Folk Rock oratorium over de Eindtijd. Uitgebracht in 1972 maar actueler dan ooit. Dit album hoorde ik in de jaren ’70 thuis regelmatig afgespeeld worden. Het oorspronkelijke vinyl is grijs gedraaid. Een goede versie was tot voor kort onvindbaar. Tot nu dus!
Tracklist
1.It’s getting late 0:00
2.This generation 2:50
3.Step up, sit down 7:15
4.Super Church 10:24 (de tekst van dit nummer staat hieronder)
5.Canticle for brothers apart 13:12
6.Fugue of nations 17:50
7.Six, six, six 19:40
8.I wish you’d all believe 23:25
9.War song 28:14
10.He that overcomes 31:44
11.Hosanna, hallelujah 35:14
12.Lamb’s holy feast 38:38
13.Celebrate 41:44
Super Church (actueel!)
Now if this church is going to prosper, We need a more progressive posture, No time to wait, we got to organize! We need a super church to guide us, Forget the doctrines that divide us, The time has come for a little compromise!
Yes Lord!
What we need is a brand new gospel, The old one’s just too cold and hostile, You can’t make friends by trampling on their toes! People don’t want no guilt and sorrow! They want a brighter day tomorrow, And some place they can wear their newest clothes!
Yes Lord!
We may need to soft pedal Jesus, He might make divisions rise! Forget about them bible stories, Cut them old myths down to size! Forget the resurrection thesis, We just want the words of Jesus, On brotherhood and love and no more war. The miracles can be dispensed with, There’s no need to be incensed with, Arguments on doctrine anymore!
Yes Lord!
Morality is antiquated, The modern man’s emancipated! From do’s and don’ts that only give you guilt! We won’t try to change your living, There’s nothing left that needs forgiving! Your life is short so live it to the hilt!
Yes Lord!
We may need to soft pedal Jesus, He might make divisions rise! Forget about them bible stories, Cut them old myths down to size! Join the social revolution, Praying never made solutions, To poverty or inner city crime. Broadmindedness sure beats dogmatics. We wouldn’t want to be fanatics, A person’s got to keep up with the times!
Now if this church is going to prosper, We need a more progressive posture, No time to wait, we got to organize! We need a super church to guide us, Forget the doctrines that divide us, The time has come for a little compromise!
Yes, Lord!