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J. Miles
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Adopted
Adopted (feat. Barabbas Da Rebel & J. Paul)
Verse 1:
Paul wrote it to Romans to show them the benefits of atonement
To illustrate his point, he used a word that's metaphoric
And socially accepted by the populace
Cause locally that Roman church was Paul's audience
Where culturally this common practice got fostered in
In chapter 8 that word adoption must have caught their ears
Roman citizens, born into privilege
Jew and Gents both knew about its benefits
In a place where there was social class drama
The government would recognize its own folks with honor
This is where a change can happen, you see the actions active
Your passive in the process, but your granted access
So adoption was the option for the rich person
Looking to leave a legacy if they were infertile
I'm talking double portions, you get what's passed down
You used to not belong. You got a fam now
That type of grace will place a son in position
Inheriting the wealth of the one who went to get em
Legally, all the debt you owed has been erased
You grow accustomed to your parents, start taking on their traits
Your last name changes, but you can keep the first
So it symbolize your ending is different than your birth
It's Barabbas! Son of the father if you heard
Golgatha, Bar Abba, God adopted on the third
Hook:
I was born by a river
See my folks, they left me there
But I was brought in by a Father
I call Him Abba, He's so faithful
And I'm so grateful to be adopted in
Verse 2:
Can't see His majesty because of his agony
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Malady like a tragedy but part of his strategy
Started in Galilee but then he ended at Calvary
Let's look at it practically, see benefits of his family, Like…
The joy of knowing that in Christ you're accepted
God is your Abba, your father, his kids he's never neglecting
Don't work for man's approval seek your Fathers perspective
And I ain't gotta' chase money, I've got every spiritual blessing
I'm grafted into the vine, rooted in the divine
Cause He had made up his mind I'd be His before time
Like white wines or nice dimes I'm quite fine
We call that blessed assurance because Jesus is mine!
This one's a biggie, we think it's small, here's another one
He disciplines his sons as a part of showing his love for em'
He puts you in a family as part of his covenant
And you ain't gotta' roll trees, you could roll with ya brethren
The gang alliance against his son who remained silent
And when he got on that cross, he paid for my violence
No earthly father? Call him your Abba, your papa
He loves giving what we need, ask for living agua, the main hydrant
If you're adopted, I'm telling u its bug
We're blessing God because we're blessed with His grace in the Beloved
I was called I was redeemed and forgiven through His blood
And now I'm adopted by his grace, while I'm soaking in His love
Hook
Bridge:
I thank ya for saving me
I thank ya for taking me
You didn't have to do it but you did
Oh, my Savior
(x2)
Hook
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