Christian Music : Free Gospel Music

Did you hear of the city on the hill?
Said one old man to the other
It once shined bright and it would be shining still
But they all started turning on each other

You see, the poets thought the dancers were shallow
And the soldiers thought the poets were weak
And the elders saw the young ones as foolish
And the rich man never heard the poor man speak

And one by one, they ran away
With their made up minds, to leave it all behind
And the light began to fade, in the city on the hill
The city on the hill

Each one thought that they knew better
That they were different by design
Instead of standing strong together
They let their differences divide

And one by one, they ran away
With their made up minds, to leave it all behind
And the light began to fade, in the city on the hill
The city on the hill

And the world is searching still
But it was the rhythm of the dancers
That gave the poets life
It was the spirit of the poets
That gave the soldiers strength to fight
It was the fire of the young ones
It was the wisdom of the old
It was the story of the poor man
That needed to be told

It is the rhythm of the dancers
That gives the poets life
It is the spirit of the poets
That gives the soldiers strength to fight
It is the fire of the young ones
It is the wisdom of the old
It is the story of the poor man
That's needing to be told

One by one, we'll be running away
With our made up minds to leave it all behind
As the light begins to fade, in the city on the hill
The city on the hill

One by one, we'll be running away
With our made up minds, to leave it all behind
As the light begins to fade, in the city on the hill
The city on the hill

Come home
And the Father's calling still
Come home
To the city on the hill
Come home

All work no play may have made jack a dull boy
but all work no god has left jack with a lost soul
but he's moving on full steam
he's chasing the american dream
and he's gonna give his family the finer things
Not this time son i've no time to waste
maybe tomorrow we'll have time to play
and then he slips into his new bmw
and drives farther and farther and farther away
So he works all day and tries to sleep at night
he says things will get better;
better in time
And he works and he builds with his own two hands
and he pours all he has in a castle made with sand
but the wind and the rain are comin' crashing in
time will tell just how long his kingdom stands
his kingdom stands
His american dream is beginning to seem
more and more like a nightmare
with every passing day
"daddy, can you come to my game?"
"oh baby, please don't work late."
another wasted weekend
and they are slipping away
'cause he works all day and lies awake at night
he tells them things will get better
it'll just take a little more time
He used to say, "whoever dies with the most toys wins"
but if he loses his soul, what has he gained in the end
i'll take a shack on the rock
over a castle in the sand
now he works all day and cries alone at night
it's not getting any better
looks like he's running out of time
'cause he worked and he built with his own two hands
and he poured all he had in a castle made with sand
but the wind and the rain are coming crashing in
time will tell just how long his kingdom stands
his kingdom stands

All they really wanted was you
all they really wanted was you
all they really wanted was you

Jesus Friend of sinners we have strayed so far away
We cut down people in your name but the sword was never ours to
swing
Jesus friend of sinners the truth's become so hard to see
The world is on their way to You but they're tripping over me
Always looking around but never looking up I'm so double minded
A plank eyed saint with dirty hands and a heart divided

Oh Jesus friend of sinners
Open our eyes to the world at the end of our pointing fingers
Let our hearts be led by mercy
Help us reach with open hearts and open doors
Oh Jesus friend of sinners break our hearts for what breaks yours

Yeah,yeah,yeah

Jesus friend of sinners the one who's writing in the sand
Make the righteous turn away and the stones fall from their hands
Help us to remember we are all the least of thieves
Let the memory of Your mercy bring your people to their knees

Nobody knows what we're for only what we're against when we
judge the wounded
What if we put down our signs crossed over the lines and love like
You did
Oh Jesus friend of sinners

Open our eyes to the world at the end of our pointing fingers
Let our hearts be led by mercy
Help us reach with open hearts and open doors
Oh Jesus friend of sinners break our hearts for what breaks yours

You love every lost cause; you reach for the outcast
For the leper and the lame; they're the reason that You came
Lord I was that lost cause and I was the outcast
But you died for sinners just like me a grateful leper at Your feet

