Russ Taff - “Oh Buddha”

Musicians 4 Missions (Bob & Debbie Mason)
Lake Pointe Church - Rockwall, Texas
June 17th, 2005
Keys - Eric Willis
Organ - Phil Lassiter
Bass - George Anderson
Drums - Allen Forsythe
Lead Guitar - Jason Bucklin
Lead/Acoustic - Dave Barnett
Percussion - Jorge Ginorio & Ernesto Martinez
Sax - Wayne Delano
Horn Contractor - Phil Lassiter
String Contractor - Ron Houston
BGVs (include)
Dawntoya Thomason
Lori Carouthers
Tyrone Johnson
Mark Carouthers
Joyce Halbert
Choir Director - Kelly James
Choir - Pathway Of Life

[@steveprentice4513]

Every knee will bow before Jesus.

[@cloudfamily1]

absolutely love it! Thanks for writing these lyrics. Religion will not save you. Only trusting Jesus will!!

[@tsholofeloshabangu301]

Jesus wont either! Your actions will!!!!

[@randomasmr8725]

@@tsholofeloshabangu301 we are all sinners, I sinned today actually. Only through the death and resurrection in Jesus Christ are we made new and reborn from sinful human nature. You are right about actions but they do not get us to heaven our actions are our treasures built up in heaven not the way to get in. Jesus is the WAY. If we simply speak aloud, "Jesus is Lord " and believe in our hearts he died and rise to life by the power of the one true God we will be saved. For it is by word and faith we are made right by God and into eternal rest and salvation through the Lord Jesus Christ.

[@CraigHamil]

Well done for contradicting yourself in a fraction of a second you daft fuck. Religion won't save you. Believing in Jesus is a religion too. Education, humanity snd compassion will save you. These are all things we can find in the material world within ourselves.

[@ninaballerina2807]

​@tsholofeloshabangu301 What actions of your are going to save you when the fact is that you, like the rest of the fallen human race, are born of the cursed seed of the fallen man??? Irrefutably evident in his curses of Sin, Depravity, Degeneration & Death you bear upon your self and about which you can do nothing by yourself or by your equally accursed & fallen fellowmen? Answer these in all honesty and then you'll discover why the truly Godly do not put their trust in Fallen Man but ONLY in the Risen Lord for being the ONLY ONE to have come NOT BORN of the cursed seed of the fallen man and thus going on to prove how neither Sin nor Death, least of all the Devil, have any power over Him.

[@ninaballerina2807]

​@@randomasmr87252 Tim 2:19b.

[@catherinejoylanga9582]

you're one brave, funny and blunt guy and i like your song

[@HISandHISAlone]

Alright Russ, first time hearing this 🤭😉 Psalm 96:5 ~ ".... every other god is an idol"

[@robertabryan2212]

A "Russ Classic" going way back with the Imperials to 1978!

[@davidnesper5678]

Me too in 2024!

[@Murray9452]

When I was saved I fell in love with The Imperials and Russ. Such warm memories. Chris Christian, Michael and Stormy Omarian, Lamb, Larry Norman, Dallas Holm.

[@bernicebarnes3484]

This is a powerful song full of the truth. I wore this song out on my record player once I got the record home to play. It was on repeat all the time because it spoke to me so deep in my heart. It's Jesus himself we will all bow down to when He comes for us soon...Not Buddha or Harry! Harry Krishna is not a real person to begin with.....Neither is Buddha!! It will be Jesus Christ himself. King of Kings and Lord of Lords! Love this song so much. Thanks Russ for singing it.

[@jumo5893]

Ignorant is what it is

[@bmyers439]

Praise the Lord you are are correct in this, you are awesome...

[@disciple4640]

Amazing truth in this sing!

[@kellymckinney3168]

Amen. The ones that people thought were Gods will bow down to Jesus

[@JustAThought155]

BRING IT RUSS!!!!! That’s an ‘Amen or OUCH’ message! Thank you Brother. I needed to hear your words.❤️

[@tinasattler1]

Amen glory to god

[@AnitaGarza-eq8bk]

Russ is a comedian as well . Talent .... Hang from a chandelier 🤪 if we dont live 1 another .

[@tommydillard4910]

One of the greatest singers that's ever lived.

[@ninaballerina2807]

That's what I thought too until I heard about his addiction to the wrong 'spirit'! What a betrayal! One hopes he's finally and truly on the mend at last.

[@frankcontreras4314]

Amen! Only Jesus Saves!

