[Matthew]
There's a brand new sound, that's going 'round the world

[Mark, Luke, Abe, Juan]
world, world, world, world....

[Matthew]
It's deep in the heart, of every boy and girl

[Mark, Luke, Abe, Juan]
girl, girl, girl, girl....

[Mark]
But it's not so new,
it's primitive and tribal... if you look you can find it, in Gideon's Bible

[Luke]
To the ends of the earth, we're trying hard to reach, every chance that we get,
we always like to preach

[Juan]
And we feel so good,
it never fails to please us when we spread the word of the one and only Jesus

[All]
Jesus!.. Now we don't believe in hurtin' or in hatin'
'Cause that's the kind of stuff that leads to satin
We believe in showing lots of love
'Cause that's the way to get to, heaven above
We are the Altar Boyz .stlyrics

[Matthew]
You know we're comming to your town

[All]
We are the Altar Boyz

[Mark]
We're gonna knock the devil down

[All]
We are the Altar Boyz

[Juan]
We're going to sing to you today

[All]
We are the Altar Boyz

[Luke]
We always kneel when we pray

[All]
We are the Altar Boyz

[Abe]
You know we love to dance and rhyme

[All]
We are the Altar Boyz

[Mark]
We quote the scriptures all the time

[All]
We are the Altar Boyz

[Matthew]
And I think you'll

[All]
Find... we're gonna altar your mind, your mind, your mind, your mind

[Matthew]
You know who's in the house?

[All]
Who who who?

[Matthew]
God is in the house

[All]
Yeah yeah yeah!

[Luke]
Everybody make some noise!

[All]
Woooah
Hallelujah Hallelujah x2
Everybody's making some, making some noise x2
Jesus is here, and he loves us all x2
Jesus Christ is here x2

Introductions!

[Matthew]
Matthew!

[Mark]
Mark!

[Luke]
Luke

[Juan]
Juan

[Abe]
Abraham

[Matthew, Mark, Luke, Juan]
He's Jewish!

[All]
Father (Father), Son (Son), the Holy Ghost!

[Abe]
Now some people think, we're really kind of odd when we sing about how,
we love the Lamb of God

[All]
Yeah they like to fight!

[Matthew]
They heckle and dispute us

[All]
But we don't care!

[Matthew]
Even if they persecute us!

[Mark, Luke, Juan, Abe]
Even if they persecute us!

[All]
We are the Altar Boyz

[Matthew]
We know that God is where it's at

[All]
We are the Altar Boyz

[Mark]
Because we think he's real phat

[All]
We are the Altar Boyz

[Juan]
You know we don't get no complaints

[All]
We are the Altar Boyz

[Luke]
And we can even name the saints!

[All]
We are the Altar Boyz

[Abe]
We think that church is super fine

[All]
We are the Altar Boyz

[Mark]
We love the wafers and the wine

[All]
We are the Altar Boyz

[Matthew]
And I think

[All]
You'll find..... We're gonna altar your mind!

Rhythm In Me

[All]
Do you feel that beat, pumpin', poundin' through you?
Do you feel that rhythm in your feet?
Do you feel that beat how it starts to move you?

[Juan]
Come on now lets turn up the heat!

[Matt]
God put Jesus on the earth to die upon a cross,

[Abe]
God put Noah on the Ark so all would not be lost,

[Mark]
God put sinners down in Hell, 'cause they did not improve,

[Luke]
God put the rhythm in me so I could bust a move!

[All]
God put the rhythm in me
God put the rhythm in me
God put the rhythm in me
God put the rhythm in me

God put the rhythm in me
God put the rhythm in me
God put the rhythm in me
God put the rhythm in me

[Luke]
God put Judas on the scene just so he could betray,

[Abe]
God put Jonah in the whale because he ran away,

[Juan]
God put Mass in English so we'd know what it's about,

[Matt]
God put the rhythm in me so I could turn it out!

[All]
God put the rhythm in me
God put the rhythm in me
God put the rhythm in me
God put the rhythm in me

God put the rhythm in me
God put the rhythm in me
God put the rhythm in me
God put the rhythm in me

You know The Bible tells you God's the one that made you
So get out on the dance floor And shake what He gave you!

[All]
God put the rhythm in me
God put the rhythm in me
God put the rhythm in me
God put the rhythm in me

[Mark]
Put it in me!

[All]
God put the rhythm in me
God put the rhythm in me
God put the rhythm in me
God put the rhythm in me

[Mark]
Put it, put it, put it, put it!

[All]
God put the rhythm in me
God put the rhythm in me
God put the rhythm in me
God put the rhythm in me

[Mark]
Let me tell you!

