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PRAYERS
IN TIME track 6
Lay down my angry
heart
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We may break the logjam of anger or frustration by forgiveness.
Written for Café Church at St John’s, West Ealing.
Lyrics
Since
I was a little
child
if someone crossed
me I was wild—
day by day it became
my way,
I grew with a
selfish heart,
became a man with an
angry heart
and
if you know me
now I’m as nice as pie
till you cut me up
then the sparks will fly
or I’ll cut you dead
for what you said
when I speak from my
selfish heart,
or keep my silence
with my angry heart.
I've
got to lay down
my angry heart—
it fires me up,
tears me apart.
Got no place for
saving grace—
stand down my
selfish heart,
lay down my angry
heart.
Angry
heart is a
long hard ride,
it rules with fear,
it swells with pride—
open the gate to a
world of hate
when you speak from
your selfish heart,
or keep your silence
with your angry heart.
Anger
grows, it
never ends—
hurt your loved
ones, you lose your friends—
what a sad surprise
to realise
I’m a slave to my
selfish heart,
in prison with this
angry heart.
I've got to lay down my angry heart...
Jesus
said There’s
another way
to
bring your soul to the light of day—
forgive if you want to live,
have my spirit in your selfish heart,
bring peace to your angry heart.
And
Jesus when it
came to your time to die
the angry crowd
shouted Crucify!
you said My work
is done, forgive each one
you died with your
breaking heart,
and you rose with
your loving heart.
I'm gonna lay down my angry heart....
Lay
down my angry
heart—
it fires me up,
tears me apart.
Got no place for
saving grace,
rise up my forgiving
heart,
rise up my forgiving
heart.
Credits
Words and music by Godfrey Rust
Godfrey Rust lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
Adam Rust keyboards, synth bass, drum programming,
backing vocals
Emma O'Gorman backing vocals
Steve "Wah Wah" Weeks electric guitar
David Fitzgerald saxophones
Claire Dovey, Hannah Copeland violins
Leo Nixon 11-week ante-natal heartbeart
Recorded by Adam Rust and Godfrey Rust
Produced and engineered Adam Rust
Co-produced by Godfrey Rust
Mixed by Enoch John
Mastered by Denis Blackham