[@tomblack8466]

Amen

[@donnaryan3223]

Terrific performance and message!

[@the.official_mng2686]

Jesus is the way

[@ruthworman2733]

Or call yourself a pencoadtal Russ oh yes 🙌🙏🙏🙏🙌🙌🙌👐

[@midniterider6656]

If we run past it,Jesus will run get us....Proud Pentecostal!!!Praise God for all my Brothers

[@tammyhollandsworth6783]

Simple song but powerful!

[@davidnesper5678]

Great song and Russ got jokes too!

[@marcosandrebarrosbatinga6586]

Só há um Caminho, há um só Salvador Yeshua Ha Mashiach Adonenu, Jesus Cristo nosso Senhor diante Dele todo joelho se dobrará e toda lingua confessara que Yeshua Ha Mashiach Jesus Cristo é o Senhor. Baruck Hashem ADONAI leolam vaed, Baruck haba B'shem ADONAI Yeshua Ha Mashiach Adonenu.

[@mathlanangente6220]

Amen..!!

[@PooleSilly]

I am grateful to say that I am a born again Christian and have been since I was 19.......folks these days are getting darker and like this song says it will not be Buddha or any other name but only Jesus Christ is coming soon and if you don’t know Christ as your savior then it burdens my soul to think that you are headed for a terrible place called Hell where the Bible says the fire is never quenched and the worm dies not! Folks you are not promised tomorrow! If you want to know how to be saved from this horrible reality then please by all means don’t hesitate to comment right back so I can lead you to the savior! 2 Corinthians 6:2 clearly states “now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation!” And Hebrews 3:15 clearly states, “Today if you hear his voice don’t harden your hearts! it is not me but the Holy Spirit that I pray reveals to you the truth of his precious gospel......John 3:16 says for God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whoever believes on him will not perish but have everlasting life! V 17 says then V 18 says whoever believes on the son is not condemned but whoever does not believe on the son is condemned already because he has not believed on the son whom God has sent! Also Acts 16:30-31 what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house I am not threatening anyone but just warning them what will happen if they reject this precious gift of eternal life! Christ died a horrible criminals death! He was beaten brutally mocked spit upon and endured countless hours of torture pain for all of our sins! Ppl go to hell because they reject that pardon for their sins! And Jesus is saying to them in Matthew 25:41 depart from me you cursed into everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels! Hell was only prepared for Satan and his angels! It is not God who threatens anyone it is the craziness of rejecting the free pardon of salvation! It’s like if you’re in court you’ve committed a crime say you murdered someone! Now if you say to that Judge hey I know I’ve done a terrible thing of murdering that person but I hear you’re a good judge and so I know you’ll be fair to me...... the judge is going to reply well yes you’re right about one thing I am a good judge and because I’m a good judge I’m going to see to it that you’re punished and that justice is served! Well then all of a sudden someone you don’t even know comes forward and says you know what I know he’s committed the crime he’s committed and he deserves to go to jail but I really don’t want to see him go to prison so I’ll just go to prison for him so he can go free! So if you accepted that offer you’d be free to leave the courtroom but if you didn’t well you’d be crazy and go to prison yourself! Well that’s exactly how it was 2,000 years ago! He is God in human flesh and he came to this earth lived a perfect sinless life and even though he knew that we had sinned and because of our sins deserved to die miserably but he said no I don’t want to see them suffer so I will go and take their punishment for them! Even though he did absolutely nothing wrong still he chose to take the punishment for our sins so we can be set free from the power bondages and consequences of our disobedience to God! Romans 5:8 says For God commends his love toward us that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us! 1 John 2:2 says he was made to be the propitiation for our sins! And not just for our sins but the sins of the whole world! 2 Corinthians 5:21 He who knew no sin became Sin for us that we would be made his righteousness! The truth is if you had to get to Heaven by your own effort then you cannot do it! Because Romans 3:10 says there is not one that does good! No Not One! Romans 3:23 says For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God! Romans 6:23 says For the wages of sin is death! But the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our lord! But the good news is Romans 10:9 If we confess with our mouth and believes in our hearts that Christ died for our sins then was raised from the dead we will be saved! V 10 For it’s with the heart we believe and it’s with the mouth confession is made unto salvation! God gave us 10 commandments to follow and we’ve broken every one of them! And because God is a good God he cannot allow our disobedience to him to go unpunished! Well then like I just mentioned above his son Jesus stepped forward and said no I don’t want to see them punished so I will take their punishment for them! And also like I said he died a terrible substitute criminal’s death for us on a cross so now all we have to do is accept that payment for our sins and we can escape the terrible wrath of God that is to fall on them who do not accept this atonement that was sacrificed for our sins! Praise the lord Romans 10:13 says Whoever calls on the name of the lord shall be saved! And 1 Peter 1:4 you’re an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you! Christ clearly said in John 14:6 I am the way the truth and the life and no one comes to the father but through me! Acts 4:12 clearly states that there is no other name given unto Heaven or earth by which we must be saved as there is salvation in no other! Jesus clearly states that there is clearly only one way to Salvation and it’s him that’s it! There is no other way! God Bless everyone who reads!

