Stories in the Stone

Lyrics

[Verse 1] In Jerusalem’s Old City, a place of deep renown, The Temple Mount stands sacred, where many paths converge. Three faiths hold it in reverence, through centuries of prayer, A place of layered meaning, shaped by lives and history. [Chorus] More than three thousand years of stories in the stone, A landmark held in memory, a place not standing alone. Through changing times and generations, its history carries on, The Temple Mount in Jerusalem, where many stories meet. [Verse 2] Around nineteen B.C.E., Herod widened the platform, A vast and lasting terrace, reshaped across the years. Later rose the Dome of the Rock, a landmark bright with history, An early Islamic monument, still treasured to this day. [Chorus] More than three thousand years of stories in the stone, A landmark held in memory, a place not standing alone. Through changing times and generations, its history carries on, The Temple Mount in Jerusalem, where many stories meet. [Outro] The platform grew in Herod’s time; the Dome came centuries later, Built from 687 to 691, its history still unfolding.