Northern Ash : The Age of Irrationality

Thrash Black / USA
(2008 - Sullen Records / Coleiosis Records)
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1. THOSE WHO FALL AWAY

You were once spiritual
Now you are cynical
Was it trials or ignorance?
Falling back in sin?
Don't assume you're safe
The plan for your life was stalled
A self-denial has grown
The fire was taken away
He tried to restore your existence by offering you a second chance
Was this not enough for you?
Repentance is forever
You were once spiritual
Many will accept and hear the gospel with joy
The enemy will steal the seed that fell around them
Still others will harden themselves with those who fall astray
Misguided again, the others will rebel with those who insist


2. MESSIANIC OVERSIGHT

How could this be, you say?
A Savior born inside a manger instead of a palace or temple for princes?
Where is this Bethlehem?
Why not Jerusalem where all the elders teach the law?
More fit for a king
Man did not know the extent of God's plans for humanity, and how salvation was to arrive
Who was to know that Him with the greatest name would serve and live a sinless life
The Romans did not care
The Greeks did not understand
The Jews were ready for a conquering Messiah to guide them in battle
But when the King arrived He was rejected by those that He came to save
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son
That whoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life
Christ You are Lord
Christ You are Messiah
Christ You are Lord
And all this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet Isaiah:
"The virgin will be with the child and will give birth to a Son,
And they will call Him Immanuel which, when interpreted, means 'God with us'."
Many believed in Him but others left distraught because they had to go indulge in riches or bury their dead
In order to survive you must take up your cross and follow Him who would separate history
He spoke in parables fulfilling what the prophet said and was tempted by adversary and prevailed
Your name is above every other name
Man did not know the extent of God's plans and how salvation was to arrive


3. THE AGE OF IRRATIONALITY

Who created the seas and the sky?
Is a meaningless life but a lie?
Who has filled the earth with the stones?
Our planet turns on an axis
Everything has a purpose for being
Every move has been written, you see
Existentialists deny the claims that a higher being exists
Man is the cosmic orphan in a land of total separation
Reason destroyed the arguments against my God
Why be a slave to morals if they don't exist?
Why is it wrong to kill if there is no law?
Every man is born with the knowledge of a force that creates and destroys
It is part of the human experience to possess an internal void
Atheism is hypocrisy - dream away while suppressing the truth
While you call my lifestyle a dogma, you create one for yourself
What is it that you won't accept?
That a higher being exists?
Wisdom declares that Christ is the only way to eternity
Reason destroyed the arguments against my God
Why not indulge in sin if there are no wages to collect?
Why not become the vilest man on earth if lacking consequence?
The fundamental crisis of the twentieth century is neither political, nor social, nor economic
It is intellectual, and the primary intellectual problem is neither metaphysical nor ethical
It is epistemological
The fact is, the century has been called many things, but the name that portrays it best is: The Age of Irrationality
The absurdity of the present age is so pervasive that even the faithful have accepted too much of it - this post-modern danger
Who created the stars and the sun?
Where did all this matter come from?
When did God say the first Word of life?
Can these questions ever be answered?
Everything has a purpose for being
Every move has been written, you see
Existentialists deny the claims that a higher being exist
How can you be so sure that your fate is sealed?
Victory destroyed the arguments against my God
Why be a slave to morals if they don't exist?
Why is it wrong to kill if there is no law?


4. SUFRE EL JUSTO

Has permanecido en constante obediencia
Y lo que has sembrado se ha visto crecer
El Justo expenderá el reino de los cielos ye heredara la tierra
Pero has sido llamado a mas y en tus logros esta Jehová
Que unge al escogido entre miles de otros
No dejes de crecer - no dejes de creer
La cruz que cargas - valiente sacrificio
No dejes de crecer - no dejes de creer
"Bienaventurados los que padecen persecución porque de ellos es el reino de los cielos.
Bienaventurados sois cuando por mi causa os digan toda clase de mal contra vosotros."
Gozaos y alegraos
El premio en el cielo es tan inmenso
Es seguro
Porque así persiguieron a los profetas que fueron antes de vosotros
Señor!
El sufrimiento me ha dejado solo!
Padre, Nuestro, mi sufrimiento es como una pesadilla real
Real, el dolor!
Y así sufre el justo Huestes de maldad, oscura potestad, conspiran contra mi, no temo, Jehová
Humanos inseguros me tiran insultos y frustran esta vida tan corta es, tan corta que es
Arrepentios!
Arrepentios!
(Sufre el justo)
Arrepentios Ya!
(Sufre el justo)
De sus Pecados


5. REALIZATION OF OUR INNER NEED

Those of us who understand what we need will respond with haste at what is revealed
Will take take steps to remove what once was pleasure but is now a plague to be eradicated
Sin came through one man
Redemption is in Christ
Blessed is the man who turns from his ways
Keep his commands in your youth
Live like the wise, in righteousness
Cutting sin from its root
What is it that keeps you awake at night?
Tugging at the inner void that you've tried to fill with so many things of this world
Only to leave you empty again
Sin came through one man
Redemption is in Christ
Blessed is the man who turns from his ways
Not indoctrination, but regeneration
I have realized I was made for God
And my endless search has not been in vain
Welcome to a meaningful existence
You have been forgiven


