Water Grave

Water Grave by Servant, 1979

In my house there's been a mercy killing.
The man I used to be has been crucified.
And the death of this man was the final way of revealing,
In the spiritual way to live, I had to die.
Now if I let that dead man linger in me,
I might get a little idle in my way.
So, I'm going down to the celebration river,
And take this dead man down to a water grave.

I'm goin' down to the river.
And I'm gonna be buried alive.
I want to show my Heavenly Father,
The man I use to be has finally died.

Now when I think of where I'm goin',
In terms of where I've been,
It makes me glad to know, my Lord, that I've been born again.
Now when I think of where I'm goin',
In terms of where I've been,
It makes me glad to know, my Lord, that I've been born again.

I'm goin' down to the river,
And I'm gonna be buried alive, in Jesus Name,
I want to show my Heavenly Father,
The man I use to be has finally died.
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Romans 6:6 (English Standard Version)
6 We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin.

Galatians 2:20 (English Standard Version)
20 I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Here is another one of those songs made by a group of people that were never the same after they repented and placed their trust for Salvation in Jesus Christ. Alot of the music in those days was not for entertainment purposes. It was music to feed on, and grow closer to Jesus Christ. To draw a person toward reading the Word of God and enforce what the Scriptures already said. That message is so hard to get across to younger generations and even some older ones.

Folks, each day could be our last. Yes, I do like to be entertained but It should be on the last of my "to do list". When I stand before the King of Kings. What my eternal spirit has fed on while I was on this planet will determine what has Given Him Glory Honor and what has not.

I was challenged and convicted every time I listen to this song. Not entertained. Yes I like the beat and the style but it was only the horse that the lyrics rode. There are times that I fall into sin and I would be reminded of the scriptures that tell me that I was dead to my sin. I no longer dive into sin but when I fall he sends His Holy Spirit through the Bible to cause me to grow stronger. That is why alot of the Jesus Music of the past is "growth food" and not entertainment. Please don't be offended but look at life eternally and not just for "Now".