† Ten Cities

[Title - Ten Cities] [Verse 1] Abdicate your throne, never yours to own, More than streets of gold, it’s the love in his face shown, True wealth is to sit with me on my throne, At last secure, you have found your way home. You were made to rule, destined to reign, A branch on the vine was your time to train, Faithful in few, now in charge of many, Not I but Christ, His grace at work in me. [Chorus] The reward is not the blessing, Of hearing the words well done. The power is entering the joy Of ruling forever with God’s Son. [Verse 2] Chosen at my side, placed on my throne, You’ve been raised up, as one of my own. Here are Ten Cities, your charge is won, To govern with the power of the Son. From the birth of Adam, the rule was named, Restoration of all things, time to reign, The end of death, the kingdom returned, Creation’s calling for all who have yearned. [Bridge] Not vacation, now vocation, Not destination, now restoration. Not resigned, now assigned, Not finishing, now flourishing. [Chorus] The reward is not the blessing, Of hearing the words well done. The power is entering the joy Of ruling forever with God’s Son. [Outro] The Lamb on the throne, his realm unending, Every tongue confess, every knee bending. The heavens declare God’s glory, the battle’s been won. Reign forever and ever with Father, Spirit and Son. [Instrumental outro, 8-10 seconds, full band resolves to held final chord, slow decay to silence]