[All]
God put it in me and that's where it's gonna stay! (Yeah yeah)
God put it in me and that's where it's gonna...STAY!

Church Rulez

[All]
People

[Matthew]
don't go to church no more

[All]
They're scared

[Abraham]
of acting like fools

[All]
They don't

[Luke]
know what to do at mass

[All]
Listen! The Altar Boyz are gonna lay down the rules

[Matthew & Abraham]
Stand up and sing a hymn to heaven
Stand up and watch the organist play
Stand up and sing a hymn to heaven
Stand up, stand up, stand up today

[Juan & Luke]
Kneel and say a prayer to Jesus
Kneel and wash your sins away
Kneel and say a prayer to Jesus
Kneel, kneel, kneel today

[Mark]
Sit down, and listen to the homily
Sit down, and hear what the priest has to say
Sit down, and listen to the homily
Sit down, sit down, sit down today!

[All]
Then the collection plate gets passed at any minute.
And when it gets to you, you put some money in it.
And at the end of mass, a moment you can savor.
You get to look around and shake the hand of your neighbor.

Peace be with you, peace be with you, peace be with you, peace be with you.

[Overlaping parts]
Stand up,Kneel, Sit down and sing a hymn to heaven,
and say a prayer to Jesus, and listen to the homily

Stand up, Kneel, Sit down and watch the organist play,
and wash your sins away, and hear what the priest has to say.

Stand up,Kneel, Sit down and sing a hymn to heaven,
and say a prayer to Jesus, and listen to the homily

Stand up, Kneel, Sit down, Stand up, Kneel, Sit down,
Stand up, Kneel, Sit down, Today!

[All]
Stand up, kneel, sit down, stand up, kneel, sit down, stand up,
kneel, sit down, stand up, kneel, sit down, Stand up, Kneel,
Sit down...
Genuflect today!

The Mass is ended, go in peace!

The Calling

[Matt]
Looking outside of my window
Watching the world passing by
Feeling so terribly lonely
Wanting to sit down and cry

Suddenly I felt a presence
Ending my deep dark fears
There was this heavenly sound
Of something ringing in my ears

Jesus called me on my cell phone(Jesus called me on my cell phone)
No roaming charges were incurred (ooooo)
He told me that I should go out in the world
And (ahh) spread His glorious word (word)

[Mark]
Walking the streets of the city
Feeling such feelings of strife
Leaving my friends all behind me
Running away from my life

Suddenly I felt a presence
I got a second chance
There was this vibrating feeling
On the belt-loop of my pants

Jesus paged me on my beeper (Jesus paged me on my beeper)
He called from Heaven up above (ooooo)
He said I should go to the ends of the Earth (ahhh)
And spread His glorious love (love)
OOohOooOh

[Abe]
I'm losing your signal, Lord
Can you try your call again?
Please Lord, I'm a losing ya
I'm a going in a tunnel and I can't see the light!

[All]
Jesus

[Luke]
Called me on my cell phone (dialing his Nokia He called me on the phone)
The clearest voice I ever heard yeah

He beeped me! (He beeped me)
He faxed me! (He faxed me)
He emailed my soul!

And said (and said)
Till the day I'm dead (till the day I'm dead)
That I must spread His glorious word. (word)
oooooooo

The Miracle Song

Yo Abe
Break me off a piece of that miracle funk!

John: 2
Mother Mary got invited to a wedding
Everybody's drinking, excited
When all of a sudden
The wine gave out
Mary on the QT gave JC a shout (Hey!)
Jesus said
"Woman what do I have to do with you?"
He was only there to party with his twelve member crew
But Mary was his mama so He said
"Fill up those cups with water."
And they did thinkin' it was worth a shot
Jesus said
"Take some out and give it to the waitah"
He drank it said,
"Why'd you save the good stuff for latah?"
The weddin' was a hit
and everything turned out fine
But how'd he make the water turn into wine?

Christ how'd you do that?
How'd ya make it happen?
Christ how'd you do that?
How'd you make it go down?

Mark: 1
Galilee was where he was
Castin' out demons and preachin' like he does
When a leper showed up
And begged the Big Man
"Make me clean! If you're willing you can!"
JC feeling sorry 'cause he knew that leprosy is
A whack disease that makes a homie go to pieces
Reached out his hand and touched him (eww)
"And I will him be cleansed"
He said
And it worked too!

The man was aiight 'cause he came to my boy
Not since Second Kings had anybody heard this noise
And all He had to do was give that guy one little touch
So amazin' I wanna know so much!

Christ how'd you do that?
How'd ya make it happen?
I just gotta ask Jesus Christ
How'd you do that?

