Clear the Stage...

My feelings tonight can be wrapped up in a song by Ross King: 

Clear the stage and set the sound and lights ablaze

If that's the measure that it takes to crush the idols.

Chuck the pews and all the decorations too 

Until the congregations few then have revival.

Tell your friends that this is where the party ends 

until you're broken for your sins you can't be social.

Then seek the Lord and wait for what he has in store 

and know that great is your reward and just be hopeful

Cause you can sing all you want to.

Yes you can sing all you want to

you can sing all you want to

And don't get me wrong, worship is more than a song.

Take a break from all the plans that you made 

And sit at home alone and wait for God to whisper.

Beg Him please to open up his mouth and speak 

And pray for real upon your knees until they blister.

Shine the light on every corner of your life 

Until the pride and lust and lies are in the open.

Then read the word and put to test the things you've heard 

Until your heart and soul are stirred and rocked and broken.

Cause you can sing all you want to.

Yes you can sing all you want to

you can sing all you want to

And don't get me wrong, worship is more than a song.

Anything I put before my God is an idol.

Anything I want with all my heart is an idol.

Anything I can't stop thinking of is an idol.

Anything that I give all my love is an idol.

We must not worship something that's not even worth it.

Clear the stage and make some space for the one who deserves it.

Cause I can sing all I want to.

Yes I can sing all I want to

I can sing all I want to

And still get it wrong, worship is more than a song.

And you can sing all you want to.

Yes you can sing all you want to

You can sing all you want, and still get it wrong.

Worship is more than a song.