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Yeah

Hey, yeah

'Tis the season

To be jolly

But how can I be When I have nobody, yeah

The yuletide carol

Doesn't make it better

When I know we won't be together…

You suck!

Yo, stop the… Stop the track. Stop the track. Stop the track.

Thank God.

I'm just trying to spread a little Christmas joy. This is what I do.

We see you, but we don't like it.

Yeah, well, I'm normally in big venues, okay?

I don't care if you like it. Millions of people like me, okay?

I'm Isaac. "Give Me Them Panties." Don't act like you don't know who I am.

You're flat!

There's no way I'm flat. I come from a musical family.

Every time we sit around the table, we sing.

I don't even know why I'm here.

Whatever.

Pour me up.

If the promoter would've did what he was supposed to do,

this place would be packed with people to see me, all right?

I used to sing in arenas.

My wife told me not to come here and do this.

How about this?

Let me get paid, get my money, so I can get out of here.

You know what the promoter told you.

You had to perform a full set, fill up half this space, to get paid.

So you… you with the promoter? Y'all gonna play me? Is that it?

Isaac, you know what the man said.

I know what the man said. I also know what the man didn't do.

I left the church to come up here. My wife, my kids, my father.

You know you don't wanna be down there at that church.

You said that yourself. That's why you sitting right here.

You want another drink?

You know… How about this?

You…

Merry Christmas.

Merry whatever.

Move!

How you not gonna promote me, and then you don't wanna pay me?

One freaking fraud!

Oops.

Maybe I shouldn't have said that.

But now that I did,

there I am, tumbling in the air.

Just like in my real life.

Wash, rinse, repeat.

Somewhere in one of these four revolutions,

I do remember saying,

"God, if you save me,

I'll go home and try."

So I did.

I went home to my father's church.

My family was so happy.

My God

- He is all right - He is all right

- Oh, oh! - He's all right

- Ohh! - He's all right, he's all right

He's all right, he's my joy…

But I wasn't.

I just wanted more.

And when I was about to get the nerve to tell my wife

that I wanted to try to revive my career and get back out on the road,

something happened that rocked my foundation.

When I arrived at the hospital, the entire church and choir were in the lobby.

Isaac.

I'm about to go be with the Lord. I've done my part.

Now it's your turn.

Daddy, no.

Peter…

My rock.

I want you to run the church here. You're ready.

Proud of you.

Isaac,

take the family to New York.

I want you to run your great-grandfather's church.

Daddy, I don't know nothing about running no church.

I'm not like you and Peter, Pop. I don't… I don't have that.

You got it.

Where's that Bible at?

This is from your great-great-grandfathers.

Passed down from our ancestors who were slaves.

Everything they went through

in the margins of that book.

Our testimonies.

They're in there as well.

And we overcame by the words of our testimonies, son.

And when it's time for you to go, if you're blessed with a deathbed,

pass it to my grandson.

Now, don't say no.

I want you to preach my funeral.

Dad.

Pete… Peter's, you know, so much better.

Come on, Peter. Talk… talk to Dad, man.

If you look for the angels,

they're all around you.

Through dangers seen

And unseen

There is protection all around

Under the refuge of your wings

Security is found…

For there are angels

Watching you

Keep you in all of your ways

Keeping you from stumbling

So don't you be afraid

Angels watching over me

- God's appointed angels - Angels

Watching over me

- God's angels - Angels

Watching over me

All night

All day

Angels watching over me, my Lord

Oh, I'm gonna walk

I'm gonna walk

And I'm gonna talk, y'all

I'm gonna talk

- Oh, I'm gonna sing - I'm gonna sing

For the heavenly king, yeah

For the heavenly king

Ooh, I wanna be there

When they march around the wall

And, and I wanna be there

When the general roll is called

Oh, they tell me that the half

Has never been told

Oh, but the Holy Ghost

- Took control - Oh!

I'm gonna walk

- For the Father - Sing

- For the Son - Shout

- For the Holy Ghost and his - Three in one

- Get right - Get right

- Or get back - Get back

- We gotta get right - Get right

- Get back - Get back

If you wanna see Jesus

- You gotta get right - Get back

- I wanna see him again - Get right

Oh, get back

- I'm on my way, oh! - I'm on my way to heaven

- I'm working - To meet the king

To meet the king

Yeah

Come on, let the church say "amen."

Amen!

Let the church shout "hallelujah."

Hallelujah!

Oh, glory

Come on, little brother.

Somebody say "amen."

- Amen. - Amen, nephew.

It's all right.

I know you would rather hear my father or my brother.

Um, if you would turn in your… your Bibles to…

Come on, say "amen," somebody.

Amen.

My father was a great man.

He will be missed.

Uh, I remember it was Christmas. He, um… He got me a bike,

and my brother taught me how to ride 'cause my father never learned.

And I guess death is like that

because if you learn to live or not, you die.

And it makes you wonder if prayer works

and afraid to ask things like,

"Why did my father die when we all loved him

and needed him so much?"

Amen.

- Amen. - Amen.

Amen.

Uh, that… that's right, little brother.

And we know that prayer still works.

- Yes! - Yes, Lord.

As a matter of fact, the blood…

Yes, Lord.

…still works.

My father didn't want us to reduce his life

down to the mere moment of his death.

That's why we didn't come just to mourn, but we came to celebrate.

- Yes, Lord! - I said, we're here to celebrate.

- Somebody shout "hallelujah." - Hallelujah!

Somebody shout "Praise the Lord!"

I just don't understand why he didn't send us to New York.

- Instead, he sends the prodigal son. - Lilly.

He gonna make a mess of that place.

And they gave him the Bible.

That was supposed to be yours.

Lilly, stop it, please.

It's okay.

Ma, I don't know if I can do this. Like, New York?

I haven't been there in 20 years.

And my sons, I'm taking them--

Now you wanna think about us?

Jacob.

Just preach the Gospel.

Lift up the name of Jesus.

God will do all the drawing.

I hear you, Ma. But I don't have what Peter and

what Dad had.

Now, you listen to me.

Your dad and I always told you,

whatever is in the well will come up in the bucket.

Come on, now.

I'll be praying for you.

He looks worried.

Sing that song, "I'll Be Praying For You."