[@quirinorojas3760]

Facts

[@jkujat75]

I like the Statler Bros version.

[@hauprah5317]

Amen💙🙏

[@SSDirk1976]

I guess buddha was the one dislike in here ha

[@ruthworman2733]

If you hate your brother you want have to worry about even making your not

[@lindabrown9541]

GREAT SONG ITS TRUE THERE'S ONLY GOING TO BE GOD SETTING PN THE THOURN

[@tammyhollandsworth6783]

Such a funny man!

[@clydemcintosh1769]

Sad to say, but this would be considered hate speech now. BUT truth usually is...

[@pattycorbin7029]

Love this song still.

[@jasonirelan-ig5fl]

But it will be a Nazarene we stand before on the judgment day because Jesus Christ is Nazarene.

[@anakaroline1094]

Oh Buddha The Imperials OH BUDDHA LYRICS Well, old Buddha was a man And I'm sure that he meant well But I pray for his disciples Lest they wind up in hell And I'm sure that old Mohammed Thought he knew the way But it won't be Hare Krishna We stand before on the Judgment Day No, it won't be old Buddha That's sitting on the throne And it won't be old Mohammed That's calling us home And it won't be Hare Krishna That plays that trumpet tune And we're going to see the Son Not Reverend Moon Well, I don't hate anybody So please don't take me wrong But there really is a message In this simple song You see, there's only one way, Jesus If eternal life is your goal And meditation of the mind It won't save your soul No, it won't be old Buddha That's sitting on the throne And it won't be old Mohammed That's calling us home And it won't be Hare Krishna That plays that trumpet tune And we're going to see the Son Not Reverend Moon Well, you can call yourself a Baptist And not be born again A Presbyterian or a Methodist And still die in your sin You can even be Charismatic Shout and dance and jump a pew But if you hate your brother You won't be one of the chosen few 'Cause it won't be a Baptist That's sitting on the throne A Presbyterian or a Methodist That's calling us home And it won't be a Charismatic That plays that trumpet tune So let's all just live for Jesus Because He's coming back real soon Oh, it won't be old Buddha That's sitting on the throne And it won't be old Mohammed That's calling us home And it won't be Hare Krishna That plays that trumpet tune And we're going to see the Son Not Reverend Moon And we're going to see the Son Not Reverend Moon

[@anakaroline1094]

Oh buda Os imperiais Bem, o velho Buda era um homem E tenho certeza que ele teve boas intenções Mas eu oro por seus discípulos Para que eles não acabem no inferno E tenho certeza que o velho Maomé Achei que ele sabia o caminho Mas não será Hare Krishna Estamos diante do Dia do Julgamento Não, não será o velho Buda Que está sentado no trono E não será o velho Maomé Isso está nos chamando para casa E não será Hare Krishna Que toca aquela melodia de trompete E vamos ver o filho Não o Reverendo Moon Bem, eu não odeio ninguém Então por favor não me leve a mal Mas realmente há uma mensagem Nesta canção simples Veja, só há uma maneira, Jesus Se a vida eterna é o seu objetivo E meditação da mente Não vai salvar sua alma Não, não será o velho Buda Que está sentado no trono E não será o velho Maomé Isso está nos chamando para casa E não será Hare Krishna Que toca aquela melodia de trompete E vamos ver o filho Não o Reverendo Moon Bem, você pode se chamar de batista E não nascer de novo Um Presbiteriano ou Metodista E ainda morre em seu pecado Você pode até ser carismático Grite, dance e pule em um banco Mas se você odeia seu irmão Você não será um dos poucos escolhidos Porque não será um batista Que está sentado no trono Um Presbiteriano ou Metodista Isso está nos chamando para casa E não será um carismático Que toca aquela melodia de trompete Então vamos todos apenas viver para Jesus Porque ele vai voltar em breve Oh, não será o velho Buda Que está sentado no trono E não será o velho Maomé Isso está nos chamando para casa E não será Hare Krishna Que toca aquela melodia de trompete E vamos ver o filho Não é o Reverendo Moon E vamos ver o filho Não o Reverendo Moon

