(Lyrics) The Book of Jude 
Song and Spoken Improvised Versions
Adapted from the Book of Jude
Music, Lyrics and Spoken Words by Leslie (aka Jesse) Hughes ©

Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James 
To those who have been called, who are loved by God the Father 
And kept by Jesus Christ
Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance 
Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you 
About the salvation we share
I felt I had to write and urge you to contend for the faith 
That was once for all entrusted to the saints 
For certain men whose condemnation was written about long ago 
Have secretly slipped in among you
They are godless men, who change the grace of our God 
Into a license for immorality 
And deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord 
Though you already know all this
I want to remind you that the Lord delivered his people out of Egypt
But later destroyed those who did not believe
And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority 
But abandoned their own home 
These he has kept in darkness
Bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day
In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns Gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion
They serve as an example of those who suffer 
The punishment of eternal fire 
In the very same way, these dreamers pollute their own bodies
Reject authority and slander celestial beings
But even the archangel Michael
When he was disputing with the devil about the body of Moses
Did not dare to bring a slanderous accusation against him
But said, "The Lord rebuke you!"   
Yet these men speak abusively against whatever they do not understand 
And what things they do understand by instinct
Like unreasoning animals
These are the very things that destroy them
Woe to them! They have taken the way of Cain
They have rushed for profit into Balaam's error
They have been destroyed in Korah's rebellion
These men are blemishes at your love feasts
Eating with you without the slightest qualm
Shepherds who feed only themselves
They are clouds without rain, blown along by the wind
Autumn trees, without fruit and uprooted-twice dead
They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shame
Wandering stars
For whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever 
Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men
"See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands 
Of his holy ones 
To judge everyone, and to convict all the ungodly 
Of all the ungodly acts they have done in the ungodly way
And of all the harsh words ungodly sinners have spoken against him."  These men are grumblers and faultfinders
They follow their own evil desires
They boast about themselves and flatter others for their own advantage 
But, dear friends, remember what the apostles 
Of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold
They said to you, "In the last times there will be scoffers 
Who will follow their own ungodly desires” 
These are the men who divide you
Who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit 
But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith 
And pray in the Holy Spirit
Keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy 
Of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life 
Be merciful to those who doubt
Snatch others from the fire and save them
To others show mercy, mixed with fear
Hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh
To him who is able to keep you from falling 
And to present you before his glorious presence 
Without fault and with great joy
To the only God our Savior 
Be glory, majesty, power and authority
Through Jesus Christ our Lord
Before all ages, now and forevermore! 
Amen 


And always remember as 2Co 3:17 declares “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom”, and as Gal 5:14 proclaims “The entire law is summed in a single command “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

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