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The Antithesis (The EP)

by Te Waa

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1st Verse The beautifullest of them all I’m a make the call He’s the God man who died for all ah yes yall Read all about it’s the yearly best seller Can’t be proven wrong and contains no error What we need, is for our soul to be freed By the God seed who became man so to bleed Because we keep causing Him deep heartache A deadly consequence of the sin outbreak Na there ain’t nothing beautiful about sin It’s the dead weight in your soul that leaves you pinned And bound to the pleasures, of fleshly desires That burns you up like bonfire cause it backfires Therefore in all human race we are bound to trace How sin leaves us to long for divine grace Glorious place, with Him face to face He’s the quickest way to the throne so cut to the chase It really isn’t a game eternity is at stake Hence He was hung to draw us near for our sake [Chorus] The beautifullest, the beautifullest Jesus epitomises beauty at its fullest Lord incomparable and self-sacrificial Surely paid it all for the miserable 2nd Verse The majestic still speaks with the clearest acoustics Never barbaric in dealing with sinful addicts Self-absorbed fanatics we are, it’s generic Loving everything of the flesh it’s erotic Stubborn stiffed neck, for all the wrong facts The subsequent effect, is the God we attack With little or no knowledge of His holy nature The secular, marches on to put a damper On our hope of the El’Shaddai, El’ohim God became personal refused the anonym A name we could call night or day he never stalls Jesus son of God you’re the fairest of them all Patient and kind towards all mankind Your sublime mercy surpasses even time And space, you’re the uppercase real God Totally relevant to the lost and outlawed The only goodnews not subject to context It applies universally so go read the text [Chorus] The beautifullest, the beautifullest Jesus epitomises beauty at its fullest Lord incomparable and self-sacrificial Surely paid it all for the miserable 3rd Verse Why would God- Himself, die for those in the wrong This is so unjust, but it’s the purpose of this song Moved by His love more than light from above Descending like a dove He’s the life source and the hub He holds the masterplan you don’t need the middleman Skip the priests the saints the idols go straight to the lamb Offered as an offering, mercy for the suffering Dying in their sin, there’s no way of escaping The imminent, judgement prepared for the flagrant With no accountability to God of the heavens Why have a pension if you lack salvation You’re still a poor thing cause of your, defection So what you waiting for can the world give you more Guided by your instincts like an animal you roar Defiant, but God remains as the days of ancient His promises never failed, he forgave frequent So no excuses, here is beauty at its fullest Love for all and overall He’s truly unbias [Chorus] The beautifullest, the beautifullest Jesus epitomises beauty at its fullest Lord incomparable and self-sacrificial Surely paid it all for the miserable
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1st Verse Let’s turn the page, get it straight, man what truth really dictates Is it merely man’s view or has an absolute state? Culture tries to indoctrinate, our beliefs it manipulates In attempt to adulterate our means to proliferate The mighty Gospel commission see meant for us unto salvation Cause men of all sorts have lost their sense of God connection It’s a sad state we elevate and try hard to equate A fallen grade, as judge over God we should prostrate So what we have intelligence see we are still incompetent To seek deliverance from sin and total depravation Don’t accept their formulation, that life appeared at random Cause science proves life itself holds order and progression Free will, individual rights and the law of consequence Are aspects of existence only God could invent Babdiboom-babidibam how can there be so much spam? Made by men, to deny the risen sacrificial lamb! Babdiboom-babidibam how can there be so much spam? [Chorus] Endure Gwan proclaim Christ the Saviour Minute by minute Hour by hour endure! Any given time any given place stay pure! And glorify Christ the Saviour Minute by minute ah! Hour by hour be sure! You have the mind of the Saviour Whether you break, whether you ache are you a fake, endure Endure, tell the world Christ’s the Saviour 2nd verse We rejoice in the truth that Christ, died and rose again To pay the price for our sins so we can live again He was born in a manger as he grew became a carpenter Was everybody’s neighbour yet, still the Messiah He walked among men he knew needed to make amends Cause sinners are incapable of being God’s friends Hence we need to tell the world never to a shell we curl Sin’s not a joke, wake them up from their dream world No doubt we’ll be ridiculed our pride reduced to a molecule As the world, persecutes, we must stand be resolute Take courage, the Lord is always nearer than you think Keep your eyes on the prize you just, can’t afford to blink If it’s strength you need then get on, your knees and plead Indeed see his grace will enable you to succeed Not, in your own strength but fully by His Holy Spirit He’s your confidence, as He bore it let Him bear it He’s your confidence, as He bore it let Him bear it [Chorus] Endure Gwan proclaim Christ the Saviour Minute by minute Hour by hour endure! Any given time any given place stay pure! And glorify Christ the Saviour Minute by minute ah! Hour by hour be sure! You have the mind of the Saviour Whether you break, whether you ache are you a fake, endure Endure, tell the world Christ’s the Saviour 3rd Verse Keeping on tell em’, we are like sheep we’ve all gone astray As Adam and Eve failed so now we get their DNA See we keep missing the mark due to sin in our nature Yes God demands perfection ya’ll and that’s our failure Cause flesh ain’t capable to fulfil all that’s spiritual Only Christ in us, qualifies the seal of God’s approval His supernatural birth, through a chosen Jewish maiden Was willed by God to die and live it’s inscribed in the canon Abandoned on a cross so to appease, God’s wrath It’s what He had to do to save us from our last breath Our rebellion with God leaves us in a state of enmity Without, Christ in us is like without life in biology But death’s, not the end of God’s impressive love story It’s the resurrection and the sure hope of His glory So persevere the cleansing of the word empowers ya To endure at the frontier and face the accuser To endure at the frontier and face the accuser [Chorus] Endure Gwan proclaim Christ the Saviour Minute by minute Hour by hour endure! Any given time any given place stay pure! And glorify Christ the Saviour Minute by minute ah! Hour by hour be sure! You have the mind of the Saviour Whether you break, whether you ache are you a fake, endure Endure, tell the world Christ’s the Saviour
