Bob Bennet of "Man of the Tombs" fame

[Second James]

Anyone ever heard of this guy & this particualr song...one of my top 5 of all time....as I went to a couple of his private singing gigs up in southern Michigan a few years back..a very gentle guy...not ex -way but on alot of the Christian music stations now & then...what a song btw..if you ever run across it..its very enlightening! JJ

[dmiller]

No -- never had heard of him, but will be looking for his stuff.

"Man Of The Tombs" - - - great lyrics!

quote:

 

MAN OF THE TOMBS

Bob Bennett

© 1989 Matters Of The Heart Music (ASCAP)

Man of the tombs

He lives in a place where no one goes

And he tears at himself

And lives with a pain that no one knows

He counts himself dead among the living

He knows no mercy and no forgiving

Deep in the night he's driven to cry out loud

Can you hear him cry out loud?

Man of the tombs

Possessed by an unseen enemy

He breaks every chain

And mistakes his freedom for being free

Shame and shamelessness equally there

Like a random toss of a coin in the air

Man of the tombs, he's driven to cry out loud

   Underneath this thing that I've become

   A fading memory of flesh and blood

   I curse the womb, I bless the grave

   I've lost my heart, I cannot be saved

   Like those who fear me, I'm afraid

   Like those I've hurt, I can feel pain

   Naked now before my sin

   And these stones that cut against my skin

   Some try to touch me, but no one can

   For man of the tombs I am

Down at the shoreline

Two sets of footprints meet

One voice is screaming

Other voice begins to speak

In only a moment and only a word

The evil departs like a thundering herd

Man of the tombs, he hears this cry out loud

   Underneath this thing that you've become

   I see a man of flesh and blood

   I give you life beyond the grave

   I heal your heart, I come to save

   No need to fear, be not afraid

   This Man of sorrows knows your pain

   I come to take away your sin

   And bear it's marks upon My skin

   When no one can touch you, still I can

   For Son of God I am

Dressed now and seated

Clean in spirit and healthy of mind

Man of the tombs

He begs to follow, but must stay behind

He'll return to has family with stories to tell

Of mercy and madness, of heaven and hell

Man of the tombs, soon he will cry out loud

   Underneath this thing that I once was

   Now I'm a man of flesh and blood

   I have a life beyond the grave

   I found my heart, I can now be saved

   No need to fear, I am not afraid

   This Man of sorrows took my pain

   He comes to take away our sin

   And bear it's marks upon His skin

   I'm telling you this story because

   Man of the tombs I was

[Second James]

Hey thank you for posting the lyrics...the song is as awsome as the lyrics, as I think everyone can identify with this song...thanks SOOOOO much!!

have two of his CD's...both WELL worth the price of admission!

[dmiller]

JJ -- you're welcome. :)-->

Hey -- if you ever want to post lyrics to any song, go to Google, then when the *search* bar comes up in the center of your screen, type in the name of the artist, the title of the song, and then put the word lyrics after all that.

Actually -- you just need to type in the name of the song, with the word lyrics after it, and it will direct you to several links, and you can choose the one you want. :)-->

David

[dmiller]

And HERE IS THE BOB BENNETT SITE for those who are interested.

David

[Galen]

Second James:

"Hey thank you for posting the lyrics...the song is as awsome as the lyrics, as I think everyone can identify with this song...thanks SOOOOO much!!

have two of his CD's...both WELL worth the price of admission!"

I read those lyrics, and I am telling you I have never heard of the man nor those lyrics.

But you guys sound like he was popular, so I will see if I can get a CD.

[wwjesuslaughat]

That is a phenomenal song. I heard it on a CD of various artists used in Momentus. I don't believe any of the artists had anything to do with Momentus, it was just the songs being used at a particular time in the training to evoke a certain emotional response from people in the training.

[Second James]

Galen..you will love this guy!! Genuine to say the least!!/...D Miller..thanx for the BB web site..looked over the concert stories & will dive into it more later on in the week...the guy to me is & was very special..SOOOOOOOO down to earth & the lyrics of his songs one can really relate to..& nuthin pretentous about him for sure...as his dialogues with the audiences were as good as his songs many times..LOL..JJ

[ex10]

hey 2nd james

We were at the same concert in Southern Michigan. Cool, huh?

[gc]

quote:

Originally posted by Second James:

...a very gentle guy...not ex -way but on alot of the Christian music stations now & then... JJ

JJ, I was browsing his site and his bio says that he IS ex-way! ;)--> He used to be in a group called http://www.the-way.cc/ The Way ;)-->

gc

[ex10]

rumor control here.

I know Bob. He is not ex-way. Sorry to disappoint anybody. :)-->

He is still very much a Christian. :)--> :)--> :)-->

[dmiller]

quote:

I know Bob. He is not ex-way. Sorry to disappoint anybody. :)-->

gc -- I think I have to agree with ex10 on this one. I took a look at the site you provided, and it is from Tustin, California --- not New Knoxville. :)-->

(of course I coulda missed something, but it doesn't look like the same outfit.)

David

[gc]

Its pretty plain that the link I provided is a group who named themselves "The Way" and that it has nothing to do with TWI.

Uhm, it was a joke, a play on words. I have a winking guy there and everything. :)-->

gc

[dmiller]

quote:

Originally posted by gc:

Its pretty plain that the link I provided is a group who named themselves "The Way" and that it has nothing to do with TWI.

Uhm, it was a joke, a play on words. I have a winking guy there and everything. :)-->

gc

Gc -- mea culpa. I missed the *winking guy* totally. :(-->

(I need stronger coffee...

I need stronger coffee...

I need stronger coffee...)

:D-->

[gc]

gc hands David a cup of coffee and chickory. This will wake you up, for sure :D-->

gc

(edited because my smiley wasn't smiling)

Edited May 24, 2005 by gcasey