Book of Matthew

(Intro)
(Verse 1)
From the line of David, the genealogy unfolds
Forty-two generations, just as the prophets told!
A star burns holes through the Bethlehem night
To guide the Magi toward the blinding light
Herod’s throne is shaking, the massacre begins
But the King is in the shadows, born to wash away the sins!
(Pre-Chorus)
Voice in the desert, crying out "Prepare!"
Locusts and honey, wildness in his hair
Into the Jordan, the heavens rip wide
"This is my Son, in whom I take pride!"
(Chorus)
Matthew! Witness to the Throne!
The tax man leaves the gold to face the great unknown!
Blessed are the hungry, the weary, and the poor
The King has arrived, we’re at the Kingdom’s door!
Rise up! The Gospel is a sword!
Bow down before the Spirit of the Lord!
(Verse 2)
Upon the mount he stood, turning laws into flames
The salt of the earth, he knows all of your names!
He heals the leper’s skin, he bids the blind to see
He walks upon the waves of the storm-tossed Galilee!
"Get behind me, Satan!" the tempter’s silver tongue
Is crushed beneath the weight of the work that has begun!
(Bridge)
Thirty pieces of silver... clinking in the dark
The kiss of the betrayer leaves a crimson mark
In Gethsemane he bleeds, the cup will not pass by
The curtain tears in two as the Savior starts to die!
BUT THE STONE IS ROLLED AWAY!
DEATH HAS LOST ITS SWAY!
(Chorus)
Matthew! Witness to the Throne!
The tax man leaves the gold to face the great unknown!
Blessed are the hungry, the weary, and the poor
The King has arrived, we’re at the Kingdom’s door!
Rise up! The Gospel is a sword!
Bow down before the Spirit of the Lord!
(Outro)
Go forth to every nation!
Baptize in the Name!
The Spirit is the fire!
The Word is the flame!
I am with you always...
Until the end of the age!

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