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1st Verse Here I stand, every second at the door I’ll be knocking, knocking Until you respond, everyday all day I’ll be waiting This may sound like stalking but, in my language it’s called longsuffering Cause I already know the plans I have for you are worth rejoicing Where you’ve been in life, don’t you think I know it all I’m the only answer to your life c’mon take heed to my call The great I am, the infinite, always have I existed I was there in the Garden of Eden when sin was impregnated Which spread to every descendent living in every known continent Striving in religion working for their own salvation But therein lies the problem cause salvation is a gift Can never be earned but must be discerned, through a spiritual shift That your whole intellect comes correct with all of my precepts. But most will take a rain check or simply straight out reject My high authority cause it’s perceived to demoralize [Chorus] Keeping it brief and short, you were bought by the blood Christ The final word is reborn there’s so much more to taste in life Repent, be born again, justified made whole again Finding peace- with the Trinity, life eternally has no end 2nd Verse Keeping it short, take my advice don’t play this off like silly sport Let it be known that I have come to take hold of sin and abort Guiding you back to me your creator once you are born Cause being conceived in sin, lo your path’s already wrong This may seem- harder than hard for anybody else to accept I know it sounds negative and only downplays all your prospects Cause you feel you have the attributes to be a moral public figure You know what is good and evil, you love life you’re not a murderer You stand for the wrong of society, advocate fair economy But none can be done decisively, due to a larger adversity Entrenched in the soul of humanity, known only as harmatology The catastrophe that separated the father from His family This really hurts but not enough to dissuade my love for you Day after day and so forth this is everlastingly true I’m a keep knocking on your door cause hell’s a real threat [Chorus] Keeping it brief and short, you were bought by the blood Christ The final word is reborn there’s so much more to taste in life Repent, be born again, justified made whole again Finding peace- with the Trinity, life eternally has no end 3rd verse Before I end it here, on this note I will expound All you lost souls, need to hear this yo come gather round What’s got a hold of your conscience, a result of sin’s, consequence Because of your avoidance, you’ll never have the reverence To look into my brilliance, when you bow in repentance Before my Lordship, sovereignty and righteous governance Being under me- means new birth and a holy countenance Cause great, is the mercy that flows from my providence Forgiven in my magistrate empowered to share what I have paid Removing your guilt, just like a crime scene I have come to raid Cause manmade resolves for the curse of sin can never win Petrified- cause you know life will one day turn- grim Without the Way the Truth the Life the end is really the end But open the door with all your heart and your brokenness will mend Come explore you’ll soon find that I am not a folklore [Chorus] Keeping it brief and short, you were bought by the blood Christ The final word is reborn there’s so much more to taste in life Repent, be born again, justified made whole again Finding peace- with the Trinity, life eternally has no end
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1st Verse Who is this Christ? Who spoke the universe into existence Who split the sea and sky, from one firmament Who is this Christ? Who is this Christ? Who created life and the first garden Who formed Adam and Eve with passion Who is this Christ? Who Knew the heart of Cain and Able Who held Cain accountable to his act of evil Who is this Christ? Who Warned Noah about the first flood Who called the creatures two by two, to the arc Who is this Christ? [Chorus] Jesus is his mighty name Emanuele is all the same Saviour, Lover, Maker of, all creation 2nd Verse Who is this Christ? Who revealed the first rainbow And promised to multiply His people Who is this Christ? Tell me! Who is this Christ? Who made Abraham father of the nations Who led Moses and Aaron to front the Egyptians Who is this Christ? Who towards pharaoh allowed his anger to rip Yet saved Joseph from dying in the pit Who is this Christ? Who has no preference for short or tall Who chose a shepherd named David over Saul Who is this Christ? [Chorus] Jesus is his mighty name Emanuele is all the same Saviour, Lover, Maker of, all creation 3rd verse So who is this Christ? Who descended from the Jewish tribe of Judah Whose birth was timely planned in a manger Jesus is this Christ Conceived by the Holy Spirit So to be sacrificed for the wicked Jesus is the Christ Who still walks among sinners and no hopers So that they may see the light for true answers Jesus is the Christ Who saves and heals, empowers and liberates Jesus is the Christ Who longs to with you and me relate He is the Christ! He is, he is! [Chorus] Jesus is his mighty name Emanuele is all the same Saviour, Lover, Maker of, all creation
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about

