With Mutiny Comes Misery

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

 It was a rough one

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

 He called out our names

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