Tyndale

Back in 1494

A man both wise and faithful

Made the word accessible

And for this I am grateful

He was a part of the church 

but didn't like what he saw

In translating the bible

He was breaking the law

But despite the law he felt 

it was something worth providing

Nine years he took the project on

and spent his life in hiding

The people needed of the gospel

and he did the best he could 

To make sure the word of God

was in words they understood

Tyndale was not a man trying 

to manipulate the masses

He was a fan of educating 

and empowering all classes

The rich and the poor

Are all people Jesus 

came and shed blood for

And I struggle all the time with it

So, trust, I mean no disrespect

But maybe there is something about the gospel

that you maybe just don't get

Yes, the word can be confusing

It is spiritually discerned

But its important that we know 

our salvation can't be earned

Our pride will keep us reaching

to boast that we are able

But his standards and his grace 

knock all boasting off the table

Iron chain and rope around his neck

and gunpowder at his feet

To live a life of no regret

made his death of no defeat

And many risked their safety  

And  their own survival 

For a chance to hear 

or read the words of our now too common bible

they knew they needed of the word

to read or hear it spoken

And those that gave their dying breaths

Would their hearts now be broken

To see as we walk right on by

and leave God's word unopened

Can we believe there’s truth and benefit

To the word and take the offer

Of growing in his relationship and not become a scoffer

If not made for him and by him

For his purposes from birth

To live for all vain glory 

That is Offered here on earth 

I cannot find fulfillment in it

It is empty, without worth

He breathes value into my life

In him my lost is found

The sand was no foundation

He gives me solid ground