Matt:14
His posse's in the water
Rowin' all night
While Jesus prayed to his father
They were hellah far from shore
And the sea was wicked rough
When they saw a ghost just walkin' on the water (scary stuff!)

They all cried out in fear
Thinkin' things were pretty bleak
Floating on the ocean but up a creek
"It was I"
Jesus said
"Don't be afraid"
But they had doubt
So Jesus said to Peter
"Stand up and get out o' the boat and come to me"
And Pete was walkin' like a pro
But the wind kicked up
And he was sinkin' like a stone
So back into the boat Pete n' Jesus hopped
But when they sat down
The wind just... stopped

Seein' is believin' (ooh)
Seein' is believin' (ohoooh)
Seein' is believin' (whoooa)
Seein' is believing (ooh)

He coulda laid low (Seein' is believin')
In a carpenter shop
Just hammerin' away (Seein' is believin')
With the surrogate pop
But He took it to the streets
And kept it real
A lotta folk's sayin'
"This guy's the real deal!"

They aksed for His help (Seein' is believin')
And He did-n't avoid 'em
Rolled up His sleeves (Seein' is believin')
And Siegfried and Roy'd 'em
no hat, no wand, no abra cadabra (Seein' is believin')
Pretty fly stuff to this
Lowly rapper

But some dude said (Seein' is believin')
"That was a long time ago"
"When's the last time He did a magic show?" (Seein' is believin')
Well if your eyes ain't shut (Seein' is believin')
And your heart ain't (iced?)
You might find yourself sayin'
Jesus...

Christ how'd you do that? (nah nah nah nah nah naaah)
How'd ya make it happen?
Christ how'd you do that?
How'd you make it go down?

Christ how'd you do that? (nah nah nah nah nah naaah)
How'd ya make it happen?
Christ how'd you do that?
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus! Christ!

Jesus Christ!

Everybody Fits

[Abe]
Somedays, you just can't begin
You feel, outside looking in
It's like, you're the odd man out

[Mark, Matthew, Luke, Juan]
Let me, help you
End your doubt

[All]
It doesn't matter
If you're different and out of place
It doesn't matter
If there's acne upon your face
It doesn't matter
Take my hand and then
You will see
Everybody fits in God's great

[Abe]
Fam-a-laay

[Mark, Mattew, Luke, Juan]
Strangers

[Abe]
Seem to, stop and stare

[Mark, Matthew, Luke, Juan]
Wonderin'

[Abe]
Why you're, even there

[Mark, Matthew, Luke, Juan]
Feeling

[Abe]
So left out and wrong

[Mark, Matthew, Luke, Juan]
I'll show

[Abe]
You that

[All]
You belong

[All]
It doesn't matter
If you have a gigantic nose
It doesn't matter
If you're born with eleven toes
It doesn't matter
You can trust and
Believe in me
Everybody fits in God's great

[Abe]
Fam-a-laay

[Mark]
In the family of God you'll learn
That there is no such thing as others
All the woman and men on Earth
Can be your

[Mark, Matthew, Luke, Juan]
Sisters and your brothers

[Abe]
Sisters and your brothers!

[All]
It doesn't matter
If you're wrinkled and old and grey
It doesn't matter
If you face Mecca when you pray
It doesn't matter
Won't you listen and
Here my plea, everbody fits
It doesn't matter
If you're yellow or white or red
It doesn't matter
If you're pregnant and you're unwed
It doesn't matter
'Cause the truth it can
Set you free, everbody fits

[Abe]
Everybody fits!

[Mark, Matthew, Luke, Juan]
It doesn't matter

[All]
Every murderer on death row
It doesn't matter
Every prostitute that you know
It doesn't matter
Welcome to the
Fraternity, everybody fits in God's great

[Abe]
Fam-a-laay, you and maay
We fit into the fam-a-lay... yeaaah!

Something About You

Matthew:
When I met you girl
I knew you were the one
I'be with all my life
And I knew that I'd be making you my wife

So I hope you'll understand my love
When I sing you this refrain
I believe in God, and so I must abstain

And I know that there is something about you, baby
Something I can't even say what it is
But there's something about you, baby
Girl, you make me want to wait

When I hold your body next to mine
It feels so good
And feels so right
And it also makes my Levis feel real tight

All my friends they think I've lost my mind (you've lost your mind)
And they tell me I'm a fool (fool)
But I'm doing what I learned in Sunday school (Sunday school)

And I know that there is something about you, baby (something about you, baby)
Something I can't even say what it is (something I can't say)
But there's something about you, baby (something about you, baby)
Girl, you make me want to wait (ooh, ooh, ooh)

I mean it from my heart (mean it from my heart)_
When I say I love you so (I love you, I love you)
So please believe when I just say no (just say no)

Spoken: Girl, whenever we get this frisky,
I know it's hard to put on the brakes, baby, I know.
But something's making behave responsibly tonight.
It's your special blend of charisma and spunk.
Crunk, I guess you'd call it.
But whatever it is, you got it all up in you girl.
You got crunk.

