Ministry of Love

[Intro]
Ohh, well
I guess it’s all summed up now
You know they keep tellin’ me that music is the ministry
Well, that’s true, I do love music
So I guess you could say
I have a ministry of love
You know, just trying to replenish your soul
With the gifts and the feelings
That made you wanna live
That made you wanna give
Love
The ministry of love
[Chorus]
The ministry of love
The ministry of love
The ministry of love
Love, a ministry of love
No talkin’ of R&B love triangles
We’re talkin’ about a love triangle of self, love and perseverence
[Chorus]
A ministry of love
A ministry of love
This is a ministry of love
Love, a ministry of love
[Verse 1]
It’s seems there’s never enough time
It seems we’re rarely in the spirit
But when it comes to your mind
You gotta take time to hear it
The message of the spirit is one of devotion
Some resist and fear it, refusing to accept
[Chorus]
The ministry of love
The ministry of love
This, is the ministry of love
Love, a ministry of love
[Verse 2]
As we fall from grace
We rise to a higher level
On our leap of faith
You see I got over the devil
But then Venus called me out
No more worship from afar
Doesn’t she realise that only in the dark
Can you truly see a star, shining
[Chorus]
The ministry of love
A ministry of love
This is the ministry of love
Love, a ministry of love
The ministry of love
The ministry of love
This, is a ministry of love
Love, is a ministry of love
[Interlude]
Your house has been taken over
Whenever a bright nation begins to sink and arrogance and power corrupts the leadership
And they become [?] blind
God always intervenes and raises from the among the class that is the most oppressed
A human being in whom God puts light and guidance
You’re gonna miss truth because it comes from a class of people that you look down on
And they, in God’s [?] in the head of a black man, would you be able to [?]
[Chorus]
Love, a ministry of love
A ministry of love
This is a ministry of love
Love, a ministry of love
[Verse 3]
Love is a four letter word
Perhaps the most crucial one of all
It seems whenever it’s heard
It causes one to rise
See, the knowledge of love, makes you realise you know nothing
You see there’s no control of a need to be a part of something
A part of history so diverse and complex
Turning failure into glory
From one generation into next
[Chorus]
The ministry of love
A ministry of love
This is a ministry of love
Love, a ministry of love
A ministry of love
A ministry of love
This is a ministry of love
[Outro]
Now look
If you disconnect the tree from its roots, the tree dies
If you disconnect the roots from the earth, the tree dies
The roots of the peope is their history
And it’s the history that when you know it, you draw nourishment from your history
Because your history teaches you the full range of possibility
Of what you and your people are able to do, what you’re able to build
You know what you can do by knowing what your parents and your…