'Cause You are good, You are good And Your love endures forever
You are good, You are good and Your love endures forever
You are good, You are good and Your love endures forever
You are good, You are good and Your love endures forever
Oh Jesus friend of sinners
Open our eyes to the world at the end of our pointing fingers
Let our hearts be led by mercy
Help us reach with open hearts and open doors
Oh Jesus friend of sinners break our hearts for what breaks Yours

And I was the lost cause and I was the outcast
Yeah(hold note)
You died for sinners just like me, a grateful leper at Your feet

Sixteen finds me
Blowing out candles and making wishes
And all around me
Is everyone but the one I’m wishing for
And he sent me flowers
And gift-wrapped excuses
From a daddy whose daughter
Wants to see him again

And I know, I know
It’s just another birthday
But I guess I thought
This would be the one
When he would call me, see me
Hold me and free me
But it’s just another birthday

And I’ll be fine
I’ll be fine

Nineteen finds me
And I’m wild-eyed and wide open
I gave myself away to love
But backseat promises fade like a mist
I’m screaming at the midnight air
Everyone hears me but I don’t care
My heart’s clenched just like a fist
‘Cause, people, I didn’t ask for any of this

And I know, I know
It’s just another birthday
But I guess I thought
This would be the one
When he would call me, see me
Hold me and free me
But it’s just another birthday

And I’m not fine
I’m not fine

In the company of strangers
In a cold and sterile room
All alone with a child inside me
And I don’t know what to do
Jesus, can You hear me
Come and heal my brokenness
Put the pieces back together
And be a Father to the fatherless

A Father to the fatherless

Twenty-one finds me
Blowing out candles and making wishes
And all around me
My barefoot princess twirls and sings
It’s so amazing
Looking back at all God’s brought us through
You are my happy birthday
And you were born to break the chains

Now I know, I know
It’s not just another birthday
‘Cause I’m here, she’s here
And look how far we’ve come
Since you’ve called me, saw me
Held me and freed me
Thank you, Lord, for another birthday
And we’ll be fine
We’ll be fine

She is running
A hundred miles an hour in the wrong direction
 She is trying
 But the canyon’s ever widening
 In the depths of her cold heart
So she sets out on another misadventure just to find
 She’s another two years older
 And she’s three more steps behind

 Does anybody hear her? Can anybody see?
 Or does anybody even knows she’s going down today
 Under the shadow of our steeple
With all the lost and lonely people
Searching for the hope that’s tucked away in you and me
 Does anybody hear her? Can anybody see?

 She is yearning For shelter and affection
 That she never found at home She is searching
For a hero to ride in To ride in and save the day
And in walks her prince charming
 And he knows just what to say
 Momentary lapse of reason
And she gives herself away

 If judgement looms under every steeple
If lofty glances from lofty people
 Can’t see past her scarlet letter
 And we never even met her

We were made to be courageous We were made
 to lead the way We could be the generation 
That finally breaks the chain 
We were made to be courageous 
We were made to be courageous 

 We were warriors on the front 
lines Standing, unafraid But now 
we're watchers on the sidelines 
While our families slip away Where 
are you, men of courage? You were 

made for so much more Let the p
ounding of hearts cry We will serve
 the Lord We were made to be courageous
 And we're taking back the fight 
We were made to be courageous And 

it starts with us tonight The only 
way we'll ever stand Is on our knees
 we're lifting hands Make us 
courageous Lord, make us courageous 

 This is our resolution Our answer 
to the call We will love our wives 
and children We refuse to let them 
fall We will reignite the passion
 That we buried deep inside May the

 watchers become warriors Let the men 
of God arise We were made to be 
courageous And we're taking back the 
fight We were made to be courageous And 
it starts with us tonight
 The only way we'll ever 
stand Is on 

our knees, we're lifting hands Make 
us courageous Lord, make us courageous 
 Seek justice Love mercy 
Walk on Be with your God In the war
 of the mind I will make my stand In

 the battle of the heart And the battle 
of the hand In the war of the mind I 
will make my stand In the battle of
 the heart And the battle of the 
hand We were made to be courageous 

And we're taking back the fight We 
were made to be courageous And it 
starts with us tonight The only way 
we'll ever stand Is on our knees, 

we're lifting hands Make us courageous
 Lord, make us courageous We were made
 to be courageous Lord, make us courageous