Saint Stephen

Yes indeed! There is new music on the way! Check out the latest from me and find out the inspiration for an upcoming release! I Love Life, I Love You Instrumentals releases on 06/29/2020. Pre-Save on Spotify: https://smarturl.it/loveinstrumentals 1 Corinthians 9:26-27 "I run in such a way, as not without aim; I box in such a way, as not beating the air: but I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified." *** Follow the link to go buy and stream music: www.saintstephenofficial.com/follow *** Follow me: flow.page/saintstephen Music by Gil Wanders - Dreams - https://thmatc.co/?l=2B7B5EF7 Music by Terry Saige - Far Away - https://thmatc.co/?l=89BE51F1 Apostle Paul Public Domain Portrait: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Apostle_Paul_by_Abraham_Bloemaert_Centraal_Museum_6180.jpg

Track 2: Happiness & Joy - Instrumental Album: I Love Life, I Love You - Instrumentals Genre: Rap/Hip Hop, Instrumental Release: 06/29/2020 *** Follow the link to go buy, stream, and more! https://saintstephenofficial.fanlink.to/ilovelife *** Check out the original rap video here: https://youtu.be/08xlk0mYgJA Follow me: flow.page/saintstephen

Track 1: The Storm - Instrumental Album: I Love Life, I Love You - Instrumentals Genre: Rap/Hip Hop, Instrumental Release: 06/29/2020 *** Follow the link to go buy, stream, and more! https://saintstephenofficial.fanlink.to/ilovelife *** Check out the original rap video here: https://youtu.be/KUAVnvNhSyo Follow me on Social Media: flow.page/saintstephen

Have you ever wondered what all those crazy geometric panels are you see in studios on Youtube videos? Today we set them up the easy way! ps. It is still somewhat time consuming, but it is very cool! Follow me: flow.page/saintstephen Materials Used In Project: Acoustic Foam from Sound Assured: https://tinyurl.com/soundassured-4-inch-panels Coroplast/Corrugated Plastic: https://tinyurl.com/plastic-panels 3M General Purpose Spray Adhesive: https://tinyurl.com/plastic-panels Nano Tape: https://tinyurl.com/yb54ywpz Music Credits: Royalty Free Music from Bensound All That: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/all-that-chill-hop Hip Jazz: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/hip-jazz Before Labour by Artificial.Music: https://soundcloud.com/artificial-music/labour License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Original Air Date: 5/26/2020 A response to Davie's challenge that "he does not need bass anymore"! Original Challenge Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB-PUvODLLI Keep playing bass all you bassists out there! *** Follow the link to go to check my first album! https://saintstephenofficial.fanlink.to/ilovelife *** Follow me: flow.page/saintstephen

Track 5: Heaven Album: I Love Life, I Love You Genre: Rap/Hip Hop Release: 04/06/2020 *** Follow the link to go to buy, stream, and more! Bonus track available at my website! https://saintstephenofficial.fanlink.to/ilovelife *** There are plenty of good reasons to believe in Heaven. Follow me: flow.page/saintstephen Lyrics: Where do we go when we die? One of life’s tough questions Is it reasonable to believe in Heaven? Does our final breath signal final separation? Verse 1: When we speak at funerals do we say we loved someone once that it ended that what makes them is in the past Do we say “Hey, it was a blast, but who you are was destroyed by death!?” NO! We say their soul lives on they’re in a better place lodged in our memories survived by family and legacy Consoling words but they can’t be substantiated Comforts disguising unease from the gut won’t make death propitiated SO! Why believe? Love is in the present tense If we can’t say that forever then our hearts our contained constrained by time and I’m just a bleeding heart with a hemorrhaging mind take them away and you’ve got an empty human with eyes that are blind take away eternity we lose part of humanity part of mankind If you can only make the going easier from point a to point b might as well live a life of vanity live life by example do what makes you happy be respectful to company don’t be crabby just discard your dignity discreetly keep your life confidential all your actions are now conveniently inconsequential! Right and wrong fade to irrelevance without God one man’s evil is another’s decadence. If there’s nothing later life and death are two sides of the same coin we’re all schmucks with no luck. Living for a future of blackness seems to stab us through leave us heartless. If there’s nothing at the end there’s no harness we let go close our eyes, drown in darkness. Wait a minute! A God who made hell is ruthless, right? Hell doesn’t make Heaven so bright! You can’t have love without justice Last time I checked the peak of human enlighten-ment isn’t entitlement The doors of hell are locked from the inside God doesn’t damn anyone there It wasn’t made for us He died to keep us from that fiery affair And we blame God, cuss, and make a big fuss. (53)----slower When we are asked to accept someone’s love and reject it should it be expected that they’ll take care of us. Let’s throw standards under the bus. Hush little baby don’t feel down even if you don’t trust in me I’ll reward you when you turn away with a crown? We can’t have it both ways open your eyes, No one wants you to eternally die! Verse 2: If love and humanness do not end we don’t want to lose our identities, loved ones, friends In the words of Jesus Christ, “You are My friends if you do what I command. Love one another as I have. You are no longer slaves, take a stand. A slave doesn’t know what his master is up to everything My father has shown me I have made fully known to you.” “Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.” Let’s set the record straight until the end the Lord is your friend and He wants you to live forever man. You’re the apple of His eye you are to be treasured. No one deserves it but to desert this is like tearing an acquittal dismissing dismissal taking a missile letting life fizzle Heaven is not a shield from reality nor an excuse for abuse Its purpose is not so obtuse If you had your hopes up, sorry It’s not a never-ending praise and worship party It’s not church for eternity So why would God want you there? God loves you, His creation He wants to spend time with you they’ll be no more death, no more dying no more pain, no more crying This is my prayer that when I’m with God someday I’ll see you there That you know His heart that his priority has been you from the start Now and then I’ll prepare a place for you wait for you pray for you cheer for you hope for you I’m on your team even if we don’t agree I’m with you till the day I can’t breathe and everyday after I’m going to do what He called me to do I love life and I live you