And I think you understand my choice,
And I know you see it's true.
When I tell you that this hurts me more than you.

And I know that there is something about you, baby (something about you, baby)
Something I can't even say what it is (something I can't say)
But there's something about you, baby (something about you, baby)
Girl, you make me want to wait (ooh, ooh, ooh)

At least until our wedding date
So till then, I'll master
My own fate

Body Mind & Soul Lyrics

there's people in the world today
don't care about the things they say, what's that about?
they're superficial bout their looks
but they ain't read His super book, what's that about?
gotta have the clothes, gotta have the perfect body,
i'm telling you that God, He don't care about that

you gotta work on your soul,
if just your outside is nice, you'll be paying the price
you gotta work on your soul,
use it everyday or it'll go away
you got to work, work, work on your soul

i know, i know, y'all thinkin "chill luke, i ain't tryna hear that"
well you better open your mind, look at me,
i've been working at it since i was a kid

everything i read or hear or see didn't make no sense to me
what's that about? yeah, i know..
went to school most every week, it was like they was talking Greek
what's that about? i had no idea!
lost and confused, headed in the wrong direction,
then i made a new connection that hooked me up

i got to work on my soul,
who needs a g.e.d., i got my b.i.b.l.e
i got to work on my soul,
now i'm spreading the word cause it's the one i heard,
and i got to work, work, work, on my...

(hazy at this point)
pick up what I'm laying down
and you can be part of the sound
come on it's worth the reward
if you want to go, then get on board

yo fellas, what?
are you ready to go to work? yeah!
hit me again, are you ready to go to work? yeah!
put some stank on it!
are you ready? yeah! are you ready?
yeah! are you ready? yeah! are you ready? yeah!
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
here it comes!!

*music break*

yaoooo!!~

its up in this(??)

hanging tough!

come on now!

Good God!!
you gotta work, work, work on your soul!
you gotta work it out, work, work, work on your soul!
I mean without a doubt
work work on your soul!
?? high and dry
work work on your soul!
until the day you die
work it work it work it work it work it work it
come on now, put your hand on the speaker!
work, can you feel it, work, can you feel it,
work, make me feel it, work, make me feel it,
work, I can feel it, work, yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, (work, work, work, work...)
you got to work, you got to work
cause I believe, I believe,
I believe, I believe, I believe, I believe, I believe,
I believe, I believe, I believe, I believeeee!!
(work, work, work, work,...)
wooOooOo! if you're down and lowly, you got to get holy!
if you're dirty with sin, you got to take a shower in redemption,
whoaaa-ooOooo!!

La Vida Eternal

[Juan]
You're lying in your bed awake at night
You're safe and warm and everything's alright
Your room is filled with cool and pale moonlight
When suddenly you find you're filled with fright

There's a fear that is so common
That you know that both your mom and dad
Are feeling it too
It keeps pounding in your head
You wonder one day when you're dead
What's to become of you?

[All]
La vida eternal is where you will be
With gates that are pearly and tall as a tree
Saint Peter will greet you
Your soul will be free
La vida eternally

[Juan]
The Afterlife is not a scary place
It's something that we all one day must face
For when it's time to the leave human race
We're still apart of God's amazing grace

Don't be scared of when you die
And please don't scream and don't go cryin'
And do not run away
(don't cry and run away)
Won't you take me by the hand
And let me help you understand
You're gonna be okay

[All]
La vida eternal is where you will be
With harps that are playing in great harmony
And angels with halos are all you will see
La vida eternally

[Mark, Abe, Luke, Matthew]
Now I lay me down to sleep
I pray the lord my soul to keep
If I should die before I wake
I pray the lord my soul to take
Now I lay me down to sleep
I pray the lord my soul to keep
If I should die before I wake
I pray the lord my soul to take

[Juan]
La vida eternal
Your heart will be happy
And filled with much glee
You'll no longer suffer from anxiety
La vida eternally

Epiphany

[Mark]
I look into your eyes and I see the pain you hold inside
Aren't you tired of the lies you tell so you can hide

[Matthew, Luke, Abe, Juan]
What if my friends don't accept me

[Mark]
I know

[Matthew, Luke, Abe, Juan]
What if my parents reject me

[Mark]
I know
But you won't truely be "you"
Until you can say....
I... am.... a Catholic
That's me, I believe in the Holy Trinity

