Temperance
Track 6
Temperance Temperance had a name When hunger heard the word no Children learn to wait and pray
Before the screams could glow But now the hand is always full And still the heart is low The shiny little screams
That came to help our lives Now keep our cravings near And feed our restless eyes Not everyone is at liberty
Some pleasures chain the free You rule my heart, oh Lord
Teach my soul to say no Fruit of the Spirit, govern me Don’t let the flesh rule
Fathers scroll in silent rooms Mothers drift away Children learn by watching us How not to kneel and pray
A city with no wall will fall A soul without restraint loses all Through my heart, oh Lord
Teach my soul to say no Fruit of the Spirit, govern me Don’t let the flesh rule
The world says, take it now Christ says, deny yourself and live If every craving owns the throne What room is left to give?
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Rule my heart, oh Lord Teach my soul to say no Fruit of the Spirit, govern me
Don’t let the flesh rule Not my hunger, not my will Christ be Lord and make me still You