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VERSE1
The earth gives way
Mountains fall into the heart of the sea
Oceans roar and they rage
Mountains shake from within
PRECHORUS
We will not fear
We will not fear
CHORUS
There is a river whose streams
Make glad the city of God
The holy place where he dwells
God is within her, she will not fall
No she will not fall
VERSE 2
He makes wars cease
To the ends of the earth
He breaks the bow and he shatters the spear
He sets the shield on fire
TAG
Be still and know that I am God
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VERSE 1
The world is weeping
Willows sweeping
Bending, shaking
All is breaking
VERSE 2
The world is weary
Lifetimes bearing
Every breath, every death
All are suffering
CHORUS 1
Every surface shattering
Revealing depths or shallows
Forced to face our shadow
We’re wondering what happens now
VERSE 3
The world is wailing
Voices lifting, shifting
Borders, boundaries
All is changing
CHORUS 2
Every surface shattering
The lies we bought the ones we’ve sold
Forced to face our own shadow
We’re wondering what matters now
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Sunia Gibbs - Privilege
06:12
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VERSE 1
Only two black men in my church
One of them was shot
The one still breathing, the one still raising his hands
Said when the body dropped
His did too
VERSE 2
We were all hoping but not surprised
A black man tried to break up a fight gets shot in the back and the neck and the cheek
By a cop and he dies
But it’s not a crime
CHORUS
My brother fell
My sister faints
Her children wail
What are we gonna do
VERSE 3
She says if she starts crying she’ll never stop
So the light stay on the music plays all day
But when everyone and the sun is gone
She is all alone
Rap over chorus material, 16 bars
BRIDGE
Distance is a privilege we need to surrender
If we’re gonna carry burdens
Distance is a privilege we need to surrender
If we’re gonna love our neighbor
Distance is a privilege we need to surrender
If we’re gonna be like Jesus
Distance is a privilege that was taken from me
And I hope it’s taken from you too
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LEAD US TO THE END
Gen 4; Ex 2; Ps 126; Ez 36; Lk 14, 24; Eph 2; Is 11; Ps 24
O God we are crying out
Marked by the violence of Cain
Our hands are bloodstained, forgive us
O God, your children are suffering
You hear the groaning
You know the sorrows, have mercy
We are sowing in tears
May they be, Lord, seeds of your peace
Take our hearts of stone
Give us hearts of flesh
Lead us to the end
Of us versus them
Spread wide your table Lord
Gather us in
Tear down the barrier walls
Between us and them
There is a light shining in our darkness
There is a spring whose waters never fail
There is a voice crying out in the wilderness
There is a way of peace through the valley
through the shadow of death
By the power of the Spirit
By the word made flesh
In the kingdom of heaven
With the wolf and the lamb
The earth is the Lord’s
And all it contains
Lead us to the end of us versus them
Rap:
To see your face / even clearer
My neighbor’s face / is in my mirror
We need your power / to fall like showers
We need your grace / to fill this place
We need your love / from up above
We need your hope / just to cope
We need your hand/ to trust your plan
We need you now / we’re crying out
We face east/ to feel your peace
We face south / and laugh out loud
We face west / tears hit our chest
We face north / groan for warmth
To your image / please conform
Unity / not uniform
Tear down / the barrier wall
Then we’ll celebrate / and watch it fall
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LIGHTS IN THE DARK
Griot:
This song is dedicated to all those who have lost their lives in the struggle against racial injustice at the hands of police brutality, unjust policies and procedures. Brothers and Sisters, be encouraged: we are the light, and we have the power.
We all live
We all move
We all draw our breath from you (2x)
From the dust
Of the stars
Brought to life
Raised to consciousness
We are a part of
A larger whole
A wild ferment
Mystery to behold
Open our eyes
To the glory
The spirit weaves
A constellation of stories
From the hidden
To the conspicuous
A spark burns
Within each of us
We’ve got lights in the dark
We’ve got water from the rock
Of every beating heart
Every breath
Griot:
God breathed us into existence. God spoke something into existence out of nothing. That’s just how God is. God dwells in the dark places. God dwells in the shadow. God leads us through the shadow, the valley, death. There’s no evil. One breath.
We all live
We all move
We all draw our breath from you (2x)
Awaken the world
Born before us
Listen to the groaning
Join the chorus
Each one
A God-breathed wonder
Beautiful creation
Sister, brother
We can inherit the darkness
Inhabit the fissures
Synchronize
Blur divisions
Let the walls fall down
The seas part
We were made to breathe
Breathe together
Let the walls fall down
The seas part
We were made to breathe
Breathe together
We’ve got lights in the dark
We’ve got water from the rock
We’ve got love in the depths
Of every beating heart
Every breath (2x)
Rap:
Every breath we breathe we breathe with the help
of the one who sits up high and loves us best
but when we try to light our candles
and get a handle
it’s difficult to hold up the holy mantle
when all we see is bloodshed all around us
it makes us fuss and wonder who can we trust
you want me to shine my light but you put it under a basket
you want me to shine my light but why do I have to ask if
my life matters
and if I ask a question will you answer
or will you treat me like you’re master
and I’m the servant
I’m telling ya’ll it’s really urgent
we shine our lights together trimmed and burning
I’m asking for help from my brothers and my sisters
my misters my misses
all those whose wish is
to see all lives really matter, really matter
let’s start with the Black lives cause that’s whose being battered
Chants:
Black lives matter.
Black lives matter.
No justice, no peace. No crooked police.
No justice, no peace. No crooked police.
We have power.
I am light.
Griot:
One breath. One life. One love.
One faith. One Lord. One hope.
One Virus. One Day. One People.
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LOVE CROSSES EVERY DIVIDE
Genesis, Jesus, the Apostles John and Paul, Indigenous brothers and sisters, Gerald Manley Hopkins, Liverpool FC
Love crosses every divide,
With heart to see through other eyes,
Bridges the distance wrought by fear,
Forges ways to draw us near
We will never walk alone
When we can see the wonders that we are
Held in the current of time and place
Breath in dust, alive in faces
We will never walk alone
When we can see the wonders that we are
Each one a gift, each color, each feature
The Spirit plays in all God’s creatures
Love beckons us to turn from hate
Love welcomes strangers at our gates
Love labors long, love cultivates
A boundless communion in God’s wide embrace
Listen to the voice, listen to the voice
Listen to the voice of Jesus
Walking in the way, walking in the way
Walking in the way of Jesus (repeat)
O God your love is deep and wide
Carry us across divides
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