Greetings in Christ!
Enclosed is a prophetic song for the Church. It is a confirmation of 3 themes the prophets have declared recently:
1) The Church of Jesus Christ is victorious!
2) The call and mission of the Joshua Generation!
2) The time is now! Come forth!
The song is the Lord's gift to me, and He has instructed me in turn to give it to His Church (without cost) for personal use and corporate worship. The song and lyric sheets are free at the 2 web sites above. The lyrics can be found below. The Lord impressed me to list the scripture reference for each line of the song for use as a teaching/equipping tool for the Church.
SOUL BY SOUL
Lyrics and music by Jack Helser
Soul by soul we'll find the lost (Luke 15:4)
Lead them to the Savior's cross (Matthew 28:19-20)
Help them turn away from sin (James 5:20)
Die to self and live again (Luke 9:23-24)
Teach us at the Savior's feet (John 7:37-38, John 6:45)
Hold the milk bring on the meat (Hebrews 5:13-14)
Fit us with God's battle gear (Ephesians 6:14-18)
Time for war! His Kingdom nears! (Ecclesiastes 3:8, Mark 1:15)
(optional: Time to kick the devil's rear!)
(Luke 10:18-19, Ephesians 6:12)
CHORUS
Jesus! Hail the risen King! (Revelation 1:18)
Jesus! Conquers everything! (John 16:33)
Jesus! Every knee shall bow! (Romans 14:11)
Jesus! Is our victory now! (Romans 8:37) (repeat)
Step by step we'll win the war (John 12:31)
Raise your shields and draw your swords (Psalm 28:7, Hebrews 4:12)
Soon He'll give the trumpet blast (I Corinthians 14:8)
The time to fight has come at last (Ephesians 6:13)
No retreat - we'll forge ahead (James 4:7)
To take the cities, raise the dead (Matthew 24:14, John 14:12)
Like Jericho we'll march on hell (Hebrews 11:30, Matthew 16:18)
Sound the trumpets! Give the yell! (Joshua 6:20)
CHORUS
© 2000 Jack E. Helser, Jr.
Song Background
Last November when we attended the Shiloh Equipping the Prophetic Conference in Kansas City, I went forward for prayer when Mike Bickle invited all the worship leaders to come forward for anointing and impartation for writing prophetic worship music.
I was truly blessed when the sister who prayed for me had a word of knowledge and asked the Lord to heal the carpal tunnel problem in my left hand which has at times hindered my guitar playing during worship. When I am faithful to my calling to write and record music for the Lord, there are no problems from the carpal tunnel syndrome. I can play the guitar for hours at a time.
However when I stray from the Lord's calling, the carpal tunnel flares up once again. It's proven to be an effective "thorn in the flesh" that keeps me on the straight and narrow path of the Lord.
During the 6 hour drive home from Shiloh, my wife and I had a wonderful time of prayer and fellowship, and recalling the conference which was such a blessing. When she decided to take a brief nap, I began hearing the beginnings of "Soul By Soul" in my spirit.
I clearly heard the melody, lyrics, and saw the guitar chords in spirit. I grabbed my micro-cassette recorder and sang the song as I heard it in my spirit.
When we returned home, the rush of the holidays and family travel caused me to put the song on the back burner, where I forgot about it. Last February, two of my prophetic friends sent words to me about "take up your sword and shield" and "bring down the walls of Jericho" which I received as a much needed kick in the britches to get the song finished and available to the Church.
I finished writing the song in March, and began what proved to be a near 6 month spiritual battle to get the song recorded, and available on the internet.
I've written several Christian songs over the years and have made tapes which I've passed out to friends and family. Writing and recording was never a problem for me until "Soul By Soul." There were more personal health problems, sound/music equipment problems, family health problems, unrelated legal problems, and outright spiritual battles associated with recording "Soul By Soul" than with all my other songs combined.
And the battle isn't over now that the song is recorded and freely available. One sister reported that when she tried to forward the song to several churches in her conference that her computer locked up repeatedly, or her internet connection hung up. She had never had problems like that before.
When I first posted it to Mp3.com 2 weeks ago I had to upload the song several times before it took. Once online the song rose to number 30 in the "Christian Rock" genre, but a 2 day glitch at Mp3.com prevented it from making the top 40 list where it would have had some visibility. And this morning when trying to send this message my computer crashed.
Why the attacks on this song?
I believe it conveys a message that satan doesn't want the Church to hear.
Meri Burlingame spoke to the issue in her word "To Possess or Not to Possess is the Choice" posted through your list on September 22nd. In the message Meri observed the church at a crossroads: either it becomes a "fortress Church" wherein the focus is to grow within while holding the sinful influence of the world at bay, or it shifts gears and becomes a "possessing Church" with the focus of reaching the lost and re-possessing the world which was lost to satan at the fall of man.
Possessing messages have also been spoken through Bobby Conner and Steve Shultz who have declared that God is raising up the "Joshua Generation". The song "Soul By Soul" also advocates the possessing church.
Even my hearing-damaged ears from years of electric guitars and loud amps can hear the Lord say "The Time is Now!" ;^)
I pray the song will be a blessing to the List and to the Church.
The song can be found in MP3 format at http://www.mp3.com/jackhelser/ where it can be streamed over the internet in Lo or Hi Fidelity, or downloaded in Hi Fidelity and listened to at your convenience.
Microsoft Windows Media Player and Real Audio will play MP3 files. WinAmp, which is bundled with Netscape 4.6 and higher also plays MP3 files. There is also a Lo Fidelity streaming Real Audio version of "Soul By Soul" available at http://www.theramp.net/helser/ccsongs/
There anyone interested in singing the song at their church will find a lyric sheet suitable for making an overhead and guitar tablature in Microsoft Word.doc format.
Enjoy! And be blessed.
In Christ, Jack
Jack and Karen Helser
mailto:helser@theramp.net
http://www.theramp.net/helser
http://www.mp3.com/JackHelser
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