Ginny Owens - Symbol Of A Lost Cause Lyrics
Words and music by kyle matthews, ginny owens, dwight liles: bmg songs, inc.(gospel division)/above the rim music (administered by bmg songs, inc.)(ascap)He could have prospered in the suburbsInstead of working for the poorDown at the inner-city missionWhere theres so much disappointment and very few rewards.For every victory theres a failureOn these harsh and empty streetsBut if you ask what keeps him goingHell say, I know where Id be if christ had given up on me-Chorus:Beneath the symbol of a lost causeIs where I take my stand.Beneath the emblem of a roman crossOf a sacrificial lamb.Cause love never claims the victoryTill it finally gives its all.And thats why the grave is emptyBeneath the symbol of a lost cause.Ive been a slave to popular opinions,And Ive memorized the gospel of success,Ive had a taste of the politics of powerAnd the glamour that commands the worlds respect.But when my eyes are turned to jesus,Nailed on a cross to die for me,I hear a ***** crow in the distanceAnd it shatters my illusions and drives me to my knees-Bridge:Where the last and the least meet the prince of their peace,Where the humble are honored and the hungry come to feast-