[Matthew, Luke, Abe, Juan]
One, Two, Three

[Mark]
Shout it out and make them hear your voice
Your posse might not think it's dope
To confess your sins, and like the Pope
But this is who you are, it's not a choice

[Matthew, Luke, Abe, Juan]
Not a choice

[Mark]
You say you're sleeping in
When you're going out, to mass
You cut school on Ash Wednesday
So nobody will ask
Your rosaries hid in your sock drawer

[Matthew, Luke, Abe, Juan]
Oh no

[Mark]
You sneek into church through the back door

[Matthew, Luke, Abe, Juan]
Oh no

[Mark]
Time to break out and break free
And finally say, I am Catholic
And I'm proud
Sing it strong, sing it loud
I won't deny who God meant me to be
Every night you kneel and pray
Stand up and be counting today
Out of the cloisters, and into the streets

[Matthew, Luke, Abe, Juan]
Into the streets

[All]
We are your teachers
And you doctors
And your Buger King cashiers
We're your receptionist
And your interns
And your Amtrack engineers
We are your lawyers
And your tour guides
And don't forget your actors on TV

[Matthew, Luke, Abe, Juan]
We are your parents

[Mark]
We are your parents!

[Matthew, Luke, Abe, Juan]
And your brothers

[Mark]
We are your brothers!

[Matthew, Luke, Abe, Juan]
And your children

[Mark]
And me!
I am a Catholic
Yes I am!
Long live the Vatican
God doesn't make mistakes and he made me
Ohhh
Let out what you've trapped inside
Come on and show your Catholic pride

[Matthew, Luke, Abe, Juan]
That's how you were meant to be

[Mark]
I am Catholic, hear me roar
In numbers too big to ignore
And I'm not gonna hold, back no more
No you won't, you won't deny ooh
C-A-T-H-L-I-C, Catholic with a capital C
That's how it was meant
Ooohhh oohh
That's how it was meant
OOOOhhh
That's how I was, mea-aaa-aa-aa-aaa-ant
To-a-ooooo
Ahh, Eeee, Aiii, Ooohhh, Oooo, Yeaah ahh
BE! Yeah!

Number 918

He came into your life like a whisper
he took control of you in the dark of the night
he singes you with every glance
he has you, heart and soul, his old so tight

He makes you do things you dont want to
he commands and you obey
Take my hand, we'll stare him down
We'll show you what to say

Get the hell out!
Dont let him s tay insided you
rise up and make him take flight

Get the hell out! fight him tooth and nail
come on and walk toward the light!
we gotta get the hell outa here tonight!

If you lose this fight, you'll be his play thing for eternity
burning, baking, searing, flaming
doesnt sound like fun to me

Demons'll peel your skin off each day
try to scream, but you got no voice
if you want to avoid this fate
you only got one choice!

get the hell out
look to us for guidance
the altarboyz will see you through

Get the hell out
we got extra crosses
plenty of holy water too
we're gonna get the hell out of you

Ready? ready!
five four three two one!

the power of christ compels you
get thee behind me
get the hell out

get the hell
this is your last chance
face your demons eye to eye
get the hell out
face the consequences
now or never do or die

you gotta face the ugly truth
you gotta do what you gotta do
get the hell outa you
tonight

I Believe

[Abe]
One beam of light, is enough to see where you're going
One wrong turn, is enough to loose your way
One choice, is all you have to make
One ounce of faith could save the day
I believe, that I came to know you for a reason
I believe, that the things that you say will come true
I believe that with you in my life I'll make it
I believe in you .stlyrics

[Juan]
One Mistake, doesn't have to mean that it's over

[Luke]
One bad day, only means there's work to do

[Mark]
One night, is sometimes all it takes

[All]
To realize one thing is true
I believe, that I came to know you for a reason
I believe, that the things that you say will come true
I believe that with you in my life I'll make it
I believe in you

[Matthew]
Take a picture of me now, take a look at who I am
Yesterday I wasn't half as strong

[Abe, Juan, Luke, and Mark]
Take a picture of us all, what we've been and what we are
Look at that, and tell me I'm wrong

[Matthew]
I BELIEVE!

[Abe, Juan, Luke, Mark]
That I came to know you for a reason

[All]
I believe, that the things that you say will come true

[Matthew}
Oooohhh

[All]
I believe that with you in my life I'll make it
I believe in you
I believe in

[Matthew]
You

[Abe, Juan, Luke, Mark]
I believe in

[All]
You-ooh-hoo