Track 6: Four Seasons Album: I Love Life, I Love You Genre: Rap/Hip Hop Release: 04/06/2020 *** Follow the link to go to buy, stream, and more! Bonus track available at my website! https://saintstephenofficial.fanlink.to/ilovelife *** She is my four seasons. I will face all things by her side. Follow me: flow.page/saintstephen Lyrics: Chorus: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer she is my four seasons she is like no other Verse 1: Her soul, wind over the hills lifts me with the force of a thousand windmills every exhalation a narration of why in each motion in her current of devotion I am guided by her love Her force, energy through all my being as bold as it is warm her breath cradles in its leading luminous, cold her autumn wind knows what I need to do, where I need to go sighs hoist leaves tenderly whispers welcome me in reverie every Fall day Fall night the wind breathes its presence into my wonder-filled eyes heart, mind, body and soul Chorus: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer she is my four seasons she is like no other Verse 2: Her grace falls softer than snow caressing with her caring glow each reflection an insight inspire on cold nights in the gleam of her reflection white I am spellbound by her love Her words mirror the content of my heart devotion in love all I am is what she imparts each snowfall a scenic phrase showering me and I her in praise casting each hour of light she holds me close and gently every Winter day Winter night the snow chills its presence into my wonder-filled eyes heart, mind, body, and soul Chorus: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer she is my four seasons she is like no other Verse 3: Her beauty soaks like flowing rain wit-heach storm life grows, remains each drop a reminder of the weight she bears to lift me higher every time her tears grow kinder I am immersed in her love Her strength, pours endlessly on my shoulders calms me down makes me bolder providing rest the sound of her storm calmly resounds reviving the ground roots strengthen in her wake she fills the dry parts of life every Spring day Spring night the rain pours its presence into my wonder-filled eyes heart, mind, body, and soul Chorus: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer she is my four seasons she is like no other Verse 4: Her heart, brighter than the sun all I see is her, the one warming with her embrace in life she’s beside the whole race opening her luminous gate I am blinded by her love Her arrival, the sunrise that wakes me each day shows the beauty around me in the sunset colors of love display each facet, swaying curve rays of light preserve the richness of her settles in, lingers on every Summer day Summer night the light burns its presence into my wonder-filled eyes heart, mind, body, and soul Bridge: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer she is my four seasons she’s like no other --------------------------------- I will always be hers She will always be mine I live in her love I live in her time End: She is my fall, my winter, my spring, my summer she’s my four seasons she’s like no other Through every wind her love never breaks up, never thins Through every snowstorm her beauty is a firestorm keeping me warm Through every rain she shares every joy, every pain Through every heat wave she keeps me going, she keeps me brave I live in her love I live in her time I will always be hers She will always be mine