I'll be praying for you, yes

Praying for you

Praying all your hopes and dreams

That they will come true

And should there be some rain

Know the sun will shine again

I'll be praying for you

You, ohh…

And if you have some problems, oh

Don't you dare let it Let it get you down

Just remember

- Just remember God's strength - God's strength

Is all around

Oh, oh…

And I hope your tomorrows

They will always do you well

If there's a pain in your heart

Don't be afraid

- Tell - To tell me

- Tell, tell me - Tell me, tell

- Oh, I'll be praying for you - I'll be praying for you

I will get down on my knees

- I'll be praying for you - I'll be

And when I return

Well, I'd sure like to see you again

My friend

Oh, I'll be praying for you

I'll be praying for you

Oh, I know That prayer still works

- I'll be praying for you - Oh, oh, ohhhh

- I will - I'll be thinking of you

- Oh, oh - I'll be praying for you

God rest ye merry, gentlemen

Let nothing you dismay…

This is worse than what I thought.

Well, this is the church.

- Babe, are you watching these people? - I'm watching, babe.

There's so many of them.

Come, park right here. And don't hit nobody.

I'm not gonna hit nobody, but this doesn't look safe. This doesn't…

We left Georgia for this?

Oh, excuse me.

Oh, okay.

Come… Come here. Come here.

Okay, okay.

Maybe it's not so bad on the inside, baby.

If you're not supposed to be in here, you better duck!

I got weapons.

- Hello? Hey! - Huh?

- Uh-huh. - Hey, I'm, uh…

I'm Pastor Isaac Jefferson, and this is my wife, Rebecca.

- Oh! - That ain't no weapon. That's a Bible.

I promise you, it's a weapon against the enemy.

Forgive me. I… Kids get in here sometimes.

Sorry. I thought you all were coming tomorrow.

I get my days all mixed up.

I'm Deacon Daniel.

You must be Jacob.

And this is Esau. You look just like your great-grandfather.

- You knew him? - I was right here by his side.

You like that?

Oh, uh, he doesn't speak.

Oh, no.

Them eyes are speaking, and they're saying a lot.

Come here.

We call them the heavenly choir.

They are all angels.

And they are all watching over us all night

and all day, hmm?

Oh, come on. I'm going to show you good folks to the parsonage.

Okay. Come on.

- Parsonage? - Y'all follow me.

Guys, come on in.

I, uh, pulled the Christmas tree out for you. Hope you like it.

I… I know this place is not much.

Um…

No, it's, um… It's lovely.

I… I love the windows.

Feels like it's getting a lot of light in the daytime.

Well, that's good to hear, because the last pastor lasted four days.

Um…

You okay, Pastor?

No.

He's fine.

It's just been a long ride, so, you know…

- Mom. - Yes?

I gotta share a room with Esau? That sucks.

- Jacob, cut it out. - That su…

Thank you.

Well, if you need anything, I live in the attic.

Just follow those steps all the way up.

- I'm so glad you're here. - And I thank you so much.

- Absolutely. - Yes.

Mwah.

Okay.

Okay.

Watch your attitude, Jacob.

It's gonna be okay, baby.

He doesn't seem too excited. We got to get them to stay.

We've got to do this because this could be our last shot.

Daniel, you have to convince him.

I'll try, but it has to be of his own free will.

I want to be out helping people. It's our assignment.

You know we can't just go out and do anything

unless the pastor of this church prays for us to.

Sitting up in this crow's nest, waiting for somebody to pray

and God to dispatch us while watching all these calamities.

- We do. - It is awful.

Well, you know, all I know is that people just don't pray much anymore.

And they ain't prayed in this neighborhood for years.

- It was lost. - Sh, sh, sh! We got a problem.

- Hmm? - Three o'clock.

No, you mean nine o'clock.

- It's all right. He can't see us. - He's looking right at us.

Did you just wave at him? That's not allowed.

Hey, son, how are you?

Uh, can I get you anything?

He's gonna tell his parents.

- It's all right. - Easy for you to say, Deacon.

You were chosen as an angel to walk among them, while we hide in secret.

Like gangstas. Gangstas move in silence. I don't talk a lot.

You've been listening to that Meek Mill's music.

Stop it. You're missing the point.

The point is, nobody can see you except who God allows to see you.

He saw you.

So if God allowed it, it's all right.

Well…

This is the office.

What in…

Deacon Daniel, are…

Are these foreclosure letters?

Did you know about this?

Um, yes.

- Can you give me a minute? - Yes, sir.

What in the world?

I got your bags off the car before they were stolen.

When this church went down, so did the neighborhood.

We were truly delighted when your great-grandfather was here.

Seems like people stopped coming to church, stopped praying.

We just fell further and further into dilapidation.

Well, let's see what we can do to help that.

I love your spirit.

How are we supposed to get people to come with all this going on?

Evangelizing, baby.

One person at a time.

Okay. Can I give you that?

- No, you don't. - Oh!

- I like her a lot. - But he needs some faith.

He isn't gonna find any in this neighborhood.

Um, hello.

Excuse me. I'm Rebecca, and I would like to invite you to our church.

No, thank you. No, ma'am. Come on, let's go.

- Okay. - Mom, this is embarrassing.

That's okay. Look, you take that side.

- I'll take this side. - Okay.

- Come on. - Come on, son.

What?

Oh, I'm sorry. My… my name's Jacob. Um, I'm from Georgia.

My dad is the pastor at Bethel.

- He's trying to get people to come. - Georgia?

That's why you talk funny. But you better know where you are.

Uh, bye.

- Bye. - See you.

Can I give you… Here you go.

Flyer. Take one, take one, take one.

- Okay. Can I give you this? - What do you think you're doing?

You're just out here littering, making this place worse.

No, ma'am. Um, my name is Rebecca Jefferson.

And my husband is Reverend Isaac Jefferson,

and he's a new pastor over at Bethel Joy Baptist Church.

I just wanna invite you to church.

You won't be here long enough to invite anyone to that church.

This place is gonna chew you up and spit you out.

This is New York, honey. Don't you know that?

Get on away from around here.

Can I give you one?

Look, buddy.

Headin' for Chicago

Suitcase on my back

Got them brothers circling around me

Waiting for my soul to cry

How you doing, man?

Look who the wind blew in.

You know, I love your stuff, and I love music.

It's the universal language and the quickest way to the soul.

You don't remember me, but I remember you.

Wow. Where did you get this?

I was the promoter that night at the Apollo.

That was, uh, 20 years ago?

My name is Ehtmai Lived.

It's Latin. Just call me Lived.

We didn't officially meet back then, but I've watched you for years.

I still, um, do show promoting from time to time, here and there.

I own a club called the Vexxed.

Are you still singing?

No, I'm, um… preaching now. Yeah.

That's a long way from your biggest hit, "Give Me Them Panties," to preaching.

Hey. Hey.

Oh! Oh.

He's got a gift.

Nothing to be ashamed about. That was a huge hit.

People still sing it and wanna hear it. But okay.

People miss you.

But you're a preacher now.

