The Walls Lie in Ruin

[Verse] The walls lie shattered dust fills the air Jerusalem weeps in her despair Stones once proud now broken and bare A silent cry echoes everywhere [Verse 2] The gates are ashes their strength is gone The city’s song is a mournful one The streets are whispers of what was done A heavy weight beneath the sun [Chorus] Oh my heart breaks for the land we’ve known A sacred place now left overthrown But from these ruins hope will be shown A call to rise to rebuild our own [Bridge] Tears fall for the stories untold The dreams of the young the pain of the old But in this sorrow a flame takes hold A spark to restore what once was bold [Verse 3] The letters come they pierce my chest A homeland lost cannot find its rest But I am stirred to give my best To answer the call the sacred quest [Chorus] Oh my heart breaks for the land we’ve known A sacred place now left overthrown But from these ruins hope will be shown A call to rise to