Church Doors Lyrics

Morning worship started but there were empty pews

The people looked around to see what they should do.

Through the years, the church gained a reputation

Of greed, deceit, no word, power through demonstration

They figured out it's not about the lights and the frame

But was there love, was there truth

The Lord felt the same

So, from the pastor, a member, and the deacons

Got on their knees, broken hearted started speaking

Forgive us

Your place once known for safety

Lil boys and girls later said he raped me

Forgive us

To the pastor we gave honor and respect

But husbands from their wives

At home he never gets

Yet she still praying he will come

But fail to realize where resentment comes from

Forgive us

When we preach to live the word unashamed

But sinful lifestyles felt comfortable to stay the same

Forgive us

When corrupt conversation

Lead to someone's devastation

Forgive us

When we left people

Did not try to mend it

So easily offended

The doors of the church are open

The pores of the church are open

May love and grace replace sin

And cleanse the hearts of all the women and the men

May the spirit of the Father and the High Priest

Replace the merchant, the serpent, and the beast

May the Holy Spirit fill our hearts and place again

Coming for the right reasons, worshipping

Forgive us

When we exploited those who are poor

In greed asked for them to give more

Forgive us

When we use manipulation- methods of control

Than your word and testament to heal the soul

Forgive us when we caused someone not

To trust the preacher

Not to trust what your word teaches us

Forgive us

When we spoke your word out of context

Or made what's simple to complex

Forgive us

In moments when we was not humble

Caused someone else to stumble

Forgive us

When we ignored our convictions and the facts

More afraid of how the people would react

The doors of the church are open

The pores of the church are open

May love and grace replace sin

And cleanse the hearts of all the women and the men

May the spirit of the Father and the High Priest

Replace the merchant, the serpent, and the beast

May the Holy Spirit fill our hearts and place again

Coming for the right reasons, worshipping

Forgive us

When we made a business of saving souls

Accepting bribes to fill the holes

Forgive us

When we made it a sin to be poor

Never satisfied with more

Forgive us

When the church's given

Didn't reflect the church's asking

Just bigger buildings, famous guest attractions

Forgive us

When we made God's standard of purity

An acceptable obscurity

The doors of the church are open

The pores of the church are open

May love and grace replace sin

And cleanse the hearts of all the women and the men

May the spirit of the Father and the High Priest

Replace the merchant, the serpent, and the beast

May the Holy Spirit fill our hearts and place again

Coming for the right reasons, worshipping