I bet you got the fire of the Holy Ghost

just like your great-grandfather did, Wally.

I knew him.

I bet you kill it on that stage just like you did that night at the Apollo.

I'm, uh,

doing what I can.

"Come see the power of God."

Well… I'm not much of a church kind of man,

but I'll consider it.

Give me some of these so I can give them to my customers.

Oh, wow. Thank you. I appreciate that.

Sure thing.

And you're welcome to come by any time.

Hey, welcome to the neighborhood.

Thank you. Thank you so much. Come on, buddy.

- This is a really nice place, man. - All right.

So, um, how… how did the evangelizing go?

Uh…

- It went good. - It was terrible.

Uh, well, we're gonna put up some decorations, get it painted,

and get it looking like a church again where it welcomes people.

Love it.

Yeah, but what's… what's the point? Like, really, what's the point?

Did Deacon Daniel tell you about the mortgage?

- Tell her. - I, um…

- Well-- - The mortgage is five months behind.

- Tell her. - You just did.

Did you tell her how this place has been surviving the past ten years?

- It's-- - Through donations from other churches.

And now those other churches are hurting,

so they're saying we have to stand on our own

with a whopping 13 members,

none of who show up anyway.

You know what? How about this?

- Tell her the worst part. - Well, we--

We have to have all the back mortgage, penalties, taxes, and fees

by January 2nd.

All of it.

Fifty-eight thousand dollars.

Right… right… right after Christmas. Right?

So that gives us, what, about a month?

So… so listen.

You tell me how we're gonna come up with it,

'cause I don't know how we're gonna do this.

Why don't you just pray about it, son?

Hmm?

Pray.

I'm gonna go lay down.

Is he gonna be all right?

Yeah.

He's just a little overwhelmed.

We're gonna get right back out there, and we're just gonna keep trying.

You know what? I met this old man today down at the pawn shop named Lived.

He knew my great-grandfather.

And he had a picture of me performing at the Apollo from, like, 20 years ago.

- If I'd have kept singing-- - You wouldn't have came back home.

And you wouldn't have met me.

That's not what I'm saying.

This is not my dream.

I'm not a good preacher.

I don't know the Word like my brother. Like…

Baby, your brother and your father had years and years of studying the Word.

Okay?

It's not too late to start.

Let's open up the Book, get in the notes. Come on.

And let's pray.

I prayed

for our son to speak.

And I also prayed for my father to live.

You see how my prayers are working out?

No.

No.

Men aren't supposed to express their feelings.

Yeah.

You know.

My wife doesn't even understand.

I get that, man. We all have this in common.

- We've been through hard times. - Yeah.

I've been through my own.

I lost my ministry, almost lost my wife, almost lost my kids, almost lost my mind.

My life started to sound like a bad country song, you know?

Sometimes, it's real, uh, frustrating.

Yeah.

What's up, man?

Isaac?

- Monty. - What's up, baby?

- How you doing? - Looking good.

Good to see you, man. How you doing?

- I'm sorry. I'm Pastor Jefferson. - Wanna come in?

No, I'm just passing out these flyers for my church. Um…

I'm actually glad I ran into you 'cause I was hoping to talk to you

about maybe playing for my church on Sunday.

- You still got my number? - Yeah.

- Call me, all right? - Sweet.

- Don't forget. I know some singers too. - All right.

We can pull up a chair for you if you want.

- No, I'm good. Thank you. - Okay.

When you go through stuff like that,

people often say, well, you had a fall from grace.

- You ever heard that? - Yeah.

I found out that God is so faithful,

you can only fall into his grace.

He loves us too much to leave us like that.

For me, I kept my faith, kept praying.

I'm confident today that there is hope on the other side of heartache.

But as a man, you cannot hold it by yourself. You can't do it.

- Is it working? - Give me a second.

- Oh! - Jesus! Jesus!

We haven't heard this music in years.

But it's beautiful. Oh!

Yep, yep, yep. Uh-huh.

Now, that's some joy for the neighborhood. Uh-huh.

This Christmas…

All right. Let's get to painting. It's gonna be fun.

Put a smile on your face, boy.

Thank you so much for coming.

No way.

Isaac?

- Juanita? - Hi!

Hi.

Oh my gosh. It's so good to see you.

Same. You work here?

I do. I do. Singing wasn't paying the bills no more.

Oh wow. I hate to hear that for you 'cause you love singing.

I do. Well, so did you.

I mean, I still sing at this club down the way sometimes, but…

But you, you got married,

and you're preaching at your daddy's church.

Yeah. Dad passed.

So I'm here now, taking over my great-grandfather's church,

the one he started.

This bank actually holds the mortgage to the church.

- You have the address? - Yeah, yeah. I got it right here.

- Come into my office. - Okay.

This is a miracle you work here.

Uh, Isaac.

I'm sorry. This is not a miracle.

There's nothing I can do to help you.

This foreclosure is imminent unless you can come up with $58,000.

Might as well be $58 billion.

Well, it is really good seeing you.

Um, thank you. Good to see you too.

I'll take all the help I can get. I appreciate it.

- You're welcome. - Thank you.

You're wel… Uh, can a girl get a hug or something like that? Just, you know…

All right.

- Okay. - Okay.

Come see me sing at the club.

You be good with your fine self.

Mm.

Good morning, congregation.

- Morning. - I am your pastor, Isaac Jefferson.

And, uh, my wife, First Lady.

She looks so fine. Don't you agree?

Uh, and

today's sermon is gonna be about…

- Hey. - Hey.

- You guys came. - …faith. Yup, faith.

You guys can sit here.

Uh, looks like we can sit anywhere, but okay.

When you have faith, it can carry you through.

- Mm-hmm. - Ha!

Look at you with your church suit on, looking like your daddy.

…it says in Hebrews Chapter 6…

I'm nothing like my dad.

Turn in your Bibles to… Well, you know what?

Your Bibles is on your phone now, so how can you turn?

You want me to wake her up, Pastor?

Ha!

Amen, Deacon.

Sometimes… sometimes we're tired, ha, and…

And we need our faith where… where the hand of the Lord is.

There's power. Ha!

We… we… we… we learn

to… to tap into the power.

Ha!

For thee that cometh to God must believe if you…

Amen, uh,

is… the rest of the verse…

of… in the hand of God. Ha! And the…

Uh…

And we need our faith

with all the power in it to, uh… to…

to pick us up! Ha!

What's all that noise?

Don't sound like the Lord's music to me.

It could be.

There's a storm out over the ocean

And it's moving this old way…

- From the power in his fingernails. - There's a storm…

- Ha! - Over the ocean…

How many of you know we serve a well-manicured God?

