The Champion by Carman

In the vast expanse of a timeless place
Where silence ruled the outer space
Ominously towering it stood
The symbol of a spirit war
Between the one named Lucifer
And the Morning Star, the ultimate of good.

Enveloped by a trillion planets
Clean as lightning and hard as granite
A cosmic coliseum would host the end
Of the war between the lord of sin and death
And the omnipotent Creator of man's first breath
Who will decide who forever would be
The Champion

The audience for the fight of the ages
Was assembled and in place
The angels came in splendour from afar
The saints that had gone before were there
Jeremiah, Enoch, Job
They were singing the song of Zion
On David's harp.

The demons arrived, defensive and vile,
Cursing and blaspheming God
Followed by their trophies dead and gone
Hitler, Napoleon, Pharoah, Capone
Tormented and vexed and grieved
Waiting for their judgment from the Throne.

Then a chill swept through the mammoth crowd
And the demons squealed with glee
As a sordid, vulgar, repulsive essence was felt
Arrogantly prancing, hands held high,
Draped in a sparkling shroud
Trolled by demons, satan ascended from hell.

Then satan cringed, the sinners groaned
The demons a reeled in pain
A swell of power like silent thunder roared
With a surge of light beyond intense illuminating the universe
In resplendent glory appeared
The Son of God.

Then a persona, yes, extraordinaire appeared in centre ring
God the Father would oversee the duel
Opening the Book of Life, each grandstand hushed in awe
As majestically He said, "Now here's the rules:
He'll be wounded for their transgressions
Bruised for iniquities"
When He said "By His striped their healed"
The devil shook
He said, "Sickness is my speciality ~ I hate that healing junk,"
God said, "You shut your face ~ I wrote the Book!"

Then the Father looked at His only Son and said
"You know the rules, Your blood will cleanse their sin
And calm their fears."
Then He pointed His finger at satan and said
"And I know you know the rules,
You been twisting them to deceive my people for years."
Satan cried, "I'll kill you, Christ, you'll never win this fight."
The demons wheezed, "That's right, there ain't no way."
Satan jeered, "You're dead meat, Jesus, I'm gonna bust you up tonight,"
And Jesus said "Go ahead, make my day."

The bell, the crowd, the fight was on
And the devil leaped in fury
With all his evil tricks he came undone
He threw his jabs of hate and lust
A stab of pride and envy
But the hands that knew no sin blocked every one.
Forty days and nights they fought
And satan couldn't touch Him
Now the final blow saved for the final round
Prophetically Christ's hands came down
And satan struck in vengeance ~
The blow of death felled Jesus to the ground....

The devils roared in victory
The saints shocked and perplexed
As wounds appeared upon His hands and feet
The satan kicked in Him in His side
And blood and water flowed
And they waited for the ten count of defeat
God the Father turned His head,
His tears announcing Christ was dead
The ten count would proclaim the battle's end
Then satan trembled through his sweat
In unexpected horror yet
As God started to count by saying
"Ten"
"Hey, wait a minute, God...."
"Nine",
"Stop, you're counting wrong...."
"Eight",
"His eyes are moving...."
"Seven",
"His fingers are twitching...."
"Six",
"Where's all this light coming from...."
"Five",
"He's alive...."
"Four",
"Oh no...."
"Three, two...."
Oh yes
He has won
He has won
He's alive forevermore
He is risen, He is Lord
Has has won

He has won
He's alive forevermore, He is risen
He is Lord

Proclaim the news in every tongue
Through endless ages and beyond
Let it be voiced from mountains loud and strong
Captivity has been set free
Salvation bought for you and me
'Cause satan is defeated
And Jesus is
The Champion.

"The lyrics to this spoken track from Carman's 1986 album "The Champion", from which this is the title track, still manages to evoke a wondrous glory today as much as it did when it first came out. The power and majesty depicted within the lines captivates audiences worldwide with its descriptive message as if spoken by God Himself. This track, which is spoken and can hardly be quoted as a song, is still powerful today....and its message still relevant today as much as it was when it was first written, and as much as it was when this incident took place in history. The battle between Jesus and The Devil is one which took place 2000 years ago for our eternity. The battle was one of which Jesus took upon Himself, with God the Father overseeing it all. Jesus hung upon the Cross for our sins, and He died for us so that we might have life eternally in Him. When He died, He descended into hell and fought the battle with the devil for our souls....and He won! He took the keys to sin and death, and threw them away. These lyrics here show us what took place in today's sense for our souls. Jesus fought the battle with the devil and won....and He ascended into Heaven where He now resides with God His Father, our Father. And He is alive forevermore. The end of this track is the Great Commission given to us by Jesus Himself....to go into all the world and preach the gospel to everyone. To tell them what Jesus did for all of us, the sacrifice He made for us....and that Jesus is forever the champion!"