Sovereignty is the quality of having supreme, independent authority over a geographic area, such as a territory. It can be found in a power to rule and make law that rests on a political fact for which no purely legal explanation can be provided. In theoretical terms, the idea of "sovereignty", historically, from Socrates to Thomas Hobbes, has always necessitated a moral imperative on the entity exercising it.
For centuries past, the idea that a state could be sovereign was always connected to its ability to guarantee the best interests of its own citizens. Thus, if a state could not act in the best interests of its own citizens, it could not be thought of as a “sovereign” state.
The concept of sovereignty has been discussed throughout history, from the time of the Romans through to the present day. It has changed in its definition, concept, and application throughout, especially during the Age of Enlightenment. The current notion of state sovereignty is often traced back to the Peace of Westphalia (1648), which, in relation to states, codified the basic principles:
A police officer (also known as a policeman or policewoman, and constable in some forces, particularly in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth nations) is a warranted employee of a police force. In the United States, "officer" is the formal name of the lowest police rank; in many other countries "officer" is a generic term not specifying a particular rank, and the lowest rank is often "constable". Police officers are generally charged with the apprehension of criminals and the prevention and detection of crime, and the maintenance of public order. Police officers may be sworn to an oath, and have the power to arrest people and detain them for a limited time, along with other duties and powers.
Some police officers may also be trained in special duties, such as counter-terrorism, surveillance, child protection, VIP protection, and investigation techniques into major crime, including fraud, rape, murder and drug trafficking.
Responsibilities of a police officer are varied, and may differ greatly from within one political context to another. Typical duties relate to keeping the peace, law enforcement, protection of people and property, and the investigation of crimes. Officers are expected to respond to a variety of situations that may arise while they are on duty. Rules and guidelines dictate how an officer should behave within the community, and in many contexts restrictions are placed on what the uniformed officer wears. In some countries, rules and procedures dictate that a police officer is obliged to intervene in a criminal incident, even if they are off-duty. Police officers in nearly all countries retain their lawful powers, while off duty.
YOU NEVER KNEW ME, YOU LOOKED RIGHT THROUGH ME
TO YOUR OWN ENDS, I WAS ONLY A PAWN
IN YOUR SHADOW GREW A PASSIONATE ANGER
A CHILD OFTEN KNOWS MORE THAN HE LETS ON
I’VE GOT A BULLET…COME AND GET IT
THESE WORDS ARE HOLLOW POINT AND AIMED AT YOUR HEAD
FROM THIS PEN, COCKED, READY, AND LOADED
I WRITE YOUR NAME, AS ‘PUT TO DEATH’
LIE DEAD…UNNAMEABLE
I’VE WAITED SO LONG, I’VE HATED SO STRONG
BLINDING FURY IS THE BEAST ON MY BACK
WHAT KIND OF COWARD DARES TO THREATEN MY MOTHER
TELLING HER, YOU’LL DANCE ON HER HEAD
I UNDERSTAND NOW, THE PAST IS RIGHT NOW
THE THINGS YOU SAID ARE NOW COMING BACK
YOU TOLD MY FATHER THAT YOU’D BREAK BOTH HIS LEGS
MAKES ME FEEL LIKE SNAPPING YOUR NECK
LIE DEAD…YOUR EPITAPH, READS BLACKENED…AND UNNAMEABLE
AS A YOUNG CHILD, HIDDEN IN THE DARKNESS OF YOUR
SHADOW…
I GREW INTO THE POWER, I GREW INTO THE KNOWLEDGE...
THAT BEFORE YOU, THERE WAS ME…THAT BEFORE YOU, I WAS
FREE
FREE TO BE THE CHILD, THIS CHILD WAS MEANT TO BE
NOW AS AN ADULT, I’VE LEARNED THE DEPTH OF YOUR LIES
THE DEPTH OF YOUR DECEPTION...
AND SO YOUR NAME LIES DEAD…FORSAKEN…FORGOTTEN…FOREVER
LIE DEAD…YOUR EPITAPH, READS BLACKENED…AND UNNAMEABLE
LIAR
IT’S NOT THE FIRST TIME, BUT IT’S THE LAST TIME
THAT I SPEAK OF YOU IN ANY WAY
TIME IS TAPPING AT THE CHIP ON MY SHOULDER
AND I DON’T NEED THE MISERY
I’VE GOT A BULLET…COME AND GET IT
THESE WORDS ARE HOLLOW POINT AND AIMED AT YOUR HEAD
FROM MY PEN, COCKED, READY, AND LOADED
DON’T EVEN THINK I EVER GAVE A DAMN
I AM MY FATHERS SON
[Verse 1:]
So many things we don't know,
Say it's hard to let go,
We must put all our trust in You.