Hey, if your soul's Not anchored in Jesus…

But when he was on Calvary, them was different kind of nails.

- Ha! - And don't let me drift

- Ha! - No!

- Don't let me drift - Amen. Amen.

Don't let me drift

Hey, this way

Yeah, yeah

I know my dad is wack. I'm sorry.

I enjoyed it.

- I'm gonna come back and join the choir. - Really?

I'm gonna ask some of my glee club members at school if they wanna join too.

Oh, and my mom can really sing too.

That'd be great.

We could use all the help we can get around here.

Yeah.

I'm really glad you came.

Yeah.

Me too.

- Oh God. - Church is over, right?

- Yep. - Okay, time to go home.

Hi, Ms. Gloria.

Hi. Bye.

Come on, it's time to go, Imani.

- Bro, that's your sister? - Yeah.

- I'll see you at work? - Yeah.

- For sure. Here I come. - House.

Mom, can we join the choir?

Twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-three…

- Twenty-four… - There we go.

Twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven,

twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty,

thirty-one,

thirty-two.

Okay.

Thirty-two dollars. That's a good start.

Cents.

Oh.

And the bank said no.

I don't know how we'll manage without donations.

They'll take this place. You know what? I know what they're gonna be saying.

They're gonna be saying that my father, with his stellar reputation, sent his son,

who was in the church, left the church, went to the streets,

came back when his career failed,

and then went to New York, took over his great-grandfather's church,

and lost that to the bank.

That's what they're gonna be saying.

It'll get better, baby.

No. You know what?

Music is where my heart is. That's… that's what I know.

Right? I talked to Monty. He can put a band together.

Like, we can get some singers. Like, we need music.

So, I know. I think about 11, 12 people have signed up for the choir so far.

I think it's more like six, seven.

Well, maybe we start there, right?

Maybe we do, like, a Christmas concert or something like that,

you know, to try and raise some money.

You think that'll work?

Ain't gonna work. Nobody coming to church--

No, no, no. Babe, I… I think that's a good idea.

- I actually love it. - So do I.

The Gospel of Christmas musical.

Baby, let's just keep the faith.

I'm trying.

Respectfully, Pastor. I noticed during the service that you didn't even pray.

You know, prayer still works.

Come on, Pastor.

Lead us in prayer.

No. I…

I can't do it.

- I'm sorry. - Pa…

Jacob.

What are you doing?

What it look like I'm doing? I got a job.

Mr. Lived hired me.

You got a job?

So when were you gonna tell me and your mama about this job you got?

When do you tell me and Mom anything?

- Hey, boy. - Hey, I… I… I'm so sorry.

You didn't tell him about this, Jacob? I thought you told him about this.

And don't be disrespectful.

Sorry.

Look, I'm so sorry.

I let a few of the neighborhood boys work here.

This place can be rough. It keeps them out of trouble.

They just stock the shelves and organize.

But only the good kids. I only want good boys.

- But I'm sorry. - We'll discuss this when you get home.

He'll be fine. Go on in and clean those shelves.

- Quamie. - Yo.

Take this to that address.

- And don't be late. - I got you.

Teenagers.

I get it. They are something.

If I remember correctly, you only got boys on your father's side, right?

How do you know that?

It's a small world.

You seem a little frustrated.

You know, I was at that rec center the other day,

and they were having this men's group meeting

just talking about pressures of life, being a man, all these kinds of things.

I was thinking about maybe going to sit in.

You don't need that.

You're a real man.

Y… y… you don't need to talk about your feelings.

That's for wimps, man.

Look, the only thing you need to do is follow your heart.

I heard your sermon on that speaker.

Oh. That was on, huh?

Yeah. It was on, all right. The whole neighborhood heard it.

That's why those gangstas started blasting their music.

I tried to stop 'em.

I'm glad you didn't, 'cause I was awful.

Listen, my friend.

Sometimes things just are not right for you.

You know,

take it from an old man.

You gotta do what's…

You gotta do what you love.

You gotta do what's in your heart, and this ain't in your heart.

Let them foreclose on that place.

Don't nobody wanna go to church no more, especially young people.

Nah, just… I don't think that's what God wants.

Is that not what God want, or is that not what your father wants?

What about you? What do you want?

God gave you a free will, right?

You ever think to yourself about this God thing?

Hmm? Is it something that you were taught, or is it something that you truly believe?

Do you really believe in all that?

Yeah, I do.

I think

your father told you that so you had to believe it,

and now you feel obligated.

I bet you don't even like to read those Bibles

because those Bible stories are so far-fetched.

You know I'm right.

Son, honestly,

has…

has God really ever done anything for you?

Has he…

Have you really ever felt him?

Have you actually… seen a miracle?

Take some advice from an old man.

This is your life.

And it's over quick.

And if you don't enjoy it, you're wasting it.

You understand?

Do what's right in your own eyes.

That's all I'm saying.

We've come this far by faith

Pick up your pace And don't you be late

I'm here to tell you About the good news

There's something about the path That we choose

Prayer still works

Yeah!

Prayer still works

I know that prayer still

- Prayer - Prayer

Prayer

- Prayer! - Prayer

- In the morning - Prayer

It'll help you push through

You need to do it

Prayer still works

Okay.

Wow. The acoustics in here are amazing.

It almost sounds like there's way more people in here.

And y'all sound good.

Y'all need to stop making all this noise. I'm calling the police.

I can hear all of this like it's right in my apartment.

Ms. Johnson--

You heard me.

Get away from my door.

- I said get away from my door. - Listen.

I was told you lost your husband suddenly.

And for that, I am truly sorry.

And according to Deacon Daniel, he sound like he was an amazing man.

But do you think that he would want you to be so mean to everybody and unhappy?

Listen.

God loves you.

And you are more than welcome to come back to the church.

So what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna be praying for you.

You can save your prayers for your own husband's pathetic preaching.

And your little boy that don't say nothing.

Don't you dare, you demon.

I rebuke you in the name of Jesus. Don't you ever say anything about my baby.

I said get away from my door.

Bye.

So we still gonna see my favorite singer tonight?

You know we're sneaking out.

- Deacon, what are you doing out here? - Hey.

Just making sure you had air in your tires.

Thanks. I gotta go.

I… I just wanna say, Pastor…

I know you have a lot going on,

but there's two things you gotta be careful of.

Who's in your ear,

and who's on your heart.

Guard your heart

when temptation is strong.

Hmm?

You sound just like my father.

I've heard that before.

That's it. All I gotta say.

Thank you, Deacon.

You look kind of sad.

I'm really sorry about the foreclosure.

But look at it this way.

