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City Psalms One (Deluxe Edition)

by City Psalms

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Hymn For Our Hometown 04:04
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We tore down the old bus station To make room for the work to start And put a trolley track Back in downtown to the school Right through the city’s heart Building up, we’re breaking ground We’re waiting with our fingers crossed Will we make enemies of neighbors Gain a name and pay a heavy cost? Anyone we are, anything we make, Anything we build, anything we break Anything we do, anything we’ve done, Anything our sons and daughters Carry when we’re gone It is all inside Your arms It is all inside Your arms Sometimes I don’t know my hometown It’s getting harder to see the stars I have this hope that we will grow But I pray we stay a town at heart
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Beneath Our Skin 04:19
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The sun is high, the wind it scorches We run and hide, beneath the shade And though we try to be Your portraits These desert eyes dry out and fade We want to feel Your Living Water deep beneath our skin Our throats are dry, our lips are cracking Our tongues get stuck inside our mouths Our widest rivers, they hold no water Just crack and crumble beneath the drought We want to feel Your Living Water deep beneath our skin ‘Cause You are the Fountain that ever will flow You are the Water the quenches our souls Save us from walking this desert alone We want to be Yours God, we want to be Yours You are the Fountain that ever will flow You are the Water the quenches our souls Pour out your Spirit and strengthen our bones We want to be Yours God, we want to be Yours We want to feel your living water deep beneath our skin
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You Love Her So 04:08
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The city, God, You love her so Her sons abandoned long ago Her daughters ravaged in the night While we all turn our backs and hide Break my heart in two ‘Til she returns to You The city, God, she hides her face She breaks Your heart You give her grace She curses You in all her shame But You pursue her all the same Break my heart in two ‘Til she returns to You You love her so, You love her so You love her so Take my heart it is Your own And fill my hands with seeds to sow Reprimand my foolish pride So I can see her with Your eyes Break my heart in two ‘Til she returns to You
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May Our Sons in Youth 03:06
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May our sons in youth, be firm in their roots May our daughters be pillars, in the palace of truth May our houses be homes, may our wells overflow May our peace increase ten-thousand fold May we slay deceit, rise from defeat May You keep us from captivity May our walls be strong, if we sing Your songs If we sing Your praises all day long May You raise the roads, all the old dry bones Of this sun-burned city, that we call our home If we quickly come where injustice is done If we spend ourselves for the ones You love May we loose the chains, may we break the bonds May we break our bread with the hungry ones May we not pass by when the naked cry For a coat or a quarter or a little bit of time May our sons in youth, be firm in their roots May our daughters be pillars in the palace of truth If we quickly come where injustice is done If we spend ourselves for the ones You love
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Into Fear 04:27
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Your words are stirring deep inside Where faith and comfort both collide And You say: If you love Me, feast on Me If you love Me, feed My sheep If you love Me, follow Me Into fear Your love is leading us to more To trade the plans we have for Yours And You say: If you love Me, feast on Me If you love Me, feed My sheep If you love Me, follow Me Into fear Will we surrender all? Will we surrender all? To follow You, to follow You? Into fear? ‘Cause You love us, move us out ‘Cause You love us, show us how ‘Cause You love us, lead us now Into fear
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The Mountain and the Mission 03:48
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From the mountain and the mission Let the Kingdom come From the classroom and the kitchen Let the Kingdom come From the roads and reservation Let the Kingdom come From every single congregation Let the Kingdom come People rise up, for our time has come To pour our lives out for the world He loves So let that kind of kingdom come So let that kind of kingdom come From the fairway and the fountain Let the Kingdom come From every seat on city council Let the Kingdom come From the base and from the bedroom Let the Kingdom come To every face that hasn’t met You Let the Kingdom come Oh, come alive, let Your vision arise Oh, come alive! People rise up, for our time has come To pour our lives out for the world He loves So people rise for our time has come To live like we believe that He is love For everyone So let that kind of kingdom come
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Show Me How 04:14
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Well I’ve looked through the stained glass And seen all the pain and despair I thanked You for saving my family And friends from out there Yet my soul was astir from the words That I heard You say But to put them to practice I can’t seem to find a way There’s an anguish inside That is growing and pride is the culprit When there’s such a divide From the people outside to the pulpit And I hear that You’re calling I feel You are drawing me out And I’ve heard all the words But I need You to show me how Show me how And I hear that You’re calling I feel You are drawing me out And I’ve heard all the words But I need You to show me how So take these words inside our mouths And show us how to live them out Take these words beneath our tongues And give us new songs to be sung Take these words inside our mouths And show us how to live them out Take these words beneath our tongues And give us new songs... Show us how Show us how And we hear that You’re calling We feel You are drawing us out And we’ve heard all the words But we need You to show us how And we’ve heard all the words But we need You to show us how
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Illuminate 06:21
