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City Psalms Five

by City Psalms

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God of Grace and Mercy 01:32
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God of grace and mercy God of steadfast love God of truth and justice There is none above You heal the brokenhearted You set the captive free God of grace and mercy Ever over me God of grace and mercy God of steadfast love God of truth and justice There is none above You heal the brokenhearted You set the captive free God of grace and mercy Ever over me
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The River and the Temple 04:30
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There's a River that flows From the temple of living stones Pouring out of His throne Within me There's a River that flows From the temple of living stones Pouring out of His throne Within me Overflow, let the old things go Let the Spirit grow and grow And may it flow out from the temple May it flow beyond the steps May it flow out in the desert Bringing life where there is death And may it flow out like a fountain May it flow to every seed May we grow as trees of righteousness With healing in our leaves There's a River that flows From the temple of living stones Pouring out of His throne Within me Overflow, let the old things go Let the Spirit grow and grow And may it flow out from the temple May it flow beyond the steps May it flow out in the desert Bringing life where there is death And may it flow out like a fountain May it flow to every seed May we grow as trees of righteousness With healing in our leaves And may our gates ever be open May the nations walk in light May they taste the Living Water May they seek You, Lord, and find And may we raise the name of Jesus For Your name is Faithful and True For behold, our King is coming Making all things new There's a River that flows From the temple of living stones Pouring out of His throne Within me
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We Are Yours 03:12
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I am Your temple My heart's Your home Your blood the payment My life, Your own I am Your temple My flesh and bone My life belongs to You alone We are Yours, we belong to You We are Yours, we belong to You Drawn in by kindness We all have come Remade in mercy Sent out in love Drawn in by kindness Remade as one That we would be Your kingdom come We are Yours, we belong to You We are Yours, we belong to You We are Yours, we belong to You We are Yours, we belong to You You're making temples Each place You come And naming strangers Daughter and son You're making temples Each place You come And calling out to everyone We are Yours, we belong to You We are Yours, we belong to You We are Yours, we belong to You We are Yours, we belong to You I am Your temple My heart's Your home My life belongs to You alone
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In Tucson As It Is In Heaven 04:29
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If we look around, Lord we can see You If we listen well, Lord we can hear You These veils within our hearts are torn Will You enter in? Will You draw us out, Lord We want to be Your movement here For our city's hope we won't be silent For our city's sake we won't keep still Until her goodness shouts Your name Her salvation grows like a burning flame And others see Your movement here So may we not be called abandoned May we not be called forgotten We want to be Your delight So come, let Your kingdom come In Tucson as it is in heaven So come, let Your kingdom come In Tucson as it is in heaven For Your city's hope we won't be silent For Your city's sake we won't keep still Until her goodness shouts Your name Her salvation grows like a burning flame And others see Your movement here So come, let Your kingdom come In Tucson as it is in heaven So come, let Your kingdom come In Tucson as it is in heaven And may we not be called abandoned May we not be called forgotten We want to be Your delight So come, let Your kingdom come In Tucson as it is in heaven So come, let Your kingdom come In Tucson as it is in heaven So come, let Your kingdom come In Tucson as it is in heaven So come, let Your kingdom come In Tucson as it is in heaven In Tucson as it is in heaven In Tucson as it is
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Teach Us To Pray 03:15
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Do we pray for rain Do we pray for revival Or pray Your fire will fall Do we pray for a change In our circumstance Or the strength to endure it all Teach us to pray When we don't know what to say When we don't know what to say, oh Lord Holy Spirit, pray When we don't know what to say When we don't know what to say, oh Lord Do we pray for patience Do we pray for healing Or strength to change what we can Do we pray You take away All our pain Or trust that it's all from Your hand Teach us to pray When we don't know what to say When we don't know what to say, oh Lord Holy Spirit, pray When we don't know what to say When we don't know what to say, oh Lord Holy Spirit with us now We will bow, we will bow All our hopes and all our fears We lay them down, lay them down Holy Spirit with us now We will bow, we will bow All our hopes and all our fears We lay them down, lay them down Teach us to pray When we don't know what to say When we don't know what to say, oh Lord Holy Spirit, pray When we don't know what to say When we don't know what to say, oh Lord
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Friends and Enemies 03:26
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Oh my friends, oh my enemies Oh my friends, oh my enemies May the Lord bless you with love and grace May the Lord keep all your loved ones safe May the Lord fill up your heart with hope May He guard you and keep you From all that would darken your soul Oh my friends, oh my enemies Oh my friends, oh my enemies May the Lord bless you with love and grace May the Lord keep all your loved ones safe May the Lord fill up your heart with hope May He guard you and keep you From all that would darken your soul Oh my friends, oh my enemies Oh my friends, oh my enemies Oh my friends, oh my enemies Oh my friends, oh my enemies
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What I Believe (Forgive Me) 04:23
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Do I bend to wash your feet Or do I take the judge's seat Am I known for how I love Or am I known for who I'm disapproving of Do I lay down my life Or am I claiming all my rights Am I taking up my cross To help you carry yours when days are long Forgive me, I don't live what I believe Forgive me, I don't live what I believe Are you last? Have I been first Do I act like it was earned Is it all a gift of grace Or is that just a thing that we all say Forgive me, I don't live what I believe Forgive me, I don't live what I believe Lord, we sing, let us live what we believe Lord, we sing, let us live what we believe
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Have Mercy 04:30
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Have mercy, Lord For you have seen my heart The sins I know and those I cannot see Have mercy, Lord Because of Your great love Deliverer, my guilt is over me Cast me not away Restore me, Lord Have mercy on me Lord have mercy Have mercy, Lord For You have seen our hearts We claim Your name But hate each other Have mercy, Lord For we have gone astray We save ourselves And look the other way Cast us not away Restore us, Lord Have mercy on me Lord have mercy Have mercy on me Lord have mercy Sinners all and sinners still We come to You, Lord have Your will Oh, hear our cry, God Here before You Hear our cry, God we are Yours Have mercy on me Lord have mercy Have mercy on me Lord have mercy Have mercy on me Lord have mercy Have mercy on me Lord have mercy
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Holy 02:14
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Holy, Holy, You are Holy None can match Your love, Your glory Holy, Holy, You are Holy None can match Your grace Or contain the measure of The height, the depth of Your great love The distance You have come for us Holy, Holy, You are Holy There is none above Holy, Holy, You are Holy None can match Your love, Your glory Holy, Holy, You are Holy None can match Your grace Or contain the measure of The height, the depth of Your great love The distance You have come for us Holy, Holy, You are Holy There is none above
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Oh How Long, Oh How Wide 03:56
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Oh how long, oh how wide Oh how strong and oh how high Oh how deep, flows His peace Far beneath what we can see There's no height, there's no depth There's no fear and no regret There's no shadow strong enough To keep us from His love So let go and rest Come home and rest In quiet and trust is our salvation Oh how long, oh how wide Oh how strong and oh how high Oh how deep, flows His peace Far beneath what we can see There's no height, there's no depth There's no fear and no regret There's no shadow strong enough To keep us from His love So let go and rest Come home and rest In quiet and trust is our salvation Let go and rest Come home and rest In quiet and trust is our salvation There's no height, there's no depth There's no fear and no regret There's no shadow strong enough To keep us from His love
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The Mercy of God (Oh How Free) 05:32
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We confess we all are sinners Each one a sinner, everyone We have sinned, been sinned against Each one a sinner, everyone The mercy, the mercy, the mercy of God on us We've been hurt, we've hurt our brother We hurt each other, everyone And we confess to every sister Each time we've dismissed her, everyone The mercy, the mercy, the mercy of God on us Oh how free, how generous Your mercy Oh how free, how generous Your mercy The river of Your mercy flowing to us The river of Your mercy flowing through us The river of Your mercy flowing to us The river of Your mercy flowing through us Oh how free, how generous your mercy
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Will They Know We Are Christians? 04:29
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In Your Light 05:04
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In Your light we see light

