Lyrical Theology Thursday: Voice – “Whatever It Takes”

Posted on 19. Aug, 2010 by William Jacobson in Music, Theology

I am very excited this Lyrical Theology Thursday! I am presenting a new artist to the series who goes by the name of “Voice”. He is definitely one of my favorite Hip Hop artists. Unfortunately, it is pretty difficult to get lyrics for his songs, so this is why I have not featured him as much. But I hope to fix that! Voice has a few albums out. His style is very unique. Voice or Curtis Allen, his government name, is a Sovereign Grace pastor. From my examination, he seems very Biblically sound and musically he is a gem.

This song, “Whatever It Takes”, was inspired by Joshua Harris’s book “Dug Down Deep”. Much like the book, the song is about the importance of digging deep into God’s word. Voice is rapping about his own experience of digging into theology and realizing the importance of it all. Jesus is our goal. We want to know Him more. Know everything about Him that we can know. Study our Savior. Theology Matters.

Music starts at 1:33

Verse 1
I’m on a mission with my shovel out cuz sin is deep so I’m glad that he has dug us out
And its a fight everyday its like I’m in a bout, ding ding life is a ring the world shouts
And everything is speaking for allegiance, competing with the God I am complete in.
I need grace its like my faith is depleting so I’m on my face asking Lord am I deep in
Uhnn most of my life has been a rumspringa, meology my introduction to theology
Was like whoa I was offering God apologies, I want the right opinion of him orthodoxy,
It takes Moxie nowadays to choose life,
we should be asking what are we choosing by choosing Christ
Its more than nice that theology matters,
bcuz what you believe determines who you are in the hereafter.

Hook
I’m trying to figure out what this life is about,
I gotta see what I believe in world full of doubt,
Cuz even though I know what’s true to not be confused by the fake,
I’ll do whatever it takes

Verse 2
If I’m honest sometimes I feel the pressure,
cuz digging deep is not an option, its doctrine
It is Luke 6 Christ’s words I adopt them building foundations on the sand
hope I’m not him
cuz its easy to fall a victim to and base confidence on what’s insecure that is sinking you
and be deceiving yourself if you don’t think it through, when the storm comes it’ll wash your foundation through
And I’m telling you it don’t stop hurting’
unless you build what you building now as a rock person.
what I mean is you putting your faith in practice,
truth requires action you lay it down like a mattress.
so when they ask this “what’d you build your life on”
if Christ is the goal u should be headed for the Pylon
so when the storms and the waves come and pile on,
your foundations rock solid get your smile on.

Hook
I’m trying to figure out what this life is about,
I gotta see what I believe in world full of doubt,
Cuz even though I know what’s true to not be confused by the fake,
I’ll do whatever it takes

Verse 3
I wanna touch the heart of theology and when I do it Lord help me do it properly
and thinking true thoughts all the wrath that you caught,
is intensified by the purchases that you bought
blood shed is the reason I wanna be with him this is no moralistic, therapeutic deism,
this is good news headline reads be digging,
no small thoughts all thoughts be that he’s risen
uhnn so now lets make this thing practical, since we are convinced
this is God’s word and factual
but not merely a list of facts and features they are truths that inform for all what belief is
so I’ll study the attributes of God and I’ll dig deep even when my arms are getting tired,
I won’t stop until I’ve dug on this spot as I learn you are far but you’re near
you’re the Rock.

Tags: Holy Hip Hop, Lyrical Theology Thursday, Theology Matters, Voice