favor in this place!

Bringing comfort to all those who mourn
A bouquet of roses you will adorn
Messages of joy instead of doom
A praising heart you will assume

They are the "Oaks of Righteousness"
Raising them as fierce lionesses
They will rebuild the old ruins
Raising up brand new solutions

They'll have the title "Priests of God"
They will be given their own rods
We will feast on the bounty of nations
Reveling in their celebrations

We have received our share of contempt
But from scorn our joy is exempt
Because we received so much trouble
Our inheritance will be doubled!

"BECAUSE I, GOD, LOVE FAIR DEALING
AND HATE CRIMES SUCH AS STEALING
I'LL PAY YOUR WAGES ON TIME AND IN FULL
MY ETERNAL COVENANT I WILL NOT PULL

"YOUR DESCANDENTS WILL BE RECOGNIZED ALL AROUND
YOUR CHILDREN IN FOREIGN NATIONS WILL BE RENOWNED
THEY WILL BE WELL-KNOWN  ALL AT ONCE
AS PEOPLE GOD BLESSED ON A DAILY OCCURENCE"

I will explode with praise from within my soul
Singing His praises as my eternal goal
Dressing me up within His salvation
Wearing a robe of goodness with full devotion

Outfitted like a groom wearing a tuxedo
Not like a bride being incognito
The Master brings his holiness into bloom
To the nations like a glorious costume

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