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Brightest
05:12
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is this fear or joy, and what is the difference?
there’s a change coming on the wind
my God, it’s electric
and the skin on the back of my neck
is needles and stitches
like there’s a new light among the stars
just out of my vision
what joy could come from darkness
and not destroy the place we’ve made?
like if the candle we called Brightest
suddenly fell in the hay
is this love or death, and what is the difference?
there’s a change coming to the scales
my God, it’s infectious
and the veins on the back of my eyes
are straining and pulsing
like there’s a new light among the stars
that i can’t behold yet
what joy could come from darkness
and not destroy the place we’ve made?
like if the candle we called Brightest
suddenly fell in the hay
and this is the moment
where everything changes
and all of our fears find
the peace they’ve been chasing
and all of our comforts
shatter like mirrors
caught in a light like
has never been seen here
and the mountains, they crumble
chasms, they shade them
and all of our answers
grow into questions
when the feeble, like lions
are freed from their cages
and the mighty are pulled from
the places they’re saving:
this is joy
unspeakable joy
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2. |
Like It Was Then
03:43
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is it true now, like it was then?
fleece on the ground, spare me the spin
is there a relief in the clouds?
a lamp to be lit?
is it true now?
and what if it is?
is it true now, like it was then?
a voice crying out, the end to begin
"prepare ye the way of the lord
to beat back the hills"?
is it true now?
and what if it will be?
will the tender compassion of our God
break like the dawn?
will all those who in darkness walk
finally find resolve?
and find set their feet
on the way of peace
and will it cause a scene,
or be silent as a thief?
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3. |
There Will Come A Light
05:42
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a day is coming soon
when the seeker will find wonder
a day is coming soon
when the meek will find their joy
a day is coming soon
when the wounded will find healing
a day is coming soon when
there will come a light into this darkness
a pillar of fire in the night, leading us home
and the evil that’s at our heels will find itself haunted
by insufferable sleepless nights
and newborn cries
a day is coming soon
when this damage will find mending
a day is coming soon
when the weak will find their Voice
a day is coming soon
when our hope will have a heartbeat
a day is coming soon when
there will come a light into this darkness
a pillar of fire in the night, leading us home
and the evil that’s at our heels will find itself haunted
by insufferable sleepless nights
and newborn cries
there will come a light, there will come a light
there will come a light, not long from now
you sang out hope into the dead of night
and it echoed off the edge of time
singing, “there will come a light not long from now”
there will come a light not long from now
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4. |
Branch
04:16
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behold, a Branch shall come
from where the axe was laid
the root, unmarred by kings
will crown a sprout of grace
the Spirit of the Lord
will rest upon him
his judgment will pierce through
both brand and the best wording
with righteousness and peace
he will judge them
and decide with equity
for the poor and forgotten
but he shall strike the earth
with a tongue like a Javelin
and with a breath reduce to ash
the gloating wicked
and behold, when this Branch comes
as wolves and lambs lay down
your children will be left unharmed,
safe above the ground
for they will not hurt or destroy
on all My mountain
and all the earth will raise
the same refrain:
“O praise the Name
beyond all naming
open wide, ye gates
forsake your hinges
for the Branch is raised,
the beacon, lifted
to gather in the rest
to life, unbending”
behold, a Branch shall come
and i know you’re tired
but set your heart to search for light
on every withered stump
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5. |
Look to the Hills
04:25
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i lift my eyes to the hills
to remind myself this isn’t all there is
i lift my eyes to the hills
and wait for help to appear
my help is from the Lord
who breaks past walls and fortress doors
my shade in sun and shield from sword
yes, my help is from the Lord
so i look to the hills
and i know the score:
the mountains fall
and shadows, they soar
and every rough line
is impeccably placed
as valleys rise
forgetting their place
yeah, i look to the hills
and i know what i’m for
and know my help
is going before
is going before
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