I’m a Saint - Intellectual

[Intro]

Kadosh— Old Testament

Hagios— New Testament

Inherently, the word means to be holy, we know we're not holy on our own terms, but Christ Who loved makes us holy

So because we satisfied the wrath of God, the beef has been crushed, now we got a new identity called a saint

[Verse 1]

Yup

Hey, hey

Used to be where I could only trust me and myself

And in that heavy metal Devil that would send 'em straight to Hell with it

Thought it was no helping it

Selfishness was celibate

I'd sell a bit, but I'd make sure I don't sit up in that cell a bit

Yell a bit only when hurt came for certain

Illiterate, ain't know that the word came

Then that word hit me and unblinded me

Jesus paid a price for me

That's how I gained the right to be the son of God I'd like to be

Changed my heart, gave me a desire for His work, man

Kill me if you want, but I'm gon' get back out that dirt, man

Not yet what I'm gonna be, but not what I used to be

I bless His name forever Who would chose me and start using me

Used to love my sinning full of greed, full of hate

I might say that I loved Jesus but that talk was really fake

I'd be lusting for your cousin if it wasn't for His grace

Yeah, he took me out of nothing and He made your boy a saint

[Chorus]

Yeah, they tell me sugarcoat it, dumb it down, but I can't

Might as well deny the Christ, be ashamed, but I ain't

I'm a saint (I'm a saint)

'Til the day I see the grave, I'm going hard in the paint

It's the only we hope we got, that's why I'll die for my faith

I'm a saint (I'm a saint)

[Verse 2]

You got to understand Jesus agreed back in eternity

To sign a bloody covenant and take a deadly turn for me

He ain't just agreed, fulfilled it to the death of Him

Took that bloody cup that's meant for us straight to the neck and yeah

Swallowed all that bitterness, pain, and affliction

Ain't a soul in Hell with pain comparable to this one

Brought me to repentance, homie, I'm blood purchased

Daily, I'm conformed to His holiness, so I worship

Jesus finished the work, He resurrected on high

That means that He beat death and best believe so will I

See, some believe they can fly, but I believe I can die

Resurrect, leave the Earth, and live forever with God

He will march through the sky while the stars sing His praises

Planets dance around while the universe is amazed and

Me, I get to gaze upon His beauty for days, man

If I could be anything, baby, I'd be a saint, hey

[Chorus]

Yeah, they tell me sugarcoat it, dumb it down, but I can't

Might as well deny the Christ, be ashamed, but I ain't

I'm a saint (I'm a saint)

'Til the day I see the grave, I'm going hard in the paint

It's the only we hope we got, that's why I'll die for my faith

I'm a saint (I'm a saint)

[Interlude]

1 Corinthians Chapter 1, Paul calls one of the worst churches in the New Testament saints

Not because of man's choosing, but clearly because of God's choosing through the Lord, Jesus Christ

[Verse 3]

Now, now you might think I'm crazy like some kind of urban misfit

But first I hated church, I'd only pray to get my wish list

I'd be just like you doin' my dance up in the club folk

I promise I ain't choose it, I was chosen to be loved on

Eyes low, blowin' dro, that's the life I used to know

But Jesus chopped me up and slowed me down just like that Houston flow

A dead man 'til somebody hit me with the hardest facts

The Gospel hit my heart, I guess that's what you call a heart attack

I'm looking at Ephesians 2 like, "What did Jesus see in you?"

It's nothin' by His grace He chose to love on folk like me and you

And I don't understand it, homie, I never planned it

I was chasing money and fast women and, man, then

I met the great I am, Son of Man or the Lamb

Snatched your boy up out of Hell and got me workin' for His plans

Used think I was the man 'til I met Him

All that arrogance and pride, I dead 'em and forget 'em, I'm a saint

[Chorus]

Yeah, they tell me sugarcoat it, dumb it down, but I can't

Might as well deny the Christ, be ashamed, but I ain't

I'm a saint (I'm a saint)

'Til the day I see the grave, I'm going hard in the paint

It's the only we hope we got, that's why I'll die for my faith

I'm a saint (I'm a saint)