When my faith was in the "valley of the shadow of death," I mutinied against what I knew was true. And as John Piper writes in Let the Nations Be Glad, "with mutiny Comes misery." The following are the lyrics to a song I wrote. It is the story of a crew of sailors made miserable after committing mutiny against their Captain. In this song their are two truths: 1) if you choose mutiny, don't expect God's protection and 2) if you ask genuinely for forgiveness, God (the Captain) WILL forgive you of your mutinous ways. I really, really hope you enjoy. By the way, if you ever run into me and want me to sing this for you, I might just do it.
With Mutiny Comes Misery
The seas had been harsh
The winds just kept blowing
We hadn’t made it very far
Didn’t know what we were doing
The Captain was long gone
We made him walk the plank
What had gone wrong
It seemed right at the time
It was all fun and games
He asked us for help
So we left him out in the rain
We sailed on from there
We were making god-speed
We had the wind in our sails
But with mutiny comes misery
The waves were getting higher
The lightning was so bright
We had done all we could do
But couldn’t make it right
The storm kept on raging
We hadn’t seen the sun
We were getting weak
No need for the guns
We wondered why it happened
Wondered what went wrong
Did all we could do
To the sea would belong
And as we lay
Soaking our resting place in
We remembered the captain
And longed for him again
We remembered the time
He made us work hard
And the first time
He saw us in the shipyard
Said you will do
Took us on the ship
As his loyal crew
On that day
We made a pact
That we would never leave
We would never turn back
We started so strong
With fire on our bones
Anywhere with Him
Even to the unknown
We recalled what he said
On that dreary day
He said if mutiny does come
Just call on My name
Now we longed to see that face
And longed to hear that voice
We had made up our mind
We had made up our choice
For the captain we’d return
Even if it costs our death
He can have my soul
The sea can have the rest
And as the ship turned
In the way it should go
There was the Captain
There in the boat
With joy in our heart
And the Captain in command
We hit the high seas
In able hands
When you are with me
You will find me by your side
And if you do seek
Then with you I will abide