THE CURSED ONE

By Tikum Mbah Azonga

These whispering birds aren`t cursed
We are
That`s why we pray daily
And they feast daily.

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THE WEIGHT OF BRICKS

By Tikum Mbah Azonga

The charge is high, too high
If a single brick weighs a ton
Then what would we expect of the cross
If it wasn`t carried by our Lord?

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GOD OF THE UNIVERSE

By Tikum Mbah Azonga

Glory to God the highest
For none can rise higher than him
If he orders me tom swim
Who am I? Am I not here to give him my best?

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TOGETHER WITH HIM

By Tikum Mbah Azonga

We pray and we fast
We invoke his name
And hand ourselves to him
We`re his toys
We accept his will
If it doesn`t work today
It will, tomorrow.

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ALL WEATHER GOD

By Tikum Mbah Azonga

Give thanks to God
Give him thanks for the good day
Give him thanks for the bad days
Both days belong to him
They are his
By right.

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GOODS FOR THE CONGREGATION

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Everything remains unchanged
Forget about the congregation reports
But if the goods still remain unclaimed
Then dispatch them to all the nation`s ports.


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RINGS THAT BETRAY

By Tikum Mbah Azonga

The wedding bells are chiming
And the couple is ready
But the rings won`t fit
What if the priest changes his mind?

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GOD OUR MAKER

By Tikum Mbah Azonga

He made us
And can unmake us
He knows us
And can disown us
His word is final
But we are mortal.

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CLEAN SLATE

By Tikum Mbah Azonga

Sin is corrosion
And repentance, cleansing
Forgiveness is absolution
And forgetting, cementing.

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GOD AS ONE

By Tikum Mbah Azonga

God is not a theory
He is experience
His deeds are exemplary
And his results, far from transience.

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JESUS OF MAN

By Tikum Mbah Azonga

(For Pa Dan Afu`u Awangia)

Man on his own
Is nothing
Only God is self-sufficient
Without him
Man is empty, void, amorphous, non existent
So let`s embrace him
Now and for ever.


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