The Ross King House Show

The other night we had the privilege and joy of going to a friend’s home for a house show done by Ross King. It was a great night with friends and good music.

You can check out some of the action here, here, and here.

We’ve been enjoying Ross’s new CD, and I particularly appreciate the song called “Happy,” the lyrics to which go like this:

Fourteen thousand members and me,

Watch the preacher up on the screen,

I have never shaken his hand,

My two-dimensional pastor-man,

Welcome to America.

Doesn’t matter if I am here,

In this crowd I could disappear,

Pastor-man is all that we need,

Preachin via satellite feed.

I can watch it all from my pew,

Til the presentation is through.

You will have to pardon me,

But this cannot be all there is,

I can’t imagine God would be,

Happy about this.

Smiling people up on the stage,

Everyone prefers it that way.

Smiling people out in the crowd,

No questioning or doubting allowed,

This is our America.

Where everyone is pretty and clean;

Where everything’s rehearsed and routine.

You will have to pardon me,

But this cannot be all there is.

I can’t imagine God would be

Happy about this.

What if Jesus disagrees

With how you measure your success?

Would you find a way to still believe

He’s happy about this?

What if he’s not happy about this?

The church is now the body of Christ,

And every part is equally prized.

The eye can never say to the hand:

All we need is this preacher-man.

Would you notice if I was gone?

How easy would it be to move on?

You will have to pardon me,

But this cannot be all there is.

I can’t imagine God would be

Happy about this.

Cause crowds don’t necessarily

Mean that God is truly blessed.

I think there is a chance that he’s

Not happy about this.

What if he’s not happy about this?

What if he’s not happy about this?