Perilous Times - Commissioned

[AvaW2003]

Commissioned! Is the best male gospel group of all time! if you never heard a whole Commissioned album, you've definitely deprived yourself from great music! Listen to the words in their songs, if you have good sense you'd agree with me, they are undoubtedly # 1! I wish they could do another tour or something!

[berdew1]

@AvaW2003 You are right.... truly a blessing. This new generation of christian youth has got to know about them and there work and ministry back then... well still ministering to me even now.

[phillyloki]

commissioned is and was the best contemporay gospel group in the 80's. i still love them till this day, i love the way they sing.

[beaglin]

Favorite ALBUM....every song on on the winning side was dope

[rabmusic2]

Vocal arragements, musicianship, voices, that "big" sound. COMMISSIONED!

[beaglin]

fred's killin bass..mitch killin vocals..the best

[berdew1]

I LOVE THIS SONG......

[lovepoet1020]

I've loved Commissioned's music since I first heard "Giving My Problems To You". Does anyone know where I can find the lyrics to "Perilous Times"? I've been looking for them for the longest. You can send them to my email lovepoet1971@yahoo.com

[jttalbertiii]

@lovepoet1020. Hey! I grew up on this album and the lyrics were inside the cover. Here are the lyrics to the chorus part I can remember: I'm gonna have to split them due to character limitations.

These are the perilous times.

Now the warning signs are near.

Sorrows mounting up like you've never seen before.

The world is living in a fearful state.

Hearts of men are evil.

Wicked as the days of Noah.

[jttalbertiii]

@lovepoet1020. Here is part 2 of the chorus:

I can feel it in the air

One who my soul loveth will in the Eastern sky appear

Gather us up to the prepared place

We'll look back and wonder and say how we made it over

[neetrab]

@jttalbertiii - nevermind. I didn't see that someone ELSE posted all the words here...lol! Sorry again!

[neetrab]

@lovepoet1020 - i've been trying to understand the lyrics for a long time too!

[JefeYosh]

Thanks BigE7, brought all the Commissioned CD's, do not have now, but want the music for me and the people where I now live, and do not have access, because the have no clue who Commissioned was, nor Fred, or Keith, etc. Thanks!

[berdew1]

@inform100 I'm with you on that!

[inform100]

BigE7, I am so glad you are on youtube! Keep it comin!

[neetrab]

this group was WAY better than take 6 to me...during their golden years..

[neetrab]

sorrows...not sorrow's.. excuse me. ... i've been wondering what they say for the longest... never had the words..kind of tried to figure them out.. i'm proud i knew most of them.. thanx again

[neetrab]

BigE7 - Actually you have in the lyrics, "sorry mounting up, like you've never seen before" ... are you sure it's "sorry" and not "sorrow"?? i thought the words were "sorrow's mounting up, like you've never seen before".... of course i could be wrong... thanx

[jttalbertiii]

@neetrab

It is "Sorrows mounting up like you've never seen before"

[neetrab]

@jttalbertiii -haha! Thanks. Do you also know the lyrics after they say.."I can feel it in the air"? I try to understand most of the words....OOPS!!! NEVERMIND, I see you've posted the words to someone else. HAHA!! But for the last part of the second part of the chorus. sounded like they say "We'll look back & wonder, SAYIN' how we made it over". Thanks for the words!!!! I've tried to figure them out for YEEEEEARS! Maybe it's best to just post ALL the words, so peeps won't keep asking..lol!

[jttalbertiii]

@neetrab - I will try but it' hard with the character limitations. I thought the chorus was more important because it's the hardest part of the song to understand. I'm glad I could help because I get like that too with certain songs, lolol.

[neetrab]

@jttalbertiii - someone already posted the words. I didn't realize it until AFTER I posted to you. Thanks anyway.

[neetrab]

@jttalbertiii - someone already posted the words. I didn't realize it until AFTER I posted to you. Thanks anyway. I'm glad I finally know the words now... now it feels like i've seen the light! LOL!!!

[neetrab]

@jttalbertiii - someone already posted the words. I didn't realize it until AFTER I posted to you. Thanks anyway. I'm glad I finally know the words now... now it feels like i've seen the light! LOL!!!

[neetrab]

THANKS SO MUCH FOR POSTING SONG!!!! UNFORTUNATELY MY CD THAT I HAD OF THIS ALBUM..BROKE...thanks again!!!

[jeffjeanmcdonald123]

Thanks Lionstudent.

[lionstudent]

Man, Fred has that bass spitin' !!!!!!!!!

[phrsh293]

YES! especially at 2:34 check that out..

[lionstudent]

Yeaaahhh Booiiiii,,,, Fred ain't no joke!!!!!

[bigrickstar]

Classic!

[phrsh293]

thanks a lot lionstudent!

[lionstudent]

(@ 2:39) We live behind bars in our own houses, And it's not safe to walk the streets @ nite. A young teenager, for a few dollars, Can lose his life. I'm here to let you know, These are the perilous times. But I can feel it in the air, The One Whom I so love, He will in the Eastern Sky appear, To gather us up to the prepared Place. We'll look back in wonder, Saying, "How we made it over!" (musical pause) Dont U know that...(Repeat refrain)

[lionstudent]

(@ 1:38) But I can feel it in the air, The One Whom I so love, He will in the eastern sky appear. To gather us up to the prepared Place, We'll look back in wonder, Saying, "How we made it over!" These are the perilous times. Ohhh, yes they are, yes they are, the perilous times. I witness hatred on a talk show, A man exlpained how he killed his friend, But the sad part , Is that he said he'd do it again.

[lionstudent]

An early morning confrontation, Has left confusion everywhere. Then someone shouted, "This is my brother, this isn't fair!" Now the Preacher consoles the family, And says, "An error, God cannot make. I'm so sorry, your dear loved one, He went this way." I want to point out to you... These are the perilous times. Now the warning signs are clear, Sorry mounting up, like u never seen b4. The world is living in a fearful state, Hearts of men are evil, Wicked as the days of Noah...

[jhampchristopher]

thanks a lot for this bro i really mean that it reminded me of a time when i was really innocent and it makes me know when i went wrong pray god will repair the damage ive made of this life he gave me

[frankbarber1984]

I praise God for finding this song, man this brings back memories, last time i heard this song was at least 13 years thnks for uploading it Praise be to the Lord God for all creation!!!

[phrsh293]

i just LOVEE this song

the instruments, everything

but i can't find the lyrics anywhere?

does anyone know where i can find them?

..i met fred hammond like 2 years ago

he is way taller in person lol

[BigE7]

I'll see if I can get them for you

[phrsh293]

thanks!

[lionstudent]

Lyrics r posted for "Perilous Times" by Commissioned...