Is it really that bad losing the church?

I mean, Isaac, you never wanted to be like your daddy or your brother.

Yeah, but you just don't understand how good my father was to me.

Especially after all that mess I got into.

And my wife, you know, she's… she's a good, uh…

You know, I gotta get out of here. I got--

Wait. Do you have to go?

Or do you want to go?

It broke my heart when you left.

I know we had some hard times, but

I didn't really think you'd stay gone.

I thought we could make it through anything, but…

- I have to go. - Wait, wait. Let me sing. Let me sing.

Let me sing one song.

Our song.

And then… then you can go.

We can just sit here and listen.

Hello, my love

Before the sun rises

After it goes down

I love you

I love you

I say it over and over again

I love you

Hey, hey, hey

Relax your mind

We can be free together

Take our time

- 'Cause even through the tears - Even through the tears

- I'm waiting right here - I'm waiting right here

Oh, we're going through Some hard times

But it will be all

It's all right, it's all right

It's all right, it's all right now

Everything's all right

When the grass looks greener

And I think about leaving

I never go too far

No one else can satisfy me

Because I know

How good you are

Baby

You make it all right, ooh

That was great, but I need to go home and get back to my wife.

That's my dad.

Wait. Why is he holding her hand?

Come on, Jacob, let's go. Let's go!

Deacon, I don't need you waiting up for me, man.

I have a wife for that.

Well, your wife asleep, and, uh, I wasn't waiting up for you.

I was just making sure that nobody took your spot.

Can I take your coat?

No, I'm good.

No, let me take your coat.

Deacon, it's cold.

It smells like perfume.

You don't want your wife to smell that.

You think I was cheating on my wife?

I would never do that.

- I love her. You know that. - I know you wouldn't.

But there's a lot going on that you're carrying,

and when you're under pressure, you…

you can't give the devil no room.

Deacon, I got me.

You take care of you.

- I'm just trying to help you out. - Thank you, Deacon.

'Cause what your wife carries is way more powerful than her sense of smell.

I hear you, Deacon.

Is this her?

Yeah. It is, actually.

They used to date.

Look, son.

If you wanna sneak out of the house and, uh,

go see your girlfriend, you do that.

You're 15 years old. That's almost 20.

You ain't gotta listen to them. Look at what he did.

You see, these preachers, they get all saved,

and… and they don't want kids to know what they did.

Shoot.

You know what I'd do if I were you?

I would tell your mother and cause all kind of hell.

But wait till the right moment.

Good morning.

I told Monty I would stop by this rehearsal.

- Isaac. - Yeah.

Why am I picking up Juanita in my spirit?

You forgot I got the Holy Ghost.

I recognized her from the old pictures.

Walking up in this church like the devil.

So I take it you was with her last night.

And I'm gonna take your silence as a yes.

I saw her sing last night, but that's it.

And I'm not about to argue about this with you, okay?

You're slipping back into the man you used to be before I met you.

The man your mama described to me.

I see him, but

you're not the man I married.

You're not the man that made vows to me.

You're not him.

But I will confront and bind every devil that's trying to destroy you.

Do you hear me, Isaac? You wanna know why, baby?

Because I love you.

And I won't lose you.

Because you are my family.

Do you understand?

Father God, in the name of Jesus,

I bind the devil right now for trying to come against my husband.

You cannot have my husband! You can't have my family!

I bind you up right now in the name of Jesus!

God!

I can't hide myself

I don't expect you to understand

I just hope I can explain

What it's like to be a man

It's a lonely road

And they don't care about What you know

It's not about how you feel

But what you provide inside that home…

You know this. Come on.

Being a man is what you make it

You can't always Live up to expectations

You try to please everybody While you suffer, so you fake it

And end up out of balance Compromising situations

As a good man

Do-what-he-should man

A give-everything-he-has And do-everything-he-could man

You might find yourself Feeling all alone

Inside a house you built That you don't recognize as home

And that's what my daddy told me

And I'll tell my son the same

Now that I'm older, I relate And I can actually feel this pain

He never cried, he might have lied But he did not complain

And he said, "Son, one day You'll have to do the same"

I get emotional when I stop and think And I look around

Beyond the county lines Of my small town

I think about all the men out there Who feel like I do now

Who are crying inside

- But won't ever make a sound - Don't give up, keep fighting

As a man, our son is our horizon

And our fathers' actions play a role And we end up like them

Yeah.

So they can't let us see them hurt

'Cause we'll embody what they do And start a generational curse

No wonder most men are so depressed All the things they can't express

They go to war Get thrown on the shelf

Then go back to war With their mental health

Grab that bottle, ask for help

Try to pull themselves outta hell And fall back down

Realize they gonna Have to do it themselves

I can't hide myself

- I don't expect you to understand - Whoa

- I just hope I can explain - Hope I can explain

What it's like to be a man

It's a lonely road

And they don't care about What you know

It's not about how you feel

But what you provide inside that home

Oh, that home

- I don't know how - Hmm

- God is gonna - Do it

Do it

- And I don't know when - Hmm

- He's gonna - Fix it

Fix it

I only know

Yes, God's gonna make a way…

Wait, wait, wait, wait.

Hold on, Glo. Wait. Do y'all hear that?

- Yeah. - Oh, I hear it.

I'm about sick and tired of that devil.

Everybody get your coats and your hats. We're going outside. Come on.

Hurry, hurry.

Yeah, today is the day.

Sing, y'all.

- He, yeah, yeah - Sing.

- He's gonna - Fix it

My Lord!

- I only know - Yes

- God's gonna make a way for me - He's gonna make a way for me

- I know he's gonna - Do it

- Yeah, yeah - Victory

Let's moan it!

Ain't no harm to moan Let's moan

- Hmm - Yeah.

Ohh, oh

- Do it - Do it

Do it

- I need you to - Fix it

- Fix it, Lord - Fix it

- You did it before - Fix it

- We need you to do it - Fix it

We need you to do it

- Fix it - Fix it, Lord…

Baby, it's time to go back to church.

- Yes - Yes

God's gonna make a way for me

I know, I know I know he's gonna

- Do it - Do it

- Fix it - Fix it, Lord

- Fix it - Come on.

Fix it, Lord

Victory

That's what I'm talking about. That right there. Y'all did good.

What's going on? What's the matter?

Oh.

Ms. Johnson.

I used to be here every time the doors opened.

My husband dying, leaving me here all alone

left me so angry.

So much time has passed, I got embarrassed to pray.

I know you're angry.

But you gotta give it to God, Ms. Johnson.

You mean to tell me, after all you've been through,

God still hasn't been good to you?

God doesn't care how you come back.

