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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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Shake This City
05:10
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Come shake this city
Come shake this city, Lord
Let Your kingdom resound in our hearts
Your voice is like the sunset in the west
That grows like fire deep within our chest
Your voice is like the sunrise in the east
Rising for all, the great and least
May Your word move all across this place
And Your kingdom speak in us today
Come shake this city
Come shake this city, Lord
Let Your kingdom resound in our hearts
Your voice is like the mountain in the north
That towers high above the valley floor
Your voice is like the desert in the south
That stretches wide and reaches out
May Your word move all across this place
And Your kingdom speak in us today
Come shake this city
Come shake this city, Lord
Let Your kingdom resound in our hearts
Come shake this city
Come shake this city, Lord
Let Your kingdom resound in our hearts...
In our hearts...
Let Your kingdom resound in our hearts...
In our hearts...
Come with power like a summer storm
Shake the valley, make the canyon roar
Come with power like a summer storm
Shake the valley, make the canyon roar
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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
Oh may Your town not be abandoned
And may Your town not be 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
Oh may we not be called abandoned
And may we not be called forgotten
We want to be Your delight
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You are kind, show us how to be kind
You are kind, show us how to be kind
You speak truth, show us how to be true
You speak truth, show us how to be true
In a dry and weary desert
There’s a longing all around
For a well of flowing water
And it’s growing underground
If we choose to work together
Then revival might be found
You forgive, show us how to forgive
You forgive, show us how to forgive
Breaking it down, breaking it down
The hard ground, break it all down
Break it
Breaking it down, breaking it down
The hard ground
Come on and break it down
Lord, we yield to You,
Submit our lives to You
Let Your love break through the ground!
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Make Us Ready
05:08
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Make us ready, make us ready
Make us ready, come on now
We confess our independent ways
Make us ready, make us ready
Make us ready, come on now
We confess our isolated ways
Make us ready, make us ready
Make us ready, come on now
Conflict, strife, contention
That’s not Your intention
Stubbornness, division
Lord, we need Your vision
Make us ready, make us ready
Make us ready, make us ready
Serving in disunity
That’s not who we’re called to be
Living in disharmony
Lord, we need Your remedy
Make us ready, make us ready
Make us ready, make us ready
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Borders
05:38
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These lines that we’ve created
Were not part of Your plan
These borders we’ve protected
Were never from Your hand
Jesus, please defend us from
Our need to take control
It’s clear right now we are not capable
Your love is tearing down walls
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With Your Love
05:05
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Lord, may I hear Your voice
That speaks to my doubt and fear
And moves deep within my heart to
Change me, please change me
Lord, help me know Your love
That leads into great unknowns
And walks down the streets of grace
And mercy, Your mercy
With Your love I can learn to love the other
With Your love I can seek to understand
With Your love I can step outside my comfort
Your love, Jesus, Your love
Help me love
Lord, help us know Your love
That leads into great unknowns
And walks down the streets of grace
And mercy, Your mercy
With Your love we can learn to love the other
With Your love we can seek to understand
With Your love we can step outside our comfort
Your love, Jesus, Your love
With Your love we can bind the broken-hearted
With Your love we can set the captives free
With Your love we can balance truth and mercy
Your love, Jesus, Your love
Help us love
With Your love we can fight against injustice
With Your love we can love our enemies
With Your love we are free to serve each other
Your love, Jesus, Your love
With Your love we can cross through every border
With Your love all division has to cease
With Your love every evil scheme is vanquished
Your love, Jesus, Your love
Help us love
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Season of God's Favor
05:43
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In our days of trouble
You’re never far away
Though our future is uncertain
we will pray that as Your church we will unite
and love each other well
And show the hope of Your Good News
that we all love to tell
This is the season of God’s favor
This is the season of His peace
This is the season of God’s mercy
So please release
Please release
In our congregations
we’re longing for the day
we join Your heart, oh Jesus
and we pray that as Your church we will unite
and love each other well
And show the hope of Your Good News
that we all love to tell
Release Your favor on me
to be the change we hope to see
I want to follow You where You lead
This is the season of God’s favor
This is the season of His peace
This is the season of God’s mercy
So please release
So please release in us
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May Our Sons in Youth
12:29
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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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City Psalms Tucson, Arizona
We create Jesus-centered music and art for Tucson.
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