STRANGE FIRE
Lyrics by Peter Josef Merz and Blair Byron MacLean
Music by Chas Evans
(VERSE 1)
Nadab,
What were you thinking
You holy priest of God ?
Did you forget who you were serving ?
Was this just another job?
Abihu,
Chosen of Yahweh
You came before the altar
You came to this holy place
You came with unholy fire
You came with strange fire
CHORUS 1
You offered strange fire
Unauthorized and out of place
You offered strange fire
And you paid with your life
You came before the Lord
With imperfect desire
Disrespecting the Most High
Offering up strange fire
(VERSE 2)
Preacher
What are you teaching?
Headlines from the paper?
All creation is suffering
You water down our Savior
Me and you
Who do we deceive?
We come before our Father
But we refuse to forgive
We burn with strange fire
CHORUS 2
We burn with strange fire
Unauthorized and out of place
We burn with strange fire
Christ paid with His life
We come before the Lord
With imperfect desires
Disrespecting the Most High
Offering up strange fire
INSTRUMENTAL BREAK
BRIDGE
Mercy of all mercies
Christ stands between
Our Father and this liar
He pays the price
I should have paid
For offering up strange fire
REPEAT CHORUS 2
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