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Asleep In The Light Lyrics
Do you see, do you see
All the people sinking down
Don't you care, don't you care
Are you gonna let them drown
How can you be do numb
Not to care if they come
You close your eyes
And pretend the job's done
"Oh bless me lore, bless me Lord"
You know it's all I ever hear
No one aches, no one hurts
No one even sheds one tear
But He cries, He weeps, He bleeds
And He cares for you needs
And you just lay back
And keep soaking it in
Oh can't you see it's such a sin
'Cause He brings people to you door
And you turn them away
As you smile and say
"God bless you, be at peace"
And all heaven just weeps
'Cause Jesus came to you door
You've left him out on the streets
Open up open up
And give yourself away
You see the need, you hear the cries
So how can you delay
God's calling and you're the one
But like Jonah you run
He's told you to speak
But you keep holding it in
Of can't you see it's such a sin
The world is sleeping in the dark
That the church just can't fight
'Cause it's asleep in the light
How can you be so dead
When you've been so well fed
Jesus rose from the grave
And you, you can't even get out of bed
Oh, Jesus rose from the dead
Come on get out of your bed
How can you be so numb
Not to care if they come
You close your eyes
And pretend the job's done
You close your eyes
And pretend the job's done
Don't close your eyes
Don't pretend the jobs done
"Come away, come away, come away with me my love
Come away, come away, come away with me my love"
All the people sinking down
Don't you care, don't you care
Are you gonna let them drown
Not to care if they come
You close your eyes
And pretend the job's done
You know it's all I ever hear
No one aches, no one hurts
No one even sheds one tear
And He cares for you needs
And you just lay back
And keep soaking it in
Oh can't you see it's such a sin
And you turn them away
As you smile and say
"God bless you, be at peace"
And all heaven just weeps
'Cause Jesus came to you door
You've left him out on the streets
And give yourself away
You see the need, you hear the cries
So how can you delay
But like Jonah you run
He's told you to speak
But you keep holding it in
Of can't you see it's such a sin
That the church just can't fight
'Cause it's asleep in the light
How can you be so dead
When you've been so well fed
Jesus rose from the grave
And you, you can't even get out of bed
Come on get out of your bed
Not to care if they come
You close your eyes
And pretend the job's done
You close your eyes
And pretend the job's done
Don't pretend the jobs done
"Come away, come away, come away with me my love
Come away, come away, come away with me my love"
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Good song... Good song...
Yeah he's amazing. If you haven't read No Compromise: The Life Story of Keith Green, I definitely recommend it! God gave him an awesome gift.
This song is very good and insightful. It really captures the frustration one can feel with regard to some peoples attitudes towards what it means to follow Christ. What he is saying about the church being 'asleep in the light' is so relevant for today, even though it was written in the early 80's. God wants to see our lives transformed into vessels for his love, so we can help others and not to just lie back and keep soaking it in.
"It's time to quit playing church and start being the Church (Matt. 18:20)" – Keith Green, as quoted by Melody Green in the introduction to A Cry in the Wilderness, Sparrow Press, 1993.