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Laments

by City Psalms

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Do You See 03:02
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Do we see with His Son's eyes Do we see the mommas they're on their knees crying Do we see our brothers on the street corners dying Those who stand behind the pulpit lying Do we see the ladies being sold as slaves Only value their bodies so they say let's slay Do we see the confusion of our sexual ways Everything is accepted, guess that's the new wave And are the fathers still leaving their homes And people get a rise out of hurting the poor Tired of waiting Lord, when You taking charge We just wanna live our lives and in the end hear good job He says that we're the answer, but we don't get it They're banning His voice, why don't He come fix it He put it back on us, He says we have His Spirit But I can't see how we can make any difference It's hard to see how we can make any difference Do you see what we see Do we share the same thought Is it hard to stand by and not turn our eye He gave us a heart like His Do we shed His tears, do we ever lament I guess we're too distracted by our marriages They crumble like bricks, kids scarred from the split Or is it the back and forth on If an unborn baby is living being yet Or maybe it's oppression, the depression got us stressing Taking all the pills just to deal with it They listen to the father of lies He fuels the wars and the genocides It's hard to even go outside Got my hazard suit on during a date night These days got us questioning everybody Cough, sneeze, no mask on, threat to everybody And we're saying God, go get everybody But we have the beautiful feet, we're His body We have the beautiful feet, we're His body Do you see what we see Do we share the same thought Is it hard to stand by and not turn our eye Are we afraid to speak out Through all the questions and doubt Do we avoid it Can we feel it How the city grieves that something isn't right Her people shun the ones they never meant to fight What was disgraceful now is open in plain sight Lord how long, oh how long Do you see what we see Do we share the same thought Is it hard to stand by and not turn our eye Are we afraid to speak out Through all the questions and doubt Do we avoid it Can we feel it
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Set Right 04:06
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The Lord in His anger What about mine He has His freedom I'm doing my time Lying here in wait With no place to go God has the last say The plans that He knows The world is no longer The place we celebrate The broken are waiting Waiting for aid Trying to understand Where justice has gone God has the last say Oh when will He come I thought, I thought, I thought I knew I thought I knew what to do I thought, I thought, I thought I knew I thought I knew what to do When will the world be set right When will the world be set right When will the world be set right When will the world be set right People cry out Truth, liberty Falling on deaf ears As we scroll on our screens So much hurt and anger The wounds are too deep But God has the last say Will He set them free I thought, I thought, I thought I knew I thought I knew what to do I thought, I thought, I thought I knew I thought I knew what to do When will the world be set right When will the world be set right When will the world be set right When will the world be set right When will the world be set right When will the world be set right When will the world be set right When will the world be set right
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Interlude I (When Will the World Be Set Right) 00:52
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When will the world be set right When will the world be set right When will the world be set right When will the world When will the world be set right When will the world be set right When will the world be set right When will the world be set right
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Your Love 04:31
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When sorrow consumes our nights and days And hope seems covered by the dark When our souls are searching for Your face Wondering where You are But we still believe a new day will rise We trust in Your faithfulness As we believe a new day will rise Your love, Your love is always there Your love, Your love is always there Even when we can't see Even in our doubting Your love, Your love is always there Your love, Your love is always there Even when we can't see Even in our doubting Your love never fails! You're our hope, the One we look to So great Your love, Your goodness We call your name, we trust in you It's where we place our confidence 'Cause we still believe a new day will rise We trust in Your faithfulness As we believe a new day will rise Your love, Your love is always there Your love, Your love is always there Even when we can't see Even in our doubting Your love, Your love is always there Your love, Your love is always there Even when we can't see Even in our doubting Your love never fails! Your mercies are new every morning Great is Your faithfulness Your mercies are new every morning Great is Your faithfulness Your mercies are new every morning Great is Your faithfulness Your mercies are new every morning Your love, Your love is always there Your love, Your love is always there Even when we can't see Even in our doubting Your love, Your love is always there Your love, Your love is always there Even when we can't see Even in our doubting Your love never fails!
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Interlude II (I Know I'm Not Alone) 03:25
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Your love is always with me Even now, although I can't see You are here I know I'm not alone
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Show Us How 04:19
