HYMN – RUN FROM ANGER

RUN FROM ANGER (BSISS 006)
Composed by Z. A. Ogunsanya, 23/03/2014

Eph. 4:31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you with all malice:

1. The Epistle of Ephesians, chapter 4, verse 31 says
Bitterness, wrath, anger and clamour
Evil speaking, malice, put away from you
For it is not, easy not to sin
If one allows wrath in his heart /2ice
Run from anger /3ice
Don’t let anger make you to sin /2ice.

2. Then in the Epistle of James, chapter 1, and in verse 20
The Bible says God do get angry (but)
Anger of man, does not, righteousness of God
Only the good, Lord can be angry
And still remain truly righteous /2ice
Run from anger /3ice
Don’t let anger corrupt your life /2ice.

3. Ecclesiastes chapter 7, in verse 9, declares unto us
Anger resteth in the hearts of fools
To be angry, is to, follow the devil
Jesus is meek, and lowly in heart
His followers must be like Him /2ice
Run from anger /3ice
Don’t let anger make you a fool /2ice

4. The Book of Psalms 37, in verse 8, gives godly counsel
Cease from anger also forsake wrath
This is a ve-ry clear commandment of God
A believer must always obey
So that he will not do evil /2ice
Run from anger /3ice
Don’t let anger make you evil /2ice

5. Genesis chapter 4 verse 5, to verse 12, uncover the truth
Anger is truly, very wicked
It was anger, that made, Cain kill his brother
Judgment of God, then came upon him
So he became a fugitive /2ice
Run from anger /3ice
Don’t let anger make you wicked /2ice

6. Luke chapter 4 verse 28, Mark 6:1, will like us to know
Anger is a major hinderer
It prevented, the peo-ple of Nazareth
They could not en-joy God’s miracle
For they were angry with Jesus /2ice
Run from anger /3ice
Don’t let anger to block your way /2ice

7. Numbers 20 the seventh verse, to verse 12, reveals something great
Anger is a serious enemy
It was anger, that made, Moses smote the rock
Then he could not, enter the Canaan
He spent so much to prepare for /2ice
Run from anger /3ice
Don’t let anger to waste your life /2ice

8. Second Samuel 17 verse, twenty-third, paints a clear picture
Anger is a terrible killer
It was anger, that killed, wise Ahithophel
For because he, was very angry
He went and committed suicide/2ice
Run from anger /3ice
Don’t let anger cut your life short /2ice

9. The book of Jonah and Second, Chronicles, also reveal that
Anger destroyed lives in Bible days
When Jonah was, angry, he wanted to die
King Uzziah, became a leper
For being angry with God’s servants /2ice
Run from anger /3ice
Don’t let anger destroy your life /2ice

10. Galatians 5 verse 19 to, 21, shows very clearly
Anger is major among the sins
Bible says will, not let, men enter heaven
For hell fire, not to be your home
Keep anger away from your life /2ice
Run from anger /3ice
Don’t let anger lead you to hell /2ice