let me just make this disclaimer
if it all comes down to behavior
there’s no need to drag this thing out any longer
but if it’s about love and forgiveness
we might just still be in business
and if there’s room for yet another favor
a hymn instead of a homily
a simple broken melody
no agendas or pretending
my attention span’s not what it used to be
a hymn instead of a homily
i used to think as i got older
i’d understand life a little better
turns out i have more questions now than ever
but the scrap of faith that keeps me knocking
ain’t attached to any doctrine
but harmonizing “pass me not, o gentle savior”
a hymn instead of a homily
a simple broken melody
no agendas or pretending
my attention span’s not what it used to be
a hymn instead of a homily
while in the middle of a sermon
i begin to doubt the air i breathe
words just never seem so right
as when i hear a congregation sing
a little off key
a hymn instead of a homily