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Reveal Yourself, speak through Your word We will not rebel, we won’t turn away Reveal Your heart, stir in our souls We give You control, come have Your way Will you do something here, Lord That has never been done before? Will you do something here, Lord That has never been done before? Reveal Yourself, speak through Your word We will not rebel, we won’t turn away Reveal Your heart, stir in our souls We give You control, come have Your way We don’t have the vision to see it But we want to be Your hands and feet We don’t have the vision to see it But we want to go where You will lead Illuminate the way
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Beneath Our Skin (Acoustic) 03:53
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The sun is high, the wind it scorches We run and hide, beneath the shade And though we try to be Your portraits These desert eyes dry out and fade We want to feel Your Living Water deep beneath our skin Our throats are dry, our lips are cracking Our tongues get stuck inside our mouths Our widest rivers, they hold no water Just crack and crumble beneath the drought We want to feel Your Living Water deep beneath our skin ‘Cause You are the Fountain that ever will flow You are the Water the quenches our souls Save us from walking this desert alone We want to be Yours God, we want to be Yours You are the Fountain that ever will flow You are the Water the quenches our souls Pour out your Spirit and strengthen our bones We want to be Yours God, we want to be Yours We want to feel your living water deep beneath our skin
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You Love Her So (Acoustic) 04:00
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The city, God, You love her so Her sons abandoned long ago Her daughters ravaged in the night While we all turn our backs and hide Break my heart in two ‘Til she returns to You The city, God, she hides her face She breaks Your heart You give her grace She curses You in all her shame But You pursue her all the same Break my heart in two ‘Til she returns to You You love her so, You love her so You love her so Take my heart it is Your own And fill my hands with seeds to sow Reprimand my foolish pride So I can see her with Your eyes Break my heart in two ‘Til she returns to You
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May Our Sons in Youth (Acoustic) 02:58
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May our sons in youth, be firm in their roots May our daughters be pillars, in the palace of truth May our houses be homes, may our wells overflow May our peace increase ten-thousand fold May we slay deceit, rise from defeat May You keep us from captivity May our walls be strong, if we sing Your songs If we sing Your praises all day long May You raise the roads, all the old dry bones Of this sun-burned city, that we call our home If we quickly come where injustice is done If we spend ourselves for the ones You love May we loose the chains, may we break the bonds May we break our bread with the hungry ones May we not pass by when the naked cry For a coat or a quarter or a little bit of time May our sons in youth, be firm in their roots May our daughters be pillars in the palace of truth If we quickly come where injustice is done If we spend ourselves for the ones You love
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Into Fear (Acoustic) 02:41
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Your words are stirring deep inside Where faith and comfort both collide And You say: If you love Me, feast on Me If you love Me, feed My sheep If you love Me, follow Me Into fear Your love is leading us to more To trade the plans we have for Yours And You say: If you love Me, feast on Me If you love Me, feed My sheep If you love Me, follow Me Into fear Will we surrender all? Will we surrender all? To follow You, to follow You? Into fear? ‘Cause You love us, move us out ‘Cause You love us, show us how ‘Cause You love us, lead us now Into fear
13.
The Mountain and the Mission 03:27
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From the mountain and the mission Let the Kingdom come From the classroom and the kitchen Let the Kingdom come From the roads and reservation Let the Kingdom come From every single congregation Let the Kingdom come People rise up, for our time has come To pour our lives out for the world He loves So let that kind of kingdom come So let that kind of kingdom come From the fairway and the fountain Let the Kingdom come From every seat on city council Let the Kingdom come From the base and from the bedroom Let the Kingdom come To every face that hasn’t met You Let the Kingdom come Oh, come alive, let Your vision arise Oh, come alive! People rise up, for our time has come To pour our lives out for the world He loves So people rise for our time has come To live like we believe that He is love For everyone So let that kind of kingdom come
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Illuminate (Acoustic) 04:03
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Reveal Yourself, speak through Your word We will not rebel, we won’t turn away Reveal Your heart, stir in our souls We give You control, come have Your way Will you do something here, Lord That has never been done before? Will you do something here, Lord That has never been done before? Reveal Yourself, speak through Your word We will not rebel, we won’t turn away Reveal Your heart, stir in our souls We give You control, come have Your way We don’t have the vision to see it But we want to be Your hands and feet We don’t have the vision to see it But we want to go where You will lead Illuminate the way

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These songs are prayers for our hometown, and ideas that challenge us to explore how to be the love of Christ in our city. We hope they encourage and challenge you, too. The overall theme of this collection of songs is waking up to a beautiful, cracked, dry city that needs the love of God and His people, and a direct petition to God to show us how and where to begin.

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released September 8, 2015

Mike Almeroth - voice, guitars, percussion, bass, keys, banjo
Cameron Hood - voice, guitars, percussion, bass, keys
Ryan Sunderman - drums, percussion, vibraphone, gang vocal
Josh Mello - bass, percussion, gang vocal
Lisa Gollenberg - horn
Dora - voice

Produced and Mixed by Mike Almeroth
Recorded at Epicenter Studio and WaveLab Studio
Engineered by Mike Almeroth and Chris Schultz
Mastered by Adam Boose, Cauliflower Audio

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