Just as long as you come back.

All right, Monty.

I know that song.

You wanna sing it?

Yeah.

Okay.

Come on.

Okay, Monty, take it from the top.

I love you, Lord

For your mercy never fails me

All my days

I've been held in your hands

From the moment that I wake up

Until I lay my head

Oh, I will sing

Of the goodness of God

'Cause all my life You have been faithful

Oh, yes, he has

And all my life You have been so, so good

With every breath that I am able

Oh, I will sing

Of the goodness of God

I love your voice

- You have led me through the fire - Led me through the fire

And in darkest nights

You are close like no other

I've known you as a father

I've known you as a friend

And I have lived

In the goodness of God

- Your goodness is running after - Yeah!

It's running after me

Your goodness is running after

It's running after me

- Yeah! - Yeah!

With my life laid down I surrender now

I give you everything

Your goodness is running after

It's running after me

'Cause all my life You have been faithful

Oh, yes, he has

And all my life

You have been so, so good

With every breath that I am able

Yes!

- Oh, I will sing - Yeah!

Of the goodness of God

Welcome back.

I was just, uh,

taking out the trash. You okay?

Yeah.

Who was that singing?

Mrs. Johnson.

She came back to the church.

- Sounds beautiful. - Always has.

Her pain didn't take her anointing.

She sounds like an angel.

Do you believe in angels?

I do.

I remember my father used to tell me,

"Be careful how you engage with strangers 'cause you could be talking to an angel."

He also told me that if I pray,

the angels would be dispatched.

Hmm.

Deacon, I just wanna say that

I'm sorry for how I've been talking to you.

Everything has just…

just been a lot.

You know? I just feel like I'm just spinning and spinning, and I…

How did I even get here?

What is it with you and prayer?

I just can't.

Too many unanswered to be let down again.

I wanna tell you something, Isaac, that you don't yet get.

God will bless a generation of folk

because of what the ancestors and the people before them

prayed for them.

You've been hemmed in on every side by prayer.

That's why there are folk that can get away with stuff that you never could.

You don't even know how to do wrong right.

That's why there's such a battle in you.

But I promise you,

if you would just

try to surrender,

you would see a shift in you

that would make everything on the outside… line up.

Get in that Word and read.

Read the notes in the margins from your ancestors.

And even though you think you can't pray…

prayer can be as simple as three little words.

"Lord,

help me."

Say it.

Lord,

help me.

Those three little words will open your soul

to allow so much more to flow through.

That's it.

You go on upstairs, while I go open the door for your family.

- What? - Yeah.

Your family's here.

- You called my mama? - I did, Isaac.

What else was I supposed to do?

- I need some prayer warriors around here. - Well, hello there, Deacon.

- Mama, it is so good to see you. - Hey, baby.

- Bless you. - So good to see you.

- Oh, yes. - We were lost. Auntie.

- I've been praying for you. - Hey, Mama.

Baby, you are a sight for sore eyes.

Mama, what are y'all doing here?

Well, there's not much to do since your father passed at home,

and Rebecca told us about the gospel concert.

I think it's a good idea.

And we came to help.

Well, she should have told you there's not much you can help with.

This place is going into foreclosure.

We're gonna lose it. Did she tell you that?

Look, Ma. We also don't have much room in here.

Boy, you know we know how to make pallets.

So how you doing, little bro? How's it going?

Not good, man.

Have you been praying, son?

No.

Prayer is always good, baby.

So come on, little bro. Let's… let's go see the church.

Yeah.

He looks mad that we're here.

I don't care.

Come on. We're gonna have a good time.

So come on, brother.

How are you really doing?

Peter, you don't care.

You and your wife are happy that all this is falling apart on me, man.

- Why would you say that? - I never forgot.

When you got all mad when Daddy threw me that party when I came back home,

you was like, "Why are you doing all this for him

when I've been by your side this whole time?" I never forgot that.

Yeah, I was mad.

I mean, I stayed and did what was right.

And I didn't wanna stay.

So yes, I was jealous.

While you were out there living your best life,

I was there, stuck, preaching.

But I have to say, the more I surrendered to the assignment,

the sweeter it became.

Brother, I love you.

And I want you to succeed.

Man, Daddy loved us.

Then why would he send me here to fail?

No, brother.

He sent you here to believe.

It's hard to believe

when everything you do is laying you on your back.

Brother, you ever been so low you don't know what to do?

Yeah.

I remember that long, cold night How dark it was

Heart broke, blinds closed

Didn't even wanna see the sun

Like a refugee with nowhere to run

Lies in my mind held me hostage Like a loaded gun

Telling me I had no one, was no one

God, I was too prideful To pick up the phone

Three a.m., I knew I needed help

But, man, I didn't want anyone to know I was losing it

And somewhere between The darkest hell and the lowest low

I heard a voice overhead saying "Son, don't you dare let go"

I looked up

I looked up from the bottom And I saw you

It was all you

I looked up

I looked up from the bottom

And I saw you

It was all you

Sometimes I gotta look back At the man I was

To remember how far you brought me

How far I've come All the victories won

I'm so glad You always see the best in me

Always knew the man I would be

From the moment I got down on my knees

And I looked up

Mmm, mm, mm, mm, mmm

You gotta look up, brother. You gotta look up.

I feel like praying.

- Yes. Hallelujah. - Oh, yeah. Hallelujah.

- Oh, that's what we needed. - Yes. Y'all give me my oil.

Ooh! That's right.

Satan

We're gonna tear your kingdom down

Yes, we are

Oh, oh

Satan

We're gonna pray it down

- Gonna tear your kingdom down - It's coming down

Oh, yes

- You've been building kingdoms - Building your kingdom

All over the land

- All over this land - Glory be to God

- Yeah, Satan, yeah - Satan

We're gonna tear your kingdom down

- Yes, we will - Mmm

Satan, the mothers Gonna pray your kingdom down

Oh, the mothers are gonna pray

Your kingdom down

Your kingdom down, now

- You've been building your kingdoms - Building your kingdoms

All over the land

- All over this land - Yeah, yeah

Satan

- Satan - Glory to God

We're gonna Tear your kingdom down

But the preachers

Are gonna preach your kingdom down

Hallelujah

- Oh, the preachers - Preachers

Are gonna preach your kingdom down

You know what?

You've been building

- Building your kingdom - Building your kingdom

All in the house of God

Satan, Satan, Satan

We're gonna pray your kingdom down

Mmm, mmm, mmm

How do you think preaching went today, Isaac?

I did all right. I still got a lot to learn, though.

Well, you're on your way.

Yeah, but there's still not enough people coming in to pay the bills.

And we're running out of time.