[@markdrennen6888]

Well, old Buddha was a man And I'm sure that he meant well But I pray for his disciples Lest they wind up in hell And I'm sure that old Mohammed Thought he knew the way But it won't be Hare Krishna We stand before on the Judgment Day No, it won't be old Buddha That's sitting on the throne And it won't be old Mohammed That's calling us home And it won't be Hare Krishna That plays that trumpet tune And we're going to see the Son Not Reverend Moon Well, I don't hate anybody So please don't take me wrong But there really is a message In this simple song You see, there's only one way, Jesus If eternal life is your goal And meditation of the mind It won't save your soul No, it won't be old Buddha That's sitting on the throne And it won't be old Mohammed That's calling us home And it won't be Hare Krishna That plays that trumpet tune And we're going to see the son Not Reverend Moon Well, you can call yourself a Baptist And not be born again A Presbyterian or a Methodist And still die in your sin You can even be Charismatic Shout and dance and jump a pew But if you hate your brother You won't be one of the chosen few You might also like Old Man’s Rubble The Imperials Praise the Lord The Imperials Sweet, Sweet Spirit The Imperials Cause it won't be a Baptist That's sitting on the throne A Presbyterian or a Methodist That's calling us home And it won't be a Charismatic That plays that trumpet tune So, let's all just live for Jesus Because He's coming back real soon Oh, it won't be old Buddha That's sitting on the throne And it won't be old Mohammed That's calling us home And it won't be Hare Krishna That plays that trumpet tune And we're going to see the Son Not Reverend Moon And we're going to see the Son Not Reverend Moon

[@markbennett3233]

Ok son of Jason Bateman and Theo Von

[@RaphaBenHod]

Well, I could insert commentary with each line, but I don’t want to stir the pot. But I have to say Hare Krishna isn’t a person... it’s a mantra. Krishna and Christ refer to the same God-United Consciousness. They are titles, one for the East and one for the West. Now we just need to get the North and South saved.

[@dawnbaker1677]

I went to Heaven when I was 16 and it wasn't united consciousness; it was a place with walls, a huge gate I walked through with the brightest whitest Light I'd ever seen before or since. He talked with me just as He talked to Moses and walked on streets of pure, perfect, flawless gold. My sister had died 4 yrs earlier after being severely mentally handicapped; I saw her and she talked with me in a beautiful new body. Heaven is real and Jesus is the very image of the invisible God who is an all consuming fire. Greatest thing is we can know Him, walk and talk with Him NOW and forever.

[@marshaevelyn1]

Jesus is not a title but the name of the living God in flesh. Jesus said no man comes to the Father but by me. So the song is accurate outside of what you stated about the mantra.

[@tomforsell9335]

Horse shit. Hope Russ gets sober.

[@laylaschmitt2564]

Fun fact: Buddha, Krishna, Muhammad, and Jesus are incarnations of the same soul. Fun fact #2: Jesus taught and encouraged meditation. Fun fact #3: there is no Hell, but what we create for ourselves. Fun fact #4: We are our own salvation. Fun Fact #5: Jesus preached against organized religion, and if he were alive today he would not be apart of ANY religion. MUCH LOVE, brothers and sisters of all universes! ALL-MOTHER/FATHER-GOD BLESS ALL! NAMASTE!

[@laylaschmitt2564]

P.S.: We are All children of GOD! Jesus does not want to be worshipped! He is your brother! MUCH LOVE brothers and sisters of Jesus! ALL-MOTHER/FATHER-GOD BLESS ALL! NAMASTE!

[@darrellt5627]

Not one of these is a fact. Just your opinion.

[@marshaevelyn1]

Not so fun lie. Jesus is the son of David in flesh but God in flesh. All others are lairs and false leaders. Buddha and Muhammad are in the grave, Jesus rose by His own power and lives now.

[@RUT812]

@@marshaevelyn1 Amen! We worship the One True Triune God, not any others. They are not one in the same. Now this is eternal life: that they may know You, the only true [supreme and sovereign] God, and [in the same manner know] Jesus [as the] Christ whom You have sent. John 17:3

[@shawnbailey275]

You really have NO CLUE!!! It would be better for you to stay silent and let everybody think you dont know what you are talking about instead of talking and proving it...

[@downandloaded5427]

Amen