Echoes of Jerusalem

Lyrics

[Verse 1] In the courts of stone and dust By the temple gate they stood Peter raised his worn-out hands And spoke the name of good James beside the olive wall John with tears in his eyes “Listen now, the Kingdom came” And the crowd leaned in to rise [Pre-Chorus] Word by word, they told the truth Like fire through the bone Heal the broken, feed the poor Let the proud be overthrown [Chorus] Echoes in Jerusalem Echoes of the Son Echoes in Jerusalem Till the whole world comes They want the faithful gone But the seed is breaking through Echoes in Jerusalem And the earth says too [Verse 2] Pharisees in long white robes Plotted in the shade “Silence all who preach His name” That was the price they made But every prison crack and chain Only made it ring More and more, the people came To hear the words they’d sing [Pre-Chorus] “Blessed are the meek,” they said “Mercy wins the day” And the sick began to hope As the old fears washed away [Chorus] Echoes in Jerusalem Echoes of the Son Echoes in Jerusalem Till the whole world comes They want the faithful gone But the seed is breaking through Echoes in Jerusalem And the earth says too [Bridge] Past the hills of Judah Past the sea and sand From house to house, from town to town The message took its stand Rome could not contain it Night could not erase What was spoken in that city Still lives in every place [Final Chorus] Echoes in Jerusalem Echoes of the Son Echoes in Jerusalem Till the whole world comes They want the faithful gone But the seed is breaking through Echoes in Jerusalem And it lives in me and you Echoes in Jerusalem Echoes of the Son Echoes in Jerusalem The living word goes on