“Sing praises to God and to his name!
    Sing loud praises to him who rides the clouds.^[a]
His name is the Lord—
    rejoice in his presence!” Psalm 68:4 NLT

I came across this ‘song’ I wrote while in prison.

“Battle Lines”

When I walked out the door, the devil was standing there waiting;

With his dead, icy eyes He stared at me, anticipating;

I returned his cold stare and I asked what he wanted to do;

He said “I think you know I have come all this way just for you.”

I looked straight at him and I said, “I must ask you to leave.

You are powerless here, for it’s in Jesus Christ I believe.”

He threw back his head and he laughed, then he looked back at me;

“When I’m finished with you, your faith will be gone, you will see.”

(Chorus)

The lines have been drawn

It’s to Jesus I’m sworn

To the Lord I’ll forever be true.

I will fight to the death

To my very last breath

I will never surrender to you.

With the battle lines drawn I’ve taken my stance, I’ll not waver;

With the armor of God the odds are all stacked in my favor.

The ice in his eyes was replaced with the fires of hell;

I have been there before I remember the pain very well.

We draw back our swords and we circle to start our slow dance;

My faith is so strong that the evil one hasn’t a chance.

(Chorus)

The lines have been drawn

It’s to Jesus I’m sworn

To the Lord I’ll forever be true.

I will fight to the death

To my very last breath

I will never surrender to you.

Now the devil is gone and I stand in the Light of the Lord;

With the battle lines drawn I have won with God’s power in my sword.

If you doubt the Lord’s strength, just fall to your knees now and pray;

Draw the lines for yourself, God will make you the victor today.

(Chorus)

The lines have been drawn

It’s to Jesus I’m sworn

To the Lord I’ll forever be true.

I will fight to the death

To my very last breath

I will never surrender to you.

I will fight to the death

To my very last breath

I will never surrender to you.

©2012 Tony Casson