It's like people don't wanna come to church no more.

Baby, there's a lot of church hurt out there.

People are blaming God for what man might have done to 'em.

But, you know,

I feel revival in the air.

- Yes. Oh, yes. - Yeah. Yeah.

- Mm-hmm. - Mm-hmm.

It can't stay like this forever.

Ain't that right, little Esau?

He still not talking?

What? Did I say something wrong?

Now, you look at me.

I believe kids like this have superpowers.

They understand things that we never could.

Just because he's different doesn't mean that he's not perfect.

You hear me, son?

You're perfect.

I tell him that all the time, Mama.

Jacob.

I know that I've been neglecting you, your mother, and Esau.

And today, all of that stops.

I know this has been a hard move for you, son.

But I promise to focus more on you and this family.

I'm sorry.

From me, to you.

Isaac.

Proud of you.

Oh, so you must be proud of the woman he was at the club with, too, huh?

Holding hands.

Yeah. I saw you with her.

The lady that was singing at the club. Did you… Did you tell Ma that?

Huh.

Proud.

Hey, family.

Hey. Uh…

Excuse me, Pastor.

Um, there's someone here to see you.

Her name is Juanita.

That's right.

- Hey. - Hey.

- What's going on? - I'm sorry, but this couldn't wait.

I don't know how you're gonna take this, but Lived, the promoter,

he's agreed to put on a reunion tour,

and he wants you to be the headliner.

And the first concert is right downtown in two weeks.

He said he won't even do it if you don't come.

What?

See, and I need this because I can get out of that bank

and back to doing what I love.

And you… You can get out of here.

Hello.

- I'm Rebecca. I'm his wife. - Yes.

I saw you during service.

I see you too.

So, uh, what is all of this about a tour?

I'll let you two discuss it.

This is a huge payday.

Forty-four dates, and he will pay you three million.

Wait. That's almost like--

Seventy grand a night.

Wow. You think I can get an advance, like, so we can…

We can ask him.

Wow.

Okay.

I gotta get back to Club Vexxed. It's an open mic tonight.

I'll let you two discuss it.

I'm gonna just…

Thanks.

Wow.

What? This is about the church.

Mm-hmm. What else would it be about, right?

Yeah.

Wow.

This tour they offered me, it's gonna pay me $3 million.

I can ask the promoter for an advance, and I can save the church.

Seepers.

What?

You've got to watch out for the devil for sure.

When you fortify yourself, you've got to watch out for seepers.

They get in slick and easy

and seep through your family and your friends.

And usually it's the closest one to you.

Mama.

This is God.

I don't think so, son.

The blessings of the Lord maketh rich and addeth no sorrow with it.

And this… looks like it adds sorrow to your entire household.

Mmm! Hey, First Lady.

What you doing up in here?

It is open mic night tonight, right?

Uh, yeah. Oh, baby, you wanna sing?

But you do know this ain't the church crowd, right?

- Yeah. - Uh, okay. I'm gonna sit here.

I don't wanna miss this.

- What's up? - Yeah, play…

- E flat? - Yeah, thank you.

I got you.

Evil

Why have you engulfed so many hearts?

Evil

Evil

Why have you destroyed so many minds?

Leaving

Room for darkness

Where lost dreams can hide

Evil

Why do you infest our purest thoughts

With hatred?

Evil

Why have you stolen so much love?

Leaving

Everyone's emotions

Lost and wandering free

Evil

Why have you taken over God's children's eyes?

Evil

Before they could really grow to see

That your way

Is not the way

To make life

What it should be

Yeah

Evil

Why have you destroyed So much doggone world?

Evil

Evil, evil

Why, why have you broken So many, many homes?

Leaving

Sweet love

All alone

An outcast

Of the world

- Yo, I thought you was gone. - No, man. No. No.

I mean, I was riding my bike, and I fell off.

- The… the box opened, and it's drugs, man. - What?

- It's drugs, man. Don't touch it. - Whoa, hold it.

Man, I gotta tell my mom. I gotta tell my mom.

Please, this is illegal. Back off, man.

- Did you know? - No, I didn't--

- Sh! He in the back. - He's here?

- Yes. - Man, I can't do it. I gotta go. Gotta go.

What? Quamie. Quam…

Quamie!

I've been having his son run back and forth all over the place,

causing all kind of hell.

You're gonna get that man. Trust me.

And I'm gonna get that church. I got him right where I want him.

I been trying to get that church ever since his great-grandfather had it.

And now I got it. I got it.

Did he sign the contract?

It's right here.

Tonight's my first show,

and it would mean the world to me if y'all were there.

I'm not gonna be able to come 'cause I got choir rehearsal.

Son.

I don't think you should do this.

You know, Ma, you've made that abundantly clear.

All right? But I'm doing this, okay?

I have to save this church.

All right? Listen.

I'm sorry if this hurts y'all so much, but this feels right to me.

Really?

Does it?

And we need the money.

All money ain't good money, son.

All right.

All right.

Pastor?

You're standing out here for a while. You okay?

Yeah, I… I just, um…

What?

Nobody's happy about me doing these shows, right?

And I'm just trying to do the right thing.

I surrendered like you said,

and I feel like God answered my prayers,

and… now I can pay the back mortgage on the church, but, uh…

Then what's the problem?

Something just feels off.

Well, maybe it's time to add more words to your prayer

than "Lord, help me."

Yeah. Words like…

"God, show me the right way."

"And open my eyes to any tricks of the enemy."

That's it, son. That's it.

Yeah, I gotta go.

I'll see you later.

Yes, sir, you will.

Show him, God.

Show him.

It's that time, son.

You okay?

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

Let's go get 'em.

Put that crap away.

That's just my… my… my Bible. My…

What is it?

Oh, no, you're not getting cold feet on me, are you?

I see you now.

What are you talking about?

You are the devil.

You've been tricking me this whole time.

- And you've been slick and try-- - Of course I'm the devil, son.

Now, get on that stage.

Now.

No.

I'm not doing that. I'm… I'm not. No.

I'm so glad you said that.

Yeah.

That church has been a bane in my existence

ever since it's been on this block.

I want it. I will have it.

One by one, I will have all of you.

So yeah, don't do it.

I have a contract that says if you don't perform,

you forfeit your advance,

and that dilapidated building will finally be mine.

You see, I've been after that church since your great-grandfather started it.

And I've wanted it.

And I knew… I knew in his lineage,

some greedy, weak son,

a prodigal son,

would make the family lose it.

Yeah, it's, uh…

It's mine now.

It's all mine.

You walk out that door,

I get the church.

You walk on that stage,

I get you.

Either way,

I win.

