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Backstory:

The song is an expression of feeling regarding the ex-Cardinal McCarrick scandal.  It is an attempt to consider the case from a merciful point of view--difficult as that is.  It is based on Psalm 36 and Psalm 110.

Lyrics:

                                                  
BITTER WATERS
VERSE
Sin stalks the sinner
Dep in his heart
His words sound smart.
No fear of God obstructs his sight;
He tells himself his ways are right.
VERSE
The worship words
He dares to say:
Jesus to the rescue=="ex porter"
His victims hide 
In a closet of shame.
THEY're coming out now
To call his name.
CHORUS
He's gotta go down
To the Bitter Waters;
Drink his fill--be sanctified.
Jesus stands
In the Bitter Waters.
He washes clean on every side.
VERSE
Where is mercy
For such as he?
The same as offered
To you and me.
A wayside stream
For souls near dead;
Go drink your fill--
Raise up your head.
CHORUS II
You gotta go down
To the Bitter Waters;
Drink your fill;
Be sanctified.
Jesus stands
In the Bitter Waters.
He'll wash you clean
On every side.
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