Lord, Help Me

The lion's stalkin'
Prowlin around in the darkness
Searchin for someone to devour
Every hour he cowers all around us
Ready to pounce us
We got to have the Armor of GOD to surround us.

With teeth as sharp as machetes
He promises to put meatballs and sauce on your spaghetti
But he'll turn your heart to confetti
So, on your marks get ready (GO!)
He's gonna attack
But he comes from the back
Cause he's no kittycat

From temptation to sin unto death
You can smell good people on his breath
He's obsessed with turning lives to distress
I confess, I too was a mess
But I'm blessed
Because in my hopelessness
I called out to Jesus

He spared me, repaired me, now Satan doesn't scare me.
Satan being honest? (ha!) You know it's a rarity.
He quotes scripture (huh?) I know it's hard to picture
But he adds a little twist and puts your mind in a mixer.

There is no question, he's lying like roadkill.
Shootin' suggestions like a guy going postal
What I despise: he always comes in disguise
Speaks into my mind, like he's on my side.

:::CHANT::: It's trickery, sin, and wickedry. But we got to keep the candle flickering.
Prayer is the way to keep Satan from staying
So hear what I'm saying, we've got to keep praying.

~~~Lord please help me through this day
I pray, need You to help me, Lord, to go the straight and narrow way
Temptation, war with Satan got me debatin', should I just give in and face my fate?
~~~Lord please help me through this day
I need help, it's a 24/7 strugglin' with self
If You don't help me, Lord, don't know what I'd do, I'd probably give in to self and dis-own You.

Verse 2

Is he nearby?
I'm so glad you're here. (Why?)
Tricked me with his dear smile
He promised to wipe my tears dry.
But as he reached out his hand to help me
I felt myself be-
Gin to do things that weren't healthy.

Selfishly - I obeyed Be-elzee
Telling me not to give but be wealthy.
He led me down a path to wrath that wasn't righteous.
Lost my cord to the Lord as he handed me my gifts.

How could I fight this? With my pleasures in sight...
Just - a minute now. I know that I'm a demented child
But if I give in to Satan, I'll just be a finished job.
In less than just a minute's time, he came in to win and rob.

That's when - it all seemed to happen.
Satan stepped up and gave me a slapping.
Like old elastic, I started to snap, then
I called out to Jesus who came through. He was blasting!

Expelled Baal from my mind in a flash then
Pulled me out of the chasm that I was cast in
Forgave my sins, with a heart of compassion
And gave me a hope of life everlastin

:::CHANT::: He's the greatest, yet highly underrated
He broke up the powers of Satan
Prayer is the way to keep Satan from staying
So hear what I'm saying, we've got to keep praying.

~~~Lord please help me through this day
I pray, need You to help me, Lord, to go the straight and narrow way
Temptation, war with Satan got me debatin', should I just give in and face my fate?
~~~Lord please help me through this day
I need help, it's a 24/7 strugglin' with self
If You don't help me, Lord, don't know what I'd do, I'd probably give in to self and dis-own You.

Verse 3

How shall I describe it? It's something that dwells right inside us
We need divine guidance, to help get us by this
It can't be with shyness, that we call to His Highness
When we're getting torn up inside, we gotta fight it!

God is our Lifeguard, defends us from night's harm
Not even a knife, sharp, can cut through this knight's armor
Satan's a python, he brings on us high storms
And just like a time bomb, he wants our life gone.

Yet we wait, thinking this time, it'll be great
Forgetting it's our eternal life that's at stake
Messing everything up and forgetting God's Word, see
He can make everything new like Hampshire and Jersey

Greater is He who dwells eternally
Than he who dwells in only the earthly
If God stands up for us, who can suffer us?
We can muster up strength enough to bust it up.

Satan's not honest, we don't get what's promised
He leaves us feeling bad like being seen immodest
This is my sonnet, keep it if you want it.
I hope it stirs you up like hearing someone vomit.

:::CHANT::: He's wicked and vile, yet defenseless, Thanks to Christ who protects us.
Prayer is the way to keep Satan from staying
So hear what I'm saying, we've got to keep praying.

1~~Lord please help me through this day
I pray, need You to help me, Lord, to go the straight and narrow way
Temptation, war with Satan got me debatin', should I just give in and face my fate?
~~~Lord please help me through this day
I need help, it's a 24/7 strugglin' with self
If You don't help me, Lord, don't know what I'd do, I'd probably give in to self and dis-own You.

2~~Lord please help me through this day
I pray, need You to help me, Lord, to go the straight and narrow way
Temptation, war with Satan got me debatin', should I just give in and face my fate?
~~~Lord please help me through this day
I need help, it's a 24/7 strugglin' with self
If You don't help me, Lord, and come into my heart
I'll probably wither away and fall apart.