Lifted

(Verse 1) We carved our names into the stone Trying to prove we stand alone All the weight we chose to hold Never close to peace within Always reaching past the edge Never knowing where to begin Then something broke the endless chase A voice that called us into grace Not by striving, not by skill But by a mercy deeper still (Pre-Chorus) Like stones released into the sea The weight that once defined our need And in the stillness after sound A different kind of life is found We heard a higher, gentler voice (Chorus) Rise, but rise with empty hands Freedom flows where pride once stood Mercy speaks where pride once ruled And love breaks what pride had built Let the heart learn how to bend So new life can rise again What was lost is made alive When we come low to the Light (Verse 2) There is a voice that speaks in fire And kingdoms tremble at His name Walls of strength begin to crack When trust replaces prideful will Yet even giants fall to dust When trust replaces iron trust A simple step, a quiet stand Can shake the grip of every land (Pre-Chorus) The crowned and mighty fade away When lifted hearts refuse to stay But those who bow are lifted high To see what pride can’t recognize (Chorus) Rise, but rise with empty hands Freedom flows where pride once stood Mercy speaks where pride once ruled And love breaks what pride had built Let the heart learn how to bend So new life can rise again What was lost is made alive When we come low to the Light (Bridge) So let the old illusions fall The need to build it all alone Nothing built on pride will stand The grip of self begins to break But in the breaking, something grows A different kind of strength is known Not in lifting up the self But in surrendering control (Final Chorus) Rise, but rise with empty hands Freedom flows where pride once stood Mercy speaks where pride once ruled And love breaks what pride had built Let the heart learn how to bend So new life can rise again What was lost is made alive When we come low to the Light (Outro) No more striving, no more fight Only walking in the Light What we carried we leave behind And we rise, no longer blind Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Amen