The Greek word ‘Antithesis’ means ‘being of the opposite.’ Its application is predominantly used in writing or speech to convey opposing or contrasting views to what is generally accepted.

The aim of this mini album (EP) is to remind us Christians not to ever be complacent in conforming to our social and political status quo. Although the Bible teaches us to submit to those who are in authority for the Lord’s sake (1 Peter 2: 13), in context, the instruction is really about doing good deeds that God may be glorified (1 Peter 2:12) and not to commit immoral or criminal activity which would otherwise defame God’s character. It is critical that Christians obey the government and the law of the land but we are not to accept pretension or arguments fabricated to counter God’s truth (2 Corinthians 10:5-6).

The Bible is very clear that that ultimate goal of the Christian is to be daily transformed by the Holy Spirit into the image of Christ and not conform to the patterns of morality that a godless society advocates (Romans 12:1-2).

credits

released November 1, 2017

All tracks produced, mixed and engineered by Edhiphied Boom.

All instruments played and created by Edhiphied Boom.

Edhiphied Boom are; A. Holman (A-Major) and A. Wong (Te Waa).

All lyrics by A. Wong (Te Waa), except track #5 written by M. Luatua (M-Dub).

Recorded at the Upper Room Studio in association with BeAtus Records.

Cover art by Paint a Saint.

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Te Waa Auckland, New Zealand

Te Waa is committed to bringing listeners an honest and candid account of the Biblical narrative through rap, beginning from creation to sin, condemnation to redemption and regeneration to the resurrection of the body.

Te Waa's works are inspired by the in-living spirit of Christ Jesus and the inerrant word of God. Selah!

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