You will do what You say
If we trust and obey,
I know that 'cause
You have brought me through;
My God will do
What He wants to
Whenever He wants to,
He is God.
[Chorus:]
(Sovereign), sovereign.
(Sovereign), sovereign,
My God will do
What He wants to
Whenever He wants to;
He is God.
[Verse 2:]
Zechariah spoke of You,
It was clear, it was true,
How personal he would claim his God.
Matters not if you fail,
I know that He will prevail,
Because He sees, hears, and knows my all;
My God will do
What He wants to
Whenever He wants to,
He is God.
[Chorus]
[Verse 3:]
Oh how David did agree in the Psalm 23,
Called Him Shepherd over his life.
Testimony I give,
With the Shepherd I can live,
God of Providence, You are my Guide;
My God can do
What He wants to
Whenever He wants to,
He is God.
[Chorus]
[Vamp:]
(Sovereign), sovereign.
Verse 1:
So many things we don't know,
say it's hard to let go,
we must put all our trust in You.
You will do what You say
if we trust and obey,
I know that 'cause
You have brought me through;
my God will do
what He wants to
whenever He wants to,
He is God.
Chorus:
(Sovereign), sovereign.
(Sovereign), sovereign,
my God will do
what He wants to
whenever He wants to;
He is God.
Verse 2:
Zechariah spoke of You,
it was clear, it was true,
how personal he would claim his God.
Matters not if you fail,
I know that He will prevail,
because He sees, hears, and knows my all;
my God will do
what He wants to
whenever He wants to,
He is God.
Chorus
Verse 3:
Oh how David did agree in the Psalm 23,
called Him Shepherd over his life.
Testimony I give,
with the Shepherd I can live,
God of Providence, You are my Guide;
my God can do
what He wants to
whenever He wants to,
He is God.
Chorus
Vamp:
(Sovereign), sovereign.
Face down
Ashame and bow
No more games
Dead playground
Almost dead
In the road to the throne
Trees singing
To the long shadow of the cross
Bleeding knees
And black tears
And the whores for the antichrist
Can you feel
Leper bitch
Oh, heaven come down tonight
We wanna see Your glory shine
Burning like a flame
Burning like a flame forever
I am broken
Nothing I can do
Calling out to You
Bringing You a heart that's open
Come and light a fire
Come and light a fire
In this moment
Hear me crying out
I'm reaching for You now
Bringing You a heart that's open and broken
Oh, heaven come down tonight
We wanna see Your glory shine
Burning like a flame
Burning like a flame forever
Break every stronghold
Shatter every wall so we can see
Heaven come down tonight
Oh, we are broken
Here before You now
God, we're crying out
Bringing You a heart that's open
Come and light a fire
Come and light a fire
Like an ocean
Washing over us
Strong and glorious
Your love has spoken and our hearts are open
Oh, heaven come down tonight
We wanna see Your glory shine
Burning like a flame
Burning like a flame forever
Break every stronghold
Shatter every wall so we can see
Heaven come down tonight
Tonight, tonight
Tonight
Oh, heaven come down tonight
We wanna see Your glory shine
Burning like a flame
Burning like a flame forever
Break every stronghold
Shatter every wall so we can see
Heaven come down
Heaven come down tonight
Break every stronghold
Shatter every wall so we can see
Heaven come down
Heaven come down tonight
Does praying bring a cure to your fear?
And did it improve your pitiful existence?
Don't you feel you are making yourself a part of the weakest kind?
So you have chosen to be a slave, maybe stupid, maybe blind...
We deny the elite, leaders of the weak
No god we will fear, no cross we will lick
Creating our own rules, we follow no book
The truth is not written, so I draw it up with your blood.
Wake up, or die by your own hand
Those who are born slaves have just one way to be saved
Burn it, the effigy of Christ
Deny this book that has filled your mind with lies
Anger let your heart breathe at last
Freedom in our kingdom you will taste
Burn it the effigy of Christ
Deny the holy book of lies.
We have no masters, all sovereigns
And we spit on the illegitimate rules
We follow none but our own will
We have not chosen to live in fear of
The idol of weakness, a corpse on a cross
The bastard son of a chimerical god will never lead us
Eternally blinded by the odious masquerade
You dance on the music which leads you to your grave.
Your allegiance has destroyed all your willpower
I see in you a caricature of existence, the tortures of freedom
Now you are nothing, just the puppet of an illusion
Slave of nothingness, worshipper of lies.
When I see you celebrating the bereavement of reason
When I hear ypour pathetic sob which sound resounds in the night
When I smell your disgusting terror of death, terror of life
When I feel the powerful feebleness which oozes out of your being.
