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Josée Catafard It's been a "long wait" before I could finally find a Gospel Choir that inspires me....
The Day has come!
You are there now and I'm following you, dancing, swinging, smilling and appreciating life!
Thanks to you Irreverend James and the Critical Mass Choir! Favorite track: The Long Wait.
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Better Days 01:53
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The Long Wait Waiting for the man to call Waiting for the axe to fall Waiting for fifty minutes past four Until my day is done I've been waiting for high seas to hit the shore Waiting for an end to this war Waiting to be told what's in store For thy will to be done I get up, roll my sleeves, I dig in, and I start to believe Shake the dust off my feet, Peel the rust off the folks I meet I've been burned, I've been down I've been spurned, I've been spun around But now I stand, Now I know That waiting's no way to go Waiting for that trumpet call Waiting for an end to the fall Waiting for a way around this wall For my life's work to be done I get up, roll my sleeves, I dig in, and I start to believe Shake the dust off my feet, Peel the rust off the friends I keep I've been burned, I've been down I've been spurned, I've been spun around Now I stand, Now I know That waiting round won't save my blessed soul There is love, There is joy There is more, To life than being coy Bring your light, Bring your flaws Bring your plight, Bring laughter and applause Bring your smile, Your inner child Your sense of style, And say you'll stay a while The world is rife, the world is rough The world has sure, had, enough Of waiting after everyone For our good work to be done
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Leave It Alone Holy juncture Holy land Holy scripture Unholy stand A man was kneeling Lost both daughter and home Raped of his being Said "leave it alone" I saw him laughing I saw him laughing lord As if he had not a care In the world Holy vengeance Holy war Holy repentance God keeps a whole other score Freedom It's a long way to Freedom I feel it I seek it I'm talkin' bout Freedom From the want, from the need, from the greed, oh Holy reason Holy light Holy way to make the body right I've seen forgiveness In men who've been wronged I've seen the peace That comes with being that strong Oooh - Can you feel it now Oooh - Could you do it now Oooh - Would you seek it out Oooh - Cause we need it now
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Walking Over God's Heaven I got shoes and you got shoes All of God's children are shoed my Lord When we get to heaven gonna Put on our shoes We gonna walk, we gonna talk All over God's heaven Heaven I got a gun, and you got a gun All of God's children have guns my Lord When we get to heaven gonna Pick up our guns We gonna fight, we gonna fight All over God's heaven Yes, heaven Heaven, heaven Everybody's talking 'bout heaven Ain't going there Heaven, Oh, heaven Everybody's talking 'bout heaven Ain't going there Well, we go walk, we go talk All over God's heaven O Lord, heaven I got a bomb, and you got a bomb All of God's children have bombs my Lord When we get to heaven gonna Strap on our bombs We gonna cleanse, we gonna cleanse All of God's heaven Yes, heaven I got a book, a really good book (No I got a book, a really good book) Sure, but I've got the book – the only real book (No I've got the book, the really good book) Everybody talkin' 'bout heaven, ain't going there Everybody who's talking 'bout heaven ain't going there Everybody talkin' 'bout heaven ain't going there Everybody talkin' 'bout heaven ain't going there
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God Put That Rainbow In The Sky (Ruth 1 :14, 2 Samuel 1:26) God put a rainbow in the sky A rainbow in the sky A rainbow in the - Oh God put a rainbow in the sky A rainbow in the sky A rainbow in the sky It looked like the sun wasn't gonna - shine no more Children God, He put a rainbow in the sky Well well well God put a rainbow in the sky A rainbow in the sky A rainbow in the - Oh God put a rainbow in the sky A rainbow in the sky As Ruth fell – for Naomi – as rain falls through light God put a rainbow in the sky The age – was as dark – as their love – was bright God put a rainbow in the sky God put a rainbow in the sky A rainbow in the sky A rainbow in the - Oh God put a rainbow in the sky A rainbow in the sky I grieve, said David, when Jonathan did die God put a rainbow in the sky His love, had more wonder, than a woman's sigh God put a rainbow in the sky Source : "Don't urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD deal with me, be it ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me." (Ruth 1:16-17 NIV) "And Jonathan had David reaffirm his oath out of love for him, because he loved him as he loved himself." (1 Samuel 20:16-18) "After the boy had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone and bowed down before Jonathan three times, with his face to the ground. Then they kissed each other and wept together—but David wept the most." (1 Samuel 20:40-42) [After Jonathan's death, David said,] "I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women." (2 Samuel 1:26)

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released August 6, 2011

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Irreverend James and the Critical Mass Choir Montréal, Québec

Gospel music began as a cry for freedom.
Freedom from oppression.
Freedom from brutality.
Freedom from shame.
We’re bringing it back to its roots.

Free think everything.
IRREVEREND JAMES and the CRITICAL MASS CHOIR
Godless Gospel
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