We were camped in the desert A permanent place No one knew God had gone But they were still a plantin. Struggling get roots deep down In dusty old ground “We will establish a church With hard work and cash” Too busy to see The cloud moved on Told it was gonna rain Wow, the preacher produced different type of thunder cloud Strutin away Waxing downright eloquent High on a stage An incredible show Powerful words Perspiration was runnin You had to look out His spit was a flyin Veins protruded around his apple red neck I sincerely hoped he wouldn’t stroke The crowd yelled “preach it, preach it” I was Carried with the tide I called “bring it on, praise God” I didn’t know I was being filled with religious pride He was a preachin and a condemin A downright Hollywood display But In my bed I trembled Scared If the preacher was right And the rapture was true Will they all go Will I be left to stay No one told me it just don’t rain where cactus grow But have you heard of artificial rain The preacher made it The people drank it Men in three piece suits Women in long white dresses They cheered on the preacher man Drinking the artificial rain It was four men They stepped on the stage A barber shop quartet I was confused again They didn’t look like barbers In perfect matching attire The crowd did swoon In strange harmony they sung I didn’t understand I was used to Led Zeppelin Eyes filled with dust We from the street Bewildered in a thirst Someone needed to say “You can’t drink artificial rain” It was 50 years ago That hope was bliss The Spirit wasn’t in the sky He was with us On the street Innocence, adventure, love A strange wonderful purity Folk guitar in hand Our church was the parks, the beach Street songs Sweet songs No more drugs No more sex We were special to Him He made sure we knew The world called us the JESUS FREAKS We didn’t mind We honestly thought He was just with us It came as a shock Someone said “He was in church buildings” Far-out Excited Let's go and see THE ENCOUNTER WAS NOT THE GLORY WE SOUGHT Some churches demanded “Get your shoes on boy and get a hair cut You are entering the house of God Come back when you look like us” It was culture shock May as well had been in China With nowhere else to go Into the cage we went A few real good men Some mothering moms Helped keep us sane Some very bad men Looking pretty holy Fooled us for a while What we left behind in our quest for truth It was there in the church Of polished shoes and suits It was hard to take in There was lust unchecked Between Sunday to Sunday In clandestine dark Things committed in secret WRONG THINGS A young street lad's wife Taken by his friend the preacher A burden the young idealist had to bear It changed his life This happens to men There is no power to be pure Drinking artificial rain Oh, where are the streets The simple love A guitar and a beach I don’t like this building Built in the desert I found lizards there They are sure they captured God And God likes them the best HEY! LISTEN EVERYBODY THE STREETS ARE A COMIN THEY ARE ONCE AGAIN BUT FILLED WITH GOLD IT’S COMIN FROM THE FUTURE IT’S LIKE A BREATH A HOLY WIND ONLY THE INNOCENT AND FORGIVEN WILL BEHOLD HE’S A COMIN FOR THEM I HEAR IT I FEEL IT I SEE IT JOY ADVENTURE LOVE MAN WILL NOT DEFINE THE DiVINE LOVE WILL DEFINE MAN HE’S COMIN TO BRING PEACE TO ALL HE WILL OPEN THE CAGES THE EAGLES WILL FLY HE WILL BREAK THE STRUCTURES OF THE INVISIBLE IDOL THE WORD WITHOUT THE SPIRIT THE CHURCH WITHOUT LOVE THE LAME WILL WALK THE BLIND WILL SEE BROKEN HEARTS MENDED JOY AND PEACE WE WILL LEARN TO BE AT REST AND SING THE SONGS OF THE KINGDOM ON GOD’S BEACH WITH BEAUTIFUL SAND AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO TRUST YOUR WIFE WITH THE PREACHER MAN “HE’S A COMIN” Dan
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Steve
1/1/2021 05:47:04 pm
Yes I understand completely, I lived it too, your words strike a chord within me
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BLOG HOMEPAGEAuthorDan Chappell was fathered in the prophetic by Robert Ewing of Grace Churches of Texas in the early 80’s and mentored in “The Heart of the Father" by Jack Winters.
He is recognized trans locally for his sensitive and encouraging prophetic and strategic insight. His gifting is not just for the local church, but impacts churches across the continent. Debbie, his wife, stands with him in this demanding role. Archives
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