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Tucson gets its name from its first inhabitants—the Tohono O’odham people—who called this area Cuk-Ṣon, meaning “at the base of black mountain.” Likely centered around a spring that once flowed freely from the foot of Sentinel Peak, and certainly centered around the once-lush Rio Santa Cruz (“Holy Cross River”), O’odham life has been indigenous to our beloved region for over 4,000 years.

More recently—in another desert landscape—the Hebrew prophet Ezekiel painted a startling portrait of God’s presence arriving in His temple with “the sound of rushing waters.” A great River began flowing outward from His dwelling place, and life flourished each place the River flowed. Dead things were renewed and trees teemed with fruit. And in the final scene of our Bible, John the Revelator revisited this theme, depicting a River of Life flowing out of His holy city causing trees to grow whose leaves were, “for the healing of the nations.”

Closest to home, because of the reconciling work of Jesus, our very selves have been called temples of His Holy Spirit. May we also, like Ezekiel’s temple, flow with living water for our community. May these songs assist in breaking down the hard ground of our hearts, in acknowledging the wounds we’ve received and given. May they help in the lamenting and confessing that are the necessary precursors to reconciliation. And may His Spirit flow right through the homes, schools, parks, and businesses of our beloved city.

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released August 26, 2023

Produced by Mike Almeroth
Recorded at Saint Cecilia Studios, Tucson, AZ
Mixed and Engineered by Steven Lee Tracy

Mike Almeroth - voice, guitars, keys
Cameron Hood - voice, guitars
Dan Alfred - guitar
Joshua Selvy - drums
Jason Nissley - bass

Concept and Direction by Brian Goodall
Mastered by Adam Boose, Cauliflower Audio, Cleveland OH
Graphic Design by Lovely Line Design, Tucson, AZ
Photos courtesy of Arizona Historical Society

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