Temporary Affliction (feat. Bobbi Vanet)

Even if you suffer for what is right, you are blessed Do not fear their threats Do not be frightened But in your hearts revere that Christ is Lord For it is better, if it is God's will To suffer for doing good than it is for doing evil For Christ also suffered for our sins We are called to repent and walk a path of righteousness So we can mirror Christ in our walk Even when tragedy has befallen us We bless those who rain down persecution And love those who wish for our demise The catalyst of our thorns Are derived from our fallen nature Our afflictions are revealed from the power of our words Death, a forever constant that lost As we obtain everlasting life So to live is to suffer and to die is gain We rejoice for the annihilation of our mortal frame We rise above the derision Even when it brings us to a place of despair Because we consider that the sufferings of this present time Are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us A sinner's death Does not await me Even if you suffer for what is right, you are blessed Do not fear their threats Do not be frightened But in your hearts revere that Christ is Lord For it is better, if it is God's will To suffer for doing good than it is for doing evil For Christ suffered for our sins A tortured body coveted by the spirit Glory in tribulations knowing suffering brings patience This world wasn't meant to be our resting place Wealth unimagined awaits after death Embrace hostility; forgive your enemies The one who perseveres under the trial will receive the crown of life Blessed are you when others Revile you for the kingdom Thrown into the furnace we live to scream glory be to the king As we die we live and scream honor be to the king To the king