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    1. I'd Rather Serve

    From the recording Be Here Now

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    I’d Rather Serve

    I was climbing up the ladder of success they set before me
    Zealous to become a source of Roman pride
    Never knowing I was just another prisoner of the empire
    Till I saw how Stephen died
    What in heaven would possess a man to give himself so gladly?
    What on earth could be more precious than his life?
    I could not see it till it struck me blind
    I’d rather serve in your kingdom than rule in mine
    It was like a voice was calling me from one world to another
    Suddenly the scales were falling from my eyes
    Everything I ever worked for only served to bring division
    While every life you touched became entwined
    I’d rather serve in your kingdom than rule in mine
    I’ve traded riches for mercy’s touch
    The love of power for the power of love
    I hold my crown before you and I resign
    I’d rather serve… I’d rather serve
    Now I sitting in the prison where I put those faithful Christians
    Yet it seems the more I lose the more I find
    When I have a little parchment, I can put my pen to paper
    To say I’m freer than the guards outside
    I’d rather serve in your kingdom than rule in mine

    Kyle Matthews 7/7/12 Catalytic Songs, Inc.

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