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Wedding Banquet (feat. Flo Paris)

from The Kingdom of Heaven Is Like This by Rain For Roots

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Written by Flo Paris (©2014 Flo Paris Music)

What a humbling and beautiful idea that we have been invited to the banquet of the King, and even more so that He goes after the marginalized and the broken to fill His house. As I was recording these words in a demo to send to our producer, my girls were singing along. There is a line where the King orders the servant to ‘Fill these empty chairs.’” As we were recording together, the girls SHOUTED the line with gladness. They added an exclamation point that was not there previously! It was their idea and an organic moment that added so much joy and passion to the song.

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There once was a mighty King
His son was getting married
His servants searched the kingdom
Oh, calling all the guests to come

Oh come, oh come, oh come
The feast is ready here for you
Oh come, oh come, oh come
Come to the table of the Groom

None were ready when He called
They made excuses and they stalled
They told the servant let us be
They did not listen to the King

Oh come, oh come, oh come
The feast is ready here for you
Oh come, oh come, oh come
Come to the table of the Groom

{Go out into the city streets and alleys
Collect all who look like they need a square meal
All the misfits and homeless and wretched you can find and bring them here
The servant said, "Sir, I did what you commanded and there's still room."
The Master said, "Then go out to the country roads; whoever you find drag them in. I want my house full!"}

They found everyone they could
The poor the humble bad and good
But there was still room to spare
The King said, "Fill these empty chairs!"

Oh come, oh come, oh come
The feast is ready here for you
Oh come, oh come, oh come
Come to the table of the Groom
Oh come, oh come
Come to the table of the Groom
Come to the table of the Groom

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from The Kingdom of Heaven Is Like This, released April 8, 2014
Flo Paris - vocals
Paul Eckberg - percussion
Stephen Gause - percussion, mellotron
Kenny Meeks - bass, electric, acoustic, hi-strung
Sandra McCracken - piano, bgv
Sera Oakes - reading*
Amelie Oakes, Sera Oakes, Carter Webb - bgvs

*Scripture quotation from THE MESSAGE. Copyright © by Eugene H. Peterson 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

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