Hate becomes my mistress, the autocrat of my heart
I dream of destruction, I wish your mutilation
Wake up, or die by your own hand
Those who are born slaves have just one way to be saved
Hate becomes my mistress, the autocrat of my heart
We prefer damnation, rather submission
So we choose blasphemy as our way of life
Sovereign, Sovereign
The Lord my God is Sovereign
He can do whatever He wants to do
He can do whatever He wants to do
When He wants to
God can do whatever He wants to do, How He wants to
Because He’s sovereign, God is God
Who am I, to question His wisdom ( I am nothing)
Who am I, to question God’s judgement ( I am nothing)
Who am I, to be offended by His ways
By word He allows to be
I must realize that my God is (sovereign)
The Lord is (sovereign)
Sovereign (The Lord my God is sovereign)
He is sovereign
*chorus
God can do whatever He wants to do
God can do whatever He wants to do, when He wants to
God can do whatever He wants to do, when He wants to
How He wants to
Because He’s sovereign
Because He’s sovereign
Because He’s sovereign
Because He’s sovereign
Because He’s sovereign
Does praying bring a cure to your fear?
And did it improve your pitiful existence?
Don't you feel you are making yourself a part of the weakest kind?
So you have chosen to be a slave, maybe stupid, maybe blind...
We deny the elite, leaders of the weak
No god we will fear, no cross we will lick
Creating our own rules, we follow no book
The truth is not written, so I draw it up with your blood.
Wake up, or die by your own hand
Those who are born slaves have just one way to be saved
Burn it, the effigy of Christ
Deny this book that has filled your mind with lies
Anger let your heart breathe at last
Freedom in our kingdom you will taste
Burn it the effigy of Christ
Deny the holy book of lies.
We have no masters, all sovereigns
And we spit on the illegitimate rules
We follow none but our own will
We have not chosen to live in fear of
The idol of weakness, a corpse on a cross
The bastard son of a chimerical god will never lead us
Eternally blinded by the odious masquerade
You dance on the music which leads you to your grave.
Your allegiance has destroyed all your willpower
I see in you a caricature of existence, the tortures of freedom
Now you are nothing, just the puppet of an illusion
Slave of nothingness, worshipper of lies.
When I see you celebrating the bereavement of reason
When I hear ypour pathetic sob which sound resounds in the night
When I smell your disgusting terror of death, terror of life
When I feel the powerful feebleness which oozes out of your being.
Hate becomes my mistress, the autocrat of my heart
I dream of destruction, I wish your mutilation
Wake up, or die by your own hand
Those who are born slaves have just one way to be saved
Hate becomes my mistress, the autocrat of my heart
We prefer damnation, rather submission
So we choose blasphemy as our way of life
Verse 1:
So many things we don't know,
say it's hard to let go,
we must put all our trust in You.
You will do what You say
if we trust and obey,
I know that 'cause
You have brought me through;
my God will do
what He wants to
whenever He wants to,
He is God.
Chorus:
(Sovereign), sovereign.
(Sovereign), sovereign,
my God will do
what He wants to
whenever He wants to;
He is God.
Verse 2:
Zechariah spoke of You,
it was clear, it was true,
how personal he would claim his God.
Matters not if you fail,
I know that He will prevail,
because He sees, hears, and knows my all;
my God will do
what He wants to
whenever He wants to,
He is God.
Chorus
Verse 3:
Oh how David did agree in the Psalm 23,
called Him Shepherd over his life.
Testimony I give,
with the Shepherd I can live,
God of Providence, You are my Guide;
my God can do
what He wants to
whenever He wants to,
He is God.
Chorus
Vamp:
(Sovereign), sovereign.
I'm not alone now.
You're listening too.
Maybe we will be friends and
This song is the glue.
You're not alone,
now you're singing,
you're not alone too
Maybe we will be friends
and someday thats true
Bathed in the green,
my heart is Kathleen.
Oh bathed in the open air,
I am set free
I'm not alone now.
You're listening too.
Truely we will be friends
and someday thats so
You're not alone,
now you're singing,
you're not alone too
Maybe we will be friends,
someday thats true
Bathed in the green,
my heart is Kathleen.
Oh bathed in the open air,
I am set free
Bathed in the green,
my heart is Kathleen.
Oh bathed in the open air,
I am with me.
Bathed, bathed in the open air.
I am with Jean.
Bathed in the open air.
You are the sovereign one Jesus second to none Almighty Saviour, devil is defeated You are my sole defender My only spirit mender You are my hero, thank you Jesus
There's power in the name of Jesus, Jesus You give deliverance that frees us, frees us Though Satan tries to overcome, defeat us I call upon the mighty name of Jesus
Jesus, I call upon Your name You are the strength inside me Up, down, around, beside me When I am weak, I'm strong By the power of the risen Lord within me