6. GIVE US THIS DAY

Their lives are at stake
Begin a new day
Give us a new way
A new day
In the kingdom of the Great
Many are present at the gate
Ready and willing to grow on
For what is a kingdom without a law?
Toiling in the presence of the Holy One
Faith produces works
A calling to recall souls who have been driven away
In the kingdom of the Pure
Many are sent to boldly endure hardships and hurts while building the paths
Making disciples, soldiers that last
Then comes the day when our troubles will sprout
Make your decisions, fight and do not doubt
Worldly temptations may cause your work to stall
A blessing is sent to guide your way
He is the light
Resist and obey
This is the narrow road that I have chosen as my path
I lead battalions through the desert - the elements
Beyond the threatening skies is an oasis where I will rest with those who follow Christ
We will invoke His holy name
Oh, strengthen us, Holy Spirit
Strengthen us, Holy Spirit
A blessing is sent to guide your way
He is the light
Resist and obey
Over time, the word has spread
Thousands before us have died for this end so millions of humans can listen and respond with spiritual ears regenerated
Fearless and bold we take to our chores sending the word to differing shores
Message that builds the Heavenly lands
As we await the day of the Lord
"For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:
But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:
Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us."
In the kingdom of the Great
Many are present at the gate
Ready and willing to grow on
For what is a kingdom without a law?
Their lives are at stake
Begin a new day


7. CHALICE OF WRATH

And lo, a voice from Heaven:
"This is my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased"
Born to die, His fate - The Cross
Man of many miracles and sorrows
In Galilee, the Christ, predicted his betrayal, death and resurrection
May God's Will be done
Born to die, His fate - The Cross
At Gethsemane, "His soul was overwhelmed with sadness to the point of death,"
His prayers to the Father stated:
"My Father, if you may, this cup of wrath be taken away unless I consume it, may God's Will be done."
Born to die, His fate - The Cross
May your Will be done
The Christ was delivered into the hands of men, betrayed, was tried and then found guilty of nothing, was to die, sweating blood, under the curse and wrath of God
And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth
At this hour, he cried with a loud voice:
"Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani"
Born to die, His fate - Ascension
"Father, Father, why have you forsaken me?
Father, why have you taken your eyes away from me?"
"It is finished"
"I am risen"


8. THE GREAT AND TERRIBLE DAY OF GOD

See ye not all these things verily I say unto you
There shall not be left here one stone on the Great and Terrible Day of God
Take heed that no man deceive you for many will come in my name saying "I am Christ"
And shall deceive many
You shall hear of wars and rumors of wars
See that you will not be troubled
All these things must come to pass but the end is not here
Nation shall rise against nation - maladies will fall upon this sinful earth
All these things are the beginning of sorrows for then shall be the great tribulation
Then they shall deliver you up to the afflicted
And ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake
He that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved
Woe unto them who rejected the Lord
Many will weep and mourn in the judgement on the Great and Terrible Day of God
Go to the ends of the earth
To proclaim the Gospel of salvation
Teaching all I have commanded you
I will be there until the end of time


9. VITAL SUFFERING

Burnt by the fire - molded by flames
Refined by the winds - eroded by crushing waves
Upon acceptance of the message of the cross, the Lord begins his work
The trials you must welcome
Overcome temptation and receive your crown
A new creation stands!
Spiritual maturity is achieved through repentance, obeying the commands stipulated in scripture, and maintaining firm like a pillar of stone
Take up your cross and repent again
Growing in spirit, sowing in faith, feeding the harvest, reaping again vital suffering
Suffering is vital to Christian experience
The more one proclaims to nations His Holy Name, the more unclean spirits and men will oppose
Those who heed the warning will be saved
Saved
Saved


10. REMNANT (BACK TO PARADISE)

Riding through the fence
Why do you pretend to know how it will end?
When will you abandon this trend?
We expire
How many times were you warned of the afterlife only for you to ignore?
The gate was wide for you
Narrow was not your way even to the deathbed
Facing the judge, no appeals to fill out
There is no way to negotiate
You will remember the ignorant blasphemy against Christianity and the God that you face now
They are the majority
They will not stand in the judgement
Many will perish
How unfortunate God has a plan for you
You may be missing out on a better life on earth
My word is more than gold
I guarantee that he will not let you die alone
As for the rest, we repent every day
The remission of sin that we believe
One day the path that was narrow and brave, where we carried our cross
It shall lead us to our destination
Those who stand until the end will be saved, it is revealed
All souls were made the same
The Lord knew who would believe
You have to make this choice
Have faith in Christ alone
Eden was perfection
Now it is in ruins
To the New Jerusalem many will return
We are the remnant
The elect
Back to Paradise
I caress the Heaven sent
Taste the bread, the testament
We will live infinitely
With our Lord eternally
Those who stand until the end will be saved, it is revealed
It's no fairytale
This is truth, it's Heaven or Hell
Wake up dying man
Fall down on your knees and pray
Wake up blind man
Fall down on your knees and pray
We are the remnant
The elect
Back in Paradise

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