When I was a kid I would go into … Read Full Bio ↴LIZ VICE, singer - ''new gospel'', R&B
When I was a kid I would go into the basement and play the “Lion King” soundtrack over and over while I performed a dance alone for hours. Being the middle child of five children in a single parent home allows for one to vanish without anyone noticing.
I wanted to perform. I wanted to be an actress. Growing up poor, being brown little brown girl, didn’t lend itself to a lot of opportunities to pursue the dream of acting. I can remember at a very early age waking up to the sound of mother singing “Rise and Shine and give God the glory” when she wanted us up for school – to this day that song kind of drives me crazy, but this early memory just reminds me that I have always been around music.
My absent father is a very talented award winning musician, with his PhD in music, and he is still involved in the music business to this day. Although he has never been a presence in my life, I can’t deny that the musical gene has passed on to me.
Music was all around me, but never something I prayed that God would open doors for me. I was always afraid to sing on stage, and to this day my throat feels as though it’s caving in until I pray the simple prayer: “LORD, sing over me and I will sing over the people.”
One evening I was watching a man perform a cabaret of his favorite Broadway show tunes. As I sat and watched this man perform, I was hit with an image of me sitting in a classroom. The classroom was filled with students and God was standing at the front. He asked, “Who is up for the challenge?” All of the students raised their hands. I kept my hand down, and my head bowed. I didn’t want Him to notice that I had decided that whatever He was asking wasn’t my calling. The LORD slowly began to walk towards me and tapped on my desk. I look up and He asked again, “Are you up for the challenge?” I sat there and then I nodded yes. Who is going to tell God ‘NO’!?
So here I am, singing. Singing in church, singing with well-known local artists, and even though I can’t claim that the opportunities in music are because of what I’ve done, I will declare that saying “YES” to God’s calling will open your eyes to reasons for why you shouldn’t put yourself in a box.
The Source
Liz Vice Lyrics
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Our hearts inspire
Descend upon us from above
Source of the old prophetic fire
Fountain of life
Fountain of love
Ooh, ooh
Come, Holy Ghost
By You we see
The prophets wrote and spoke
In You we will believe
Unlock the truth, Yourself the key
Unseal the sacred Book
'Til Jesus we receive
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
Expand Thy wings, celestial dove
Brood over our souls night
Replace it with Your love
On our troubled spirits, move
And let there now be light
Replace the lies with truth
The lyrics to Liz Vice's song "The Source" are a prayer to the Holy Ghost to descend upon the song's speaker and their audience. The opening line, "Come, Holy Ghost," is a direct appeal to the third person of the Christian Trinity, often associated with inspiration and revelation. The two subsequent lines ask the Holy Ghost to inspire their hearts and descend upon them from above, invoking imagery of divine intervention and guidance. The third line, "Source of the old prophetic fire," acknowledges the Holy Ghost's role in inspiring prophets of old to speak and write about God's will, while the next line, "Fountain of life / Fountain of love," speaks to the Holy Ghost's role in sustaining and nurturing believers.
The second verse of the song asks the Holy Ghost to "unlock the truth" of the Bible, referencing the Holy Ghost as "Yourself the key." The singer asks for the Holy Ghost to "unseal the sacred book," which could refer to the idea of divine revelation illuminating the meaning of the text. The verse ends with a plea for the Holy Ghost to prepare the singer and their audience to receive Jesus, connecting the Holy Ghost's work of inspiring, guiding, and revealing to the central tenets of Christian belief.
Overall, "The Source" is a powerful invocation of the Holy Ghost's roles in inspiring, revealing, and guiding believers. The lyrics reflect a deep faith in the importance of divine intervention and revelation, and a belief that the Holy Ghost can have a direct impact on the lives of those who seek connection with God.
Line by Line Meaning
Come, Holy Ghost
We are inviting the Holy Ghost to be with us
Our hearts inspire
We are asking the Holy Ghost to inspire our hearts
Descend upon us from above
We are asking the Holy Ghost to come down from heaven
Source of the old prophetic fire
The Holy Ghost is the source of the fire that the prophets had
Fountain of life
The Holy Ghost is a fountain of life
Fountain of love
The Holy Ghost is a fountain of love
Come, Holy Ghost
We are inviting the Holy Ghost to be with us again
By You we see
We can see through the Holy Ghost
The prophets wrote and spoke
The prophets wrote and spoke through the Holy Ghost
In You we will believe
We will believe in the Holy Ghost
Unlock the truth, Yourself the key
The Holy Ghost will unlock the truth using itself as the key
Unseal the sacred Book
The Holy Ghost will unseal the sacred Book
'Til Jesus we receive
Until we receive Jesus
Expand Thy wings, celestial dove
The Holy Ghost is being asked to spread its wings
Brood over our souls night
The Holy Ghost is being asked to cover our souls at night
Replace it with Your love
We are asking the Holy Ghost to replace something with love
On our troubled spirits, move
The Holy Ghost is being asked to move over our troubled spirits
And let there now be light
Let there be light
Replace the lies with truth
We are asking the Holy Ghost to replace lies with truth
Writer(s): josh white
Contributed by Harper J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Rylie Breeden
on Entrance
There you were hanging, transforming the pain into
Entrance into your heart
Before we could come in, you had to destroy within
The dark that kept us apart
Before we had heard of you, but had no concern for you
Darkness was all around
The wall was so high, no way to get by
But then you tore it all down
We crossed the threshold and death lost his control
As the sun rose in our hearts
We felt the warm embrace, of your sovereign grace
Now, every day we can start
To live and love with you, follow and worship you
With songs that flow from our soul.
Filled with the light of you, as we are led by you
Longing with joy to be home
Jesus come, take our hand
Lead us into the promise land (X4)