The Champion Lyrics

In the vast expanse of a timeless place,
Where silence ruled the outer space,
Ominously, towering it stood,
The symbol of a spirit war
Between the one name Lucifer,
And the Morning Star, The ultimate of good.

Enveloped by a trillion planets,
Clean as lightning and hard as granite,
A cosmic coliseum would host the end
Of the war between the lord of sin and death,
And the Omnipotent Creator of man's first breath,
Who will decide who forever will be the Champion.

The audience for the 'Fight of the Ages' was a*sembled and in place.
The angels came in splendor from a star.
The saints that had gone before were there: Jeremiah, Enoch, Job.
They were singing the song of Zion, on David's harp.

The demons arrived, offensive and vile,
cursing and blaspheming God
Followed by their trophies dead and gone.
Hitler, Napoleon, Pharaoh, Capone,
Tormented and vexed and grieved
Waiting for their judgment from the throne.

Then a chill swept through the mammoth crowd
And the demons squealed with glee
As a sorid, vulgar, repulsive essence was felt.
Arrogantly prancing, hands held high, draped in
a sparkling shroud
Trolled by demons, Satan, ascended from Hell.

Then Satan cringed, the sinners groaned,
the demons reeled in pain
As a swell of power like silent thunder rolled
with a surge of light beyond intense,
illuminating the universe, in resplendent glory appeared
the Son of God

Then a persona, yes, extraordinaire appeared in center ring
God the Father would oversee the duel.
opening the Book of Life, each grandstand hushed in awe
as majestically He said "now, here's the rules:
you'll be wounded for their transgressions
bruised for iniquities
when He said "by His stripes they're healed", the devil shook.
he screamed "sickness is my specialty. i hate that healing junk!"
God said- "you shut your face, I wrote the book."

Then the Father looked at his only Son and said
"You know the rules, Your blood will cleanse their sin
and calm their fears"
Then He pointed His finger at Satan and said
"and I know you know the rules.
you've been twisting them to deceive my people for years."

Satan cried, 'I'll kill you Christ, you'll never win this fight.'
The deamons wheezed, 'Thats right, there ain't no way'
Satan jeered, 'You're dead meat Jesus... I'm gonna bust you up tonight'
Jesus said, "Go ahead, make my day"

The bell, the crowd, the fight was on
And the devil leaped in fury
With all his evil tricks, he came undone
He threw his jabs of hate and lust
A stab of pride and envy
But the hands that knew no sin blocked every one

Forty days and nights they fought and Satan couldn't touch Him
Now the final blow saved for the final round
Prophetically, Christ's hands came down and Satan struck in vengence
The blow of death fell Jesus to the ground

The devils roared in victory
The saint's shocked and perplexed
As wounds appeared upon His hands and feet
Then Satan kicked Him in His side and blood and water flowed
And they waited for the ten count of defeat

God the Father turned His head
His tears announcing Christ was dead
The ten count would proclaim the battles end

Then Satan trembled through his sweat
In unexpected horror, yet
As God started the count by saying:
"10"
Hey...hey wait a minute God
"9"
Stop You're counting wrong!
"8"
His eyes are moving!
"7"
His fingers are twitching!
"6"
Where's all this light coming from?
"5"
He's alive!
"4"
Oh No!
"3"
(Carman) OH YES!
"2"
HE HAS
"1" WON

He has won
He's alive forevermore
He is risen
He is Lord

He has won
He has won
He is alive forever
He is risen
He is Lord

Proclaim the news in every tongue
Through endless ages and beyond
Let it be voiced from mountains loud and strong
Captivity has been set free
Salvation bought for you and me
Cause Satan is defeated
And Jesus
Is
The Champion!

Carman - Champion

Sep 1994

1. Prepare To Die
2. Abundance Of Rain
3. Revive Us, Oh Lord
4. A Little Bit More Conviction
5. It Happened To Me
6. The Destination Is There
7. Fear Not My Child
8. Love Can
9. The Champion