THEOSERVUS

BAND NAME: Theoservus
GENRE: Symphonic / Melodeath / Unblack Metal
STATUS: Active
LOCATION: USA

Lineup:
Michael Venner - All instruments, Vocals

Links:
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Discography:

Banished from the Blessed Garden (album, 14 December, 2024, Independent)
Formats: CD and Digital
Buy the CD + Stream/Download (OFFICIAL)

1) The Greatest Story of All
12:29, lyrics:
(Hallelujah)
(Hallelujah)

A book of many authors
Scrolls from ancient times
Reaching across a vast history
Preserved by providence

Prophecies of old
Written long ago
Words of the Almighty
Dictated to His chosen servants

Guided by The Spirit
The master plan unfolds
A story of ruin and redemption
A tale of perfect love

Kingdoms will rise and fall
But the true King will reign over all
By His wounds all will be healed
By His resurrection we are raised to eternal life

(By His wounds all will be healed, by His resurrection we will be raised to eternal
By His wounds all will be healed, by His resurrection we will be raised to eternal Life)

Life and death
Given every breath
Body and Soul
The Great One in control

Holding the keys to the universe, He stands above it all guiding the world to fulfill all that which He has designed. A great war between good and evil is raging. Repent, for the Kingdom of God is at hand.

Redemption
of those who trust in
The God who took our place
The greatest story of all

The heavens reveal the majesty and glory of their creator from land to distant land
The work of His unseen hand
It guides us through this world of woes
He'll guide me through this world of woes

So the story goes
The pages turn
The Ageless One composes His symphony of time
And it listens to only One
The Master of all things under the sun and beyond the stars
His orchestra performs in perfect harmony
Divine beings enact His flawless will
Oh an ornate tapestry
Labyrinthian web of deliberate intervention
Behold the greatest story of all

I've seen the light
It shines through the veil of darkness
Piercing the black
The One foretold shall come and rescue the lost
Undo the mistake
Break free from the chains
Untie from this world
Break free!
Break free!
No more a slave to sin
Goodness and mercy will follow me all of the days of my life

So the story goes
The pages turn
The Ageless One composes His symphony of time
And it listens to only One
The Master of all things under the sun and beyond the stars
His orchestra performs in perfect harmony
Divine beings enact His flawless will
Oh an ornate tapestry
Labyrinthian web of deliberate intervention
Behold the greatest story of all

2) Banished from the Blessed Garden
8:31, lyrics:
Once upon a time
The was a blessed garden
The garden was a paradise
But soon an evil plan would be devised

And all the world
Was peaceful and thriving
But the serpent was conniving
It lied - abettor
Man's purpose gone awry
Now the man and the woman would die

The creation was so beautiful
The creatures sprawling 'cross the land
Mankind living among the beasts
He named them all from the greatest to the least
Carving a rib from Adam's side
The Creator created woman kind
"Freely eat all the food you see
Touch not the fruit of the knowledge tree"

The serpent was cunning and vile
Hatred for God and man
"Take it and give it a try
You most certainly will not die"

"To taste the fruit
To taste the fruit is death
A disastrous aftermath"
"No no, He lied
To taste the fruit is knowing
More and more your mind is growing"

And so the first transgression was committed
A fall from grace
Blight on the human race
Forever tainted now
Forever a broken vow
Can The Lord save us somehow?

"Cursed
Cursed you are
You shall return to the ground
Work the soil with sweat and toil
Thistle and thorn
Your flesh will be torn
Banished from The Blessed Garden
Mortal now
For you are dust and to dust you shall return once more"

"Behold Adam has become like Us
Having knowledge of good and evil
I will drive them out this day forthwith
They must not take The Tree of Life and live forever"

And The Lord God drove them from the garden. On the East side, He posted a cherubim and a flaming sword turning every direction to guard the way to the tree of life.

No way back inside.
Banished from the land.
Forced to live in wilderness
Time was still
Now flowing
Evil inescapable

No works of the flesh
Could save us now
Only through the grace of the creator
Prophecies through time
They reveal the ultimate sacrifice

Death Lurks just around the bend
Eternal Damnation
Following in the footsteps of our father's nature before us
Oblivion waits for us all

Cursed we are
We all return to the ground
Fallen
Broken
Sheep gone astray
We all turn our own way in the end
Damned we are
We'll sleep in the beds we have made
One day
Far away
Wait for the prophesied One who can set us all free

3) Under the Moon of Vice
8:22, lyrics:
Falling down into the void
The tower I created was destroyed

Downward spiral
Endless chasm
Growing shadows
Impulse rising

Oh free me from these shackles
My aptitude fails me consistently
The cherry blossoms fall
And my life decays by the moment
My corrupted desires destroying my life

Coping on a substitute
Strangled by the brutish compulsion
Body and mind under the reign of a dark hunger
Into this endless night under the moon of vice
Frailty and confusion inside my mind

Oh wait for me in the brighter day
Where I'll be free from this master of mine
Oh wait for me in the tranquil times
Where I'll be free from these miserable chains

Oh can You rescue me?
I'm trying but the dark clouds are following
Can You hear my tired plea?