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Track 4: They Could Tell Album: I Love Life, I Love You Genre: Rap/Hip Hop Release: 04/06/2020 *** Follow the link to go to buy, stream, and more! Bonus track available at my website! https://saintstephenofficial.fanlink.to/ilovelife *** Regard one another as more important than yourself. Though he came as God's son, Jesus did not come to play God or assert himself over men. Instead, he was made in the likeness of men as a bond-servant and followed this principle with mankind, God's creation, with obedience to the point of sacrificial death. If God came to us as man, than we are capable of this dedication to each other as well. Follow me: flow.page/saintstephen Lyrics: Chorus: They knew They could tell They read my heart They saw right through Verse 1: Hailing a ride after work one day the driver spoke to me this is what he had to say he met a woman he was trying to save his nerves were racked afraid of himself what he might lack wanting to be free from a life of favors she was tired of being the game played by players Whether a fool or knight of hope he wanted her to move on, cope to break free completely You see He was married so long ago he forgot certain feelings physical leanings temptation gnawed at honest intent time to back off or pree-sent this was his chance to vent To him it was a head and heart rush his blood was pumping with every second his heart was thumping What was this guy getting into? He must not be sure whatever it is the man has heart the woman has allure Turning to me out of his lips came the words “pray with me”… You’re a Christian From the time you stepped in you were gentle it was not accidental You lent me your ear never dismissed me or my fear Your tone clearly shows you respect your fellow man you may not know what to say just do the best you can I’m at my wit’s end cause I don’t know what’s around the bend So we prayed wishing him the best that both may find peace and rest I said whatever you do do what’s right keep God at the center you’ve let this woman enter your life don’t let your desire become self-centered This woman knows your heart she’s either looking for a hero or she’ll tear you apart. Looking down the road we asked for clear perception with each step we act in His will love without exception For that driver this I say the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak I pray you are well that you abide in the Lord’s strength that his face is what you seek Chorus: They knew They could tell They read my heart They saw right through Verse 2: Way back in university one day a student spoke to me this is what he had to say he fought with sexual nature discouraged in a sea of religious students he felt sympathy was malnourished We often talked through his last days there comparing his feelings with others laying the abundant hypocrisy bare in himself, his brothers it was good to clear the air and share completely you see There was little affirmation that was expected the lack of compassion was what impacted alienated few friends by his side wandering alone no one tried to take him in stride He knew everyone’s a sinner fallen short of the glory of God absence of sympathy made him bitter those who recognized faults of their own the need of a savior wouldn’t die to pride and anger Near the end of his time with me he turned and said “pray with me”… You’re a Christian From the first time we spoke you were respectful it was not accidental You lent me your ear never dismissed me or my fear Your conduct shows you respect your fellow man You may not know what to say just do the best you can I’m at my wit’s end but I trust you you’ve made me your friend So we prayed though we didn’t see eye to eye we thanked God we were able to meet I sighed I didn’t know what to say I was a freshman a long way from spiritual discretion knowledge of the bible wanting I was a youth in the midst of dawning but a gay man saw Jesus in my heart before I knew how much he was there from the start Thank you my friend for sharing Thank you for the bit part For that student this I say I’m sorry… Christ died for all there is no catch man’s love can’t compare will never match End: They knew They could tell They read my heart They saw right through (7x)

