Here’s the complete lyrics for the song that I quote part of a lot. It’s called Puppet Strings by Randy Stonehill. It’s on his Welcome to Paradise cd.
“I can’t keep from mourning for this topsy- turvy world
With all its strife and pain
Mourning for the lost and the desperate children
Who can’t remember their names”
“And I can feel it in my soul
Now the end is getting near
I can hear the devil laughing
And its ringing in my ears”
“Long ago He chose us to inherit all His kingdom
And we were blessed with light
But wandering away we disobeyed Him in the garden
And stumbled into night”
“And I can feel it in my soul
Now the end is getting near
I can hear the angels weeping
And it’s ringing in my ears”
“We are all like foolish puppets
Who desiring to be kings
Now lie pitifully crippled
After cutting our own strings”
“But God said I’ll forgive you
I will face you Man to man
And win your love again
Oh how could there be possibly
A greater gift of love
Than dying for a friend”
“And I can feel it in my soul
Now the end is getting near
I can hear the devil laughing
And it’s ringing in my ears”
“We are all like foolish puppets
Who desiring to be kings
Now lie pitifully crippled
After cutting our own strings”
“Cutting our own strings
Cutting our own strings
Cutting our own strings”
© 1976 King Of Hearts Publishing
I love that song. It’s very astute. I think that modern christian music loses the astute lyrics in the rush to be “cool”. grr, it makes me mad. at least a few people know where to find the awesome lyrics and music in perfect harmony.