Virtues And Vices
Food For Thought 6:27Song Description:
This song encourages the use of assistance from
seven different archangels to battle the Seven Deadly Sins.
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Lyrics:
Though all mankind has issues with the seven deadly sins,
God blessed us with abilities to keep the faith with him.
Virtues are available to counteract our sinning.
Archangels could intervene to guarantee our winning.
Vices or virtues,
which will win out?
Satan will tempt you;
that’s what it’s about.
Ask Gabriel on Sunday to assist you as you try
evoking your Humility to overcome your Pride.
Get Michael’s help on Monday to ensure you’re on the path.
He’ll help God bring you Patience you can use to conquer Wrath.
Virtues or vices
what will you choose?
Recommend virtues.
With vices you lose.
On Tuesday Raphael can push you, if you’re getting soft.
With prompts to boost your Diligence, and thus replacing Sloth.
With Uriel to be your coach, it’s time for change on Wednesday.
Commit yourself to acts of Kindness, jettison your Envy.
Your Thursday task is Temp’rance, Raguel can oversee,
and help you fight the urge to binge, the curse of Gluttony.
Friday, Remiel’s the one, so get the help you need
to help you model Charity, forget your foolish Greed.
Vices or virtues,
why are you torn?
If you’ve been baptized
to virtues you’re sworn.
So Saturday, it’s Sariel to call on if you must,
to find the strength in Chastity you’ll need to sidestep Lust.
As your virtues battle vices, you are trapped in mortal fear.
You really need to contact God, he’s listening, he will hear.
Virtues or vices
which will hold sway?
Facing a crisis?
Remember to pray.
When Psychomachia was penned by one known as Prudentius,
he illustrated how this struggle’s always so contentious.
“Wondrous the mixture, intricate and nice,
where ends the virtue and begins the vice.”
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Roland Burbank – Lyrics
John Andrew Schreiner – Music, recording, mixing, keyboards
Vocals – Roxanne Nilsen / KirstenFord
Guitars – Randy Mitchell
Song art – Garry Grant
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