Track 3: Happiness & Joy Album: I Love Life, I Love You Genre: Rap/Hip Hop Release: 04/06/2020 *** Follow the link to go to buy, stream, and more! Bonus track available at my website! https://saintstephenofficial.fanlink.to/ilovelife *** Regard one another as more important than yourself. Though he came as God's son, Jesus did not come to play God or assert himself over men. Instead, he was made in the likeness of men as a bond-servant and followed this principle with mankind, God's creation, with obedience to the point of sacrificial death. If God came to us as man, than we are capable of this dedication to each other as well. Follow me: flow.page/saintstephen Chorus: On and on and on and on we go Oh, no matter what we have why do we feel alone? Happiness and Joy, what are those supposed to be? Men have searched far and wide, where are the answers that we need? Verse 1: Once we knew the world was bigger we had to claim our stake lest we become bitter what makes us content, stable, strong so many options to make us feel like we belong Yet it all feels like sedatives when your awake you’re still separated all of life seems full of chemical additives you’re not depressed, just frustrated Ever find yourself sighing as your mind begins crying why does happiness feel like a ceremony after the good times roll you’re still so sad and still so lonely How can one smile but lose hope? No one can cope with this forever. What is happiness? We need to know so we can be severed from this loneliness Good news! Happiness is not what you want it to be. It has some objective reality. It’s something you can give and receive pleasure from circumstances, gifts, company But pleasure is the key word it doesn’t last whether it’s a slow or quick burn it’s gone too fast Happy is something you choose to be even in the face of adversity It takes sweat to be full of love and charity leave behind those lonely walls walk down the halls of others treat them like friends, like sisters, like people, like brothers Have you ever heard “treat your neighbor as yourself?” We can’t just take life in the lights can still go dim that’s where the difference between who you are now and who you can be steps in But we’re so stubborn we say we can’t change what we’ve become is ingrained there’s no other perspective to take that we’re special kinds of people that are burned and baked Change will happen inevitably you can choose how, incredibly you’re not a variation on a theme your music is beautiful you’re immeasurable worth is irrefutable Happiness is not enough you’ve got yourself and life is tough I hear you, I get it but there’s no need to be narcissistic living for yourself and your own interests The reason you feel empty could it be that you’re the one you live for? with that mentality you’ll lose hope start keeping score it’s not you versus the world anymore Chorus: On and on and on and on we go Oh, no matter what we have why do we feel alone? Happiness and Joy, what are those supposed to be? Men have searched far and wide, where are the answers that we need? Verse 2 Joy is inside, it’s a gladness of heart from God unlimited hopeful, assured, not timid there’s no prestige, compensation, accolades through every trial it stays Joy is content except to serve, to give whether a friend or stranger joy keeps going in the face of shame and danger it sees you for who you are a person worth the time of day each and everyday peering through strength and weakness it picks people up and says, “I’ll walk with you through victories and bleakness.” Joy has no hesitation, trepidation, cessation resulting from resounding peace inside from a flicker to a flame it’s light remains in truth I proclaim If you only love those who love you what good does it bring that won’t build you up politicians do the same thing If you only greet your brothers what more are you doing than others? Do nothing out of selfishness, conceit with humility of mind pack some humble heat treat others as more important than yourself use your human heartbeat living for yourself demands implosive ambition let your drive for yourself change direction from your inside out, reach out send out a transmission change is real there’s no precondition End: Happiness and Joy, now we know what they are. Men have searched far and wide, who knew God had what we need? ------------------------------------------------------------------ References: Matthew 5:43-47, Philippians 2:3-8

Track 1: I Love Life, I Love You Album: I Love Life, I Love You Genre: Rap/Hip Hop Release: 04/06/2020 *** Follow the link to go to buy, stream, and more! Bonus track available at my website! https://saintstephenofficial.fanlink.to/ilovelife *** When is the last time you asked yourself what love is? Follow me: flow.page/saintstephen Lyrics: I love life and I love you I don’t care if you’re alive, dead, black, brown, red, white, young, old, meek, bold, detached, attached your soul is unique unmatched Full of malice, full of love God made you in heaven above doesn’t mean you’re wrong, doesn’t mean you’re right He sees you, and he thinks you’re outta sight Hetero, Homo, bi, trans sexuality orientation is not causation for degradation His passion is your salvation If you want His affection, no need of rejection Follow Him, live love alive pay the price, sacrifice Live for others you don’t live twice! I love life and I love you I don’t care if you’re a terrorist, pacifist, right-winged, left-winged, both love is a Hippocratic oath it’s blind freely given Full of generosity full of greed everyone has a need to be free Love your neighbor as yourself it’s not just a creed see all for who they are who they can be Could you stand the atonement of each man’s darkest moments having each one play in slow motion I think not We all fall short of the glory but we’re all part of this story Let’s do what he called us to do He loves life and He loves you Chorus: I love life and I love you Give your heart let love change you If you speak with grace at every time every place give it all up, stand up, build up, swoop in like a dove but don’t have love you won’t have plenty you’ll be empty The heart is a muscle, not a discovery from a compulsory moment in time put it to use foster the gift be a human being don’t let yourself drift Love is patient, love is kind Never jealous in mind doesn’t brag, boast, seek its own, become provoked Love doesn’t choke bearing, believing, hoping, enduring all things If you want some direction, no need of rejection Love always forgives, never forsakes if that doesn’t entice may I remind you can’t grow up on pause or rewind Even with all knowledge and a vision when we’re dead, all is said, put to bed the faculties of our limited heads will not matter love carries on it should not be shattered From child to adult days, we let go of our naive ways step back, look back are you on the right track? Did you leave behind how to love yourself and others in kind? faith, hope, love should be in us all but the trait that reigns overall is the one from our heart that calls I love you We all fall short of the glory but we’re all part of this story Let’s do what he called us to do He loves life and He loves you Chorus: He loves life and He love you Give your heart let love change you

I Love Life, I Love You The Debut Album of Saint Stephen Genre: Rap/Hip Hop Release: 04/06/2020 *** Follow the link to go to buy, stream, and more! Bonus track available at my website! https://saintstephenofficial.fanlink.to/ilovelife *** In this year of our Lord, let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good. Let verse bring people together in thought and reflection. Let truth be cause enough for redemption. Follow me: flow.page/saintstephen