Beautifully Dangerous

Ever seen something so beautiful that you just want to reach out and touch it. The lion fish is a very exotic and beautiful creature. But to reach out and touch it would be dangerous. There are many things that are deadly and beautiful at the same time. I have recently been listening to a song that is beautifully dangerous. The melody and music is amazing. But the lyrics are dangerous. They are not filthy or obscene. They do not have any profanity. Instead what is dangerous about the lyrics is if we would listen to them, the word would be changed. Our comfortable lives would be threatened. We couldnt go on living the same way. Things would have to change. It makes this song very dangerous for the church. It is a song that is beautiful but if you listen too much it can be painful.
The songs is called, "Asleep in the Light" by Keith Green. Below are the words to this amazing song. See if they lyrics don't cause your heart to ache.




Asleep in the Night


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 so numb, not to care if they come,

You close your eyes and pretend the job's done.

Oh Bless me Lord, 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 your needs,

And you just lay back and keep soaking it in, oh, can't you see it's such sin?

Cause He brings people to your 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 your door, you've left Him out on the streets.

Open up, open up, and give yourself away,

You've seen the need, you hear the cry, 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,

Oh, can't you see it's such sin?

The world is sleeping in the dark,

That the church 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 job's done.

Come away, come away, come away with Me, My love,

Come away, from this mess, come away with Me, My love.