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Well I've looked through the stained glass And seen all the pain and despair And 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 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 There's an anguish inside That is growing and pride is the culprit When there's such a divide From the people outside and 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 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 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 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 So show us how Show us how And we hear that You're calling We feel You are drawing us out So show us how And we've heard all the words But I need You to show us how 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 And we've heard all the words But we need You to show us how And I've heard all the words But I need You to show me how
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Remember Us (feat. Nameless Servant) 03:31
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Lord, we're praying for our city It's dried out Living Water is what we desire Come rain down Locked arms in the land we call Tuc-Town Fighting for change on the daily We Bear Down We declare people turn away from poverty mentalities Created by principalities And we declare restoration of all families Bridging all the gaps in between And we envision every citizen Living free in submission No longer slaves to sin, yeah And we're praying everybody Will see You as almighty The Creator over creation In the streets they'll be shouting Yahweh Praise be the Ancient of Days, yeah In the streets they'll be shouting Yahweh Praise be the Ancient of Days, yeah Oh my Lord, remember us Restore, oh Lord, restore, my Lord Oh my Lord, remember us Restore, oh Lord, restore, my Lord My Lord, hope You feel our desperation Father God, yes we pray for restoration True indeed, yes we do believe That You will bring unity To the whole community You make stable the unstable Break away all the labels You are more than just able You made a spot at the table For the rich and the poor The young and the old You hold open the door You're the one in control Spread Your love, love, love, love, love in the city I believe that You are more than enough for this city Unify the body Remove our folly Pray that we embody everything that's godly We need Your love We need Your healing Help us fly above and remove the ceiling Cover us in grace You're more than generous I pray You hear our heart's cry My Lord, remember us Oh my Lord, remember us Restore, oh Lord, restore, my Lord Oh my Lord, remember us Restore, oh Lord, restore, my Lord In the streets they'll be shouting Yahweh (Yahweh) Praise be the Ancient of Days, yeah In the streets they'll be shouting Yahweh (Yahweh) Praise be the Ancient of Days, yeah In the streets they'll be shouting Yahweh (Yahweh) Praise be the Ancient of Days, yeah In the streets they'll be shouting Yahweh (Yahweh) Praise be the Ancient of Days, yeah Oh my Lord, remember us Restore, oh Lord, restore, my Lord Oh my Lord, remember us Restore, my Lord, restore, oh Lord
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We Lift Our Eyes 02:15
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We lift up our eyes to You Come heal our home We lift up our eyes to You Come make us whole We lift up our eyes to You Come heal our homes We lift up our eyes to You Come make us whole 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… We lift up our eyes to You Come heal our home We lift up our eyes to You Come make us whole We lift up our eyes to You Come heal our homes We lift up our eyes to You Come make us whole
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God of Hope 04:05
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May the God of hope Fill you with all joy and peace As you trust in Him May the God of hope Fill you with all joy and peace As you trust in Him So that you may overflow With hope By the power of the Holy Ghost May the God of hope Fill you with all joy and peace As you trust in Him May the God of hope Fill you with all joy and peace As you trust in Him So that you may overflow With hope By the power of the Holy Ghost By the power of the Holy Ghost By the power of the Holy Ghost May the God of hope Fill you with all joy and peace As you trust in Him When will the world be set right Show us how Your love, Your love is always there
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BONUS TRACK: Set Right (Songwriting Session) 04:22
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BONUS TRACK: Your Love (Songwriting Session) 02:03
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BONUS TRACK: Show Us How (Songwriting Session) 02:37
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BONUS TRACK: God of Hope (Songwriting Session) 03:19
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Written and recorded by a group of Tucson songwriters and musicians from different generations, denominations, and ethnicities, Laments was born from a desire to musically contextualize the biblical book of Lamentations to our current culture. We began meeting together in December of 2019, unaware of what would unfold over the coming months. The songwriting process ended up being heavily shaped, in real time, by the pandemic outbreak, national riots, and the many untold challenges of 2020. The result is an album of self-reflection and questioning, anger toward the evil we experience in our world, and a longing for things to be made right. Our prayer is that these songs, these Laments, provide a space for people to see Jesus in the midst of confusion and doubt, grief and sorrow, injustice and loss.

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released September 6, 2021

Dansiea Morris - voice
Greg Silverman - voice, keys, B3 organ
Jameiz Grigsby - voice, keys
Payton Goldston - voice
Carl Cherry II - bass and drums on Set Right
Brian Goodall - acoustic guitar, keys

Prod on Do You See, Set Right, Your Love, and Show Us How by GT of Tha Mash Unit (@mashunitmuzik)
Prod on Remember Us by Nameless Servant (@nameless.servant)

Produced by Brian Goodall
Recorded at Saint Cecilia Studios in Tucson, AZ
Mixed and Engineered by Steven Lee Tracy
Mastered by Adam Boose, Cauliflower Audio, Cleveland OH
Graphic Design by Lovely Line Design, Tucson, AZ

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