Gospel Hip Hop Mormon Rapper
Beloved, born August 16, 1975 in
Philadelphia, is also known as the artist Beloved.
Endeavoring to reach people in a unique way,
through gospel hip-hop music. After being baptized
into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
he has found his life take off on a spiritual journey
never imagined. Husband of five years, father of
three little ladies, he shares his testimony with the
world.
Lyrics
Chorus
This is my testimony, and I will forever confess the only
true God is the Lord Jesus Christ, He’s the light and the life
the Son of the Living God, He is the Most High
unshakable is my faith, I’ve obtained a
truth that I can’t mistake and His name
is the only one given under Heaven for salvation
to every color, every creed, every race, every nation
Verse I
I came to testify put me on the stand
make the sentence death
You can be the judge. For the love of the King that wept
I cry out His name, J-E-S-U-S
He lit a flame in the very depths of my chest
And it’s not figurative though it’s an invigorating flow
It’s insinuated no one has ever made it known
That the Lord of Hosts is He,
that’s when the Ghost approaches me
Sends me forth into the streets to tell you ‘bout the G-O-D
All the prophets from Moses to Hinkley
Testifies of Christ and the judgment that He’s bringing
If you think that it’s impossible
you need to expand your thinking
‘cause compared to eternity this life is just an inkling
This is not me, it’s the Spirit in me speaking
My mind is not impaired by smoking nor drinking
And ever since my youth, I yearned for the truth
God in His mercy, suffered nothing to hurt me
On the other hand Satan treated me adversely
Beguiled me with devices he designed to immerse me
In the depths of his menaces, his plan for all men is this
Turn us into sinister instead of God’s witnesses
Wages are sin unto death of his apprenticeship
Depraved and bereft of all heavenly citizenship
God in His infinite wisdom has given us
Choice righteous men of His for prophets and ministers
For preachers and apostles to proclaim the gospel
To every nation, every isle, every man, woman, and child
Who would follow after the model
set forth by the Hallowed
Whose name can’t be defiled, it’s Jesus
Chorus
Verse II
Furthermore, though it was nothing I’d ever heard before
I pondered in my heart if it was truth I’d been searching for
My hopes, my dreams, my entire being
Darkened by the things I experienced and I had seen
Seemed now to glisten, if I would just listen
With faith in He who’s risen, who with masterful precision
Had placed me in position to abandon superstition
And accept what was written by prophets who envisioned our
Day, our time, our struggles with the sins we may
Face in our lives, to love us and to demonstrate
The greatness of God who long prepared a remedy
That we shouldn’t suffer as He did in Gethsemane
This is my Church and my Law is what He said to me
Stand on this rock, never fall, as for my enemies
Whether they’d be strangers or even if they’re kin to me
His love will protect, guide, grant me serenity
Heed the Word of Wisdom and obtain life’s energy
Repent of all sins and to put it quite simply
Concerning His Church, its origin, divinity
The Prophet Joseph Smith is neither rumor nor myth
he was called to assist in this last dispensation
the gathering of Israel from amongst the nations
to stand in holy places, literal or adopted
The Book of Mormon, true Holy doctrine