The Autumn leaves withered
And my life will be taken by this sickness
Oh please if You're there, grant me redemption

Thorns pierce my flesh
Fouled by the serpent's venom
Drinking the wine of temptation
Into this endless night under the moon of vice
Deliver me from the darkness
Reshape my mind

Your Spirit sanctifies
(Reveal what is in my heart)
Your power heals us all
(Cleanse me from within and transform what I am)
Oh and the fire will burn
Remove this heart of stone
I put my faith in You

4) Extinguished Lamps
8:59, lyrics:
My thoughts are evil and my heart is wicked
Covered in the night and I can't see the light
Lost I am in this silent sin
Oh won't you please deliver me

I've fallen once again and my will is weakened
The darkness surrounds me and it fills my heart
Drowning in lies of the dark lord
Oh won't you please save me now

When all is dark and we've dulled our swords
We shall cry out to the One we call Father and Lord
By the blood of the Son we shall be made anew
Now remember the pain He endured
The wage that was due

I am now alone, the Spirit has been quenched
Nothing in my heart but frozen emptiness
The fear of reprobation swells deep inside
Salvation uncertain. What happened to me?

Father above, teach me now again
Renew my mind and sanctify my soul
I long for the days that my hope was in You
Lead me to green pastures, lead me to still waters

When all is dark and we've dulled our swords
We shall cry out to the One we call Father and Lord
By the blood of the Son we shall be made anew
Now remember the pain He endured
The wage that was due

When all is dark and the flesh is weak
And the will to endure grows now dimly bleak
By the blood of the Son we shall be made anew
Oh remember the sacrifice made
His blood shed for you

The Son shall return one day riding in the clouds
The servant awaits the Master, and the bride for the Groom.
When we stand before Him, and the cleansing fire
Will He find us awake? Or will He find our lamps put out?

5) He Reigns Forever Eternally
9:11, lyrics:
The whole creation groans waiting for The End
The Lord shall return and the dead will ascend
As a thief in the night no man knows when
And the wicked shall be punished in eternal fire forever amen

Matter, time and space will perish in fervent heat
Judgement on mankind rendered complete
The world scourged in fire and its deeds therein
The Lord will be just as He has always been

Doers of evil will not be spared
They'll die the second death
A fate for which they were not prepared

The world has turned cold and numb to their Creator
Posers prepare to meet your maker
You walk in spiritual death and lies
Now it's only a matter of time before His judgement reveals your demise

Come conquest, come famine, come death and war
Earthquakes like that which were never seen before
The sun became black and the blood moon rises
The stars fell down beyond the horizon

Who can stand against the wrath to come?
The wrath of the Lamb from which you cannot hide
Hear the beating of the drum

In this dreadful nightmare we hope, we pray, we wait
These seven long years seem like an eternity
Trials and tribulations oh when will it be complete?
For those of us faithful we wait

Clothed in white
Washed by blood
Serving The King
Day and night

They hunt us for the things we believe
We've become the enemies of the world
Where good is called evil and evil called good
Nothing is sacred. All is lawlessness

All the light withered away
God's judgement rains down upon the Earth
Famine, plagues, bloodshed and war
Creatures from the abyss awaken
Strange disease, death and decay
Wishing for death and granted not
Now behold and open your eyes
Christ, the Son of Man behold look to the sky

Heaven and Earth are now passing away
The King has returned and the throne reclaimed
Saints and the wicked are rising from the grave
Hades and the seas give up the souls they saved

All will be judged at the end of days
Be not afraid oh the ones He forgave
Prophet and beast, wicked burning infernally
Victory He reigns forever eternally

And then I saw another book was opened: The Book of Life. And if anyone's name was not found written in The Book of Life he was cast into the lake of fire.

Heaven and Earth are now passing away
The King has returned and the throne reclaimed
Saints and the wicked are rising from the grave
Hades and the seas give up the souls they saved

All will be judged at the end of days
Be not afraid oh the ones He forgave
Prophet and beast, wicked burning infernally
Victory He reigns forever eternally