Showtime.

Ma, Mr. Lived is evil.

He had my son running drugs. He didn't even know it.

I called the police already, and they are on their way,

and I'm gonna stay right here and tell them everything.

Wait. Hold on.

I promise I didn't deal any drugs, Ma. But they are playing Dad, okay?

Mr. Lived said he was gonna take the church. I heard it.

- And he was with that lady. - Jacob, tell us everything.

Daddy,

what would you say?

No weapon

Formed against you

Shall prosper

It won't work

'Cause I know God will do

What he said he would do

He will stand by his word

'Cause there just ain't one

There just ain't one

There just ain't one

He will come through

This is Isaac calling.

- Okay. - Hello?

- Put it on speaker, please. - Hello? I can hear him. Hold on.

Isaac, baby. Isaac?

Yeah!

- Isaac? - Why is he not saying anything?

If you don't mind,

I'd like to say a quick prayer.

Yeah, okay.

You do that.

Father God.

Holy king.

I call upon the blood and the name of Jesus to rebuke Satan

and stop his wicked and demonic imps.

It is your power that I call upon right now.

You said if my people, which are called by my name,

would humble themselves and pray,

then they will hear from heaven.

The Earth needs to hear from you right now, God.

I call on the power of the Most High God.

You will back down and get thee behind me, Satan.

It's time to go to war.

You've got no power!

He's got the authority!

In the name of Jesus, the power of the Holy Ghost,

I rebuke you, devil.

You got no power here, devil.

The Lord is in control.

I am his child.

I am protected by him.

I am covered by him.

And you don't win.

I command the angels be dispatched right now in the name of Jesus.

- Mount up! - Oh, yes.

Yes, Lord! Hallelujah!

Oh, I won't be afraid

Of the arrow by day

From the hand of my enemy

I can stand my ground

With the Lord on my side

For the snares they have set

Will not succeed

Hey

No weapon formed against me

- Shall prosper - Hey, hey

No way

- It won't work - It won't work

Don't be afraid of the arrows

Or the snares set by your enemies

If you believe it, say

Ooh, ooh, ooh

It's been a minute.

Y'all sit down. Y'all sit down.

Listen.

They said I have to perform tonight

or I'm gonna lose something very special to me and my family.

If I don't perform, I'm gonna lose my church.

But I got an advance,

and I paid the back mortgage on the church.

And the language in the contract isn't really clear

about what I have to perform.

So I get it. I get it. I know you wanna hear the old hits.

I know you wanna… I know. I know.

But, um, I have to let you know that I'm a preacher now.

And I believe in the power of the Holy Ghost.

So I have something on my heart

that will blow the doors off of hell

and its plans to stop us from doing what we know to do.

We know we need to pray.

Our grandparents, our parents, they taught us.

Grandma used to pray out loud

By her bed every night

To me, it sounded like mumbling

Like she was going out of her mind

She said, "Boy, this kind of praying"

"Is what saved my life"

"You ought to try it sometime"

And now I know she was right

She was talking to Jesus

She was talking to Jesus

She had been talking to Jesus

For all of her life

There's no wrong way to do it

There's not.

There's no bad time to start

It don't have to sound pretty

Just tell him what's on your heart

'Cause it's not a religion

Hey, hey, hey

It's more like a friendship

Just talk to your father

Like you are his kid

And just start talking to Jesus

Oh!

Just start talking to Jesus

'Cause you can talk to Jesus

Whenever you like

What a friend we have

What a friend we have in Jesus

This part is special.

What a friend we have in Jesus

If you feel it, sing it.

What a friend we have in Jesus

Oh, whoa, oh

What a friend we have in Jesus

What a friend we have in Jesus

What a friend we have in Jesus

What a friend we have in Jesus

What a friend we have in Jesus…

So you've, uh,

come to torment me before the time.

You know we can't make that decision.

So I'm… free to go.

Seeking whom you may devour.

What a friend we have in Jesus…

Remember.

Your time is just about out.

I remember.

What a friend we have in Jesus

What a friend we have in Jesus

What a friend we have in Jesus

What a friend we have in Jesus

Whoa, oh

What a friend we have in Jesus

Oh, oh

What a friend we have in Jesus

- Yeah - Whoa, oh

What a friend we have in Jesus

What a friend we have in Jesus…

Baby.

What a friend we have in Jesus

What a friend we have in Jesus

Whoa, oh

I had lost my ability to pray.

- You see, I believed God could do it. - Yeah!

But I didn't believe that God could do it for me.

Yeah!

You see, Deacon, I'm reminded of a scripture,

Mark 9, Verse 24, that says,

"Lord, I believe, but help my unbelief."

Because prayer changes things.

You see, I stand before you To let you know

I fully believe

- Yeah! - In the power of prayer

- We will not give up. - That's it.

Amen, amen.

- Don't ever stop praying. - Yes!

- Don't ever stop believing. - Yeah!

Don't you ever give up hope.

Come on, choir, I know you got something for me.

Tell it like it is. That's right.

Do you hear what I hear?

Said the little lamb To the shepherd boy

- Do you see what I see? - Do you see what I see?

Ringing through the sky, shepherd boy

- Do you see what I see? - Do you see what I see?

A star, a star

Shining in the night

With a tail as big as a kite

- Yeah, yeah - Mm, mm

Said the shepherd boy To the mighty king

- Sing, mama! - Come on, Lilly!

- Do you know what I know? - Do you know what I know?

In your palace warm

Mighty king

- Do you know what I know? - Do you know what I know?

Oh, a child

A child shivers in the cold

Let us bring him silver and gold

- Let us bring him - Let us bring him

Silver and gold

Sing, First Lady!

Said the king To the people everywhere, yeah

- Listen to what I say - Listen to what I say

- Pray for peace, people, everywhere - Peace

Ooh

- Listen, listen to what I say - Listen to what I say

Oh, a child

A child sleeping through the night

He will bring us goodness and light

Oh, he will bring us

Goodness and light

Oh, yeah, yeah

I think we should take it there.

Do you

Can you, can you, can you, can you Can you, can you, can you, can you

Do you hear what I hear?

Can you, can you, can you, can you Can you, can you, can you hear it?

- Can you hear it? - Do you hear what I hear?

Can we hear the church? You say it. I want you to say it.

Yeah, do you hear

Do you hear what I hear?

On this day, a very, very, very Very special child was born

- A child, a child was born - Oh, I hear it, hear it

- Do you hear what I hear? - Yeah!

A child, a child, a child was born

A child, a child, a child

Oh, a child, a child

Sleeping through the night

He will bring us goodness and light

He will bring us

Goodness and light

Hallelujah