(HOOK) My defense is from the Lord. Confidence is from the Lord My contentment from the Lord. My assistance from the Lord My commitment for the Lord is persistence for the Lord I'm consistent for the Lord, no resistance from the Lord (VERSE 1) Got no distance from the Lord, and I pray to keep connection From the Lord I seek Direction, every day I need correction Every lesson is a blessin', to the Lord I make confession From the Lord I need affection, that's how I shake depression My progression in the Lord, that is how I'm moving forward That's what I'm happy for. I'm so glad I've been restored Tryna stay in one Accord with His spirit and His force With His power as a source of a way to stay on course In the courts I'm well defended cuz the Lord I have befriended With remorse I have repented for the times I have offended He forgives and don't condemn it, it's hard to comprehend it All my life I want to spend it with the one who did begin it Trust in God I recommend it. That's how I keep survivin' When it's hard I keep on tryin'. I know He will keep providin' God is good he keep on guidin', with Him I keep residing People think I'm on my own, but my help it keep arrivin' (HOOK) My defense is from the Lord. Confidence is from the Lord My contentment from the Lord. My assistance from the Lord My commitment for the Lord is persistence for the Lord I'm consistent for the Lord, no resistance from the Lord My defense is from the Lord. Confidence is from the Lord My contentment from the Lord. My assistance from the Lord My commitment for the Lord is persistence for the Lord I'm consistent for the Lord, no resistance from the Lord (VERSE 2) Got my freedom from the Lord even when I looked imprisoned Comprehension from the Lord even when I felt affliction God He heard all my words but my peers never listened I'll be what God envisioned cuz I'm near real Redemption My ambitions and decisions from the Lord, plus intentions I'm unworthy of his mention but I'm given his attention It's upliftin' to be livin' and to sit in this position I'm forgiven for my sinnin' and I got a new beginning My addiction quit existin',from the Lord I quit resistin' In addition, I am driven, from the Lord I got a mission No division from the Lord, to the Lord I'm always stickin' He is revvin' up my engine, God is key to my ignition My ascension from the Lord, From the Lord I am risen Intuition from the Lord, good and bad - I am sensin' I don't listen to The world, God is good I keep insistin' My help is from the Lord. God is good He keep assistin' (HOOK) My defense is from the Lord. Confidence is from the Lord My contentment from the Lord. My assistance from the Lord My commitment for the Lord is persistence for the Lord I'm consistent for the Lord, no resistance from the Lord My defense is from the Lord. Confidence is from the Lord My contentment from the Lord. My assistance from the Lord My commitment for the Lord is persistence for the Lord I'm consistent for the Lord, no resistance from the Lord (VERSE 3) Got my thoughts from the Lord , in my brain I feel inspired And my work is from the Lord, by the Lord I have been hired By the Lord I feel desired cuz He take the time for me He's the light in my sight, like the sun He shine for me So i got to strive to be more committed than the rest On a mission ,on a quest, for my God I do my best I'm forgiven for my thefts ,all the sin that I confess God I give Him all I have and there's always plenty left Cuz He never give me less, I am blessed, never cursed Real impressed with the lord, it's amazing how He works God I got to put Him first, that's the only way to last Even when I'm at my worst, God is good and that's a fact From the Lord I got a task, in the Lord I got a friend In the Lord I gotta ask for forgiveness of my sins All my worries fadin' and fast cuz I put my trust in Him God He got me on a path can't too many comprehend (HOOK) My defense is from the Lord. Confidence is from the Lord My contentment from the Lord. My assistance from the Lord My commitment for the Lord is persistence for the Lord I'm consistent for the Lord, no resistance from the Lord My defense is from the Lord. Confidence is from the Lord My contentment from the Lord. My assistance from the Lord My commitment for the Lord is persistence for the Lord I'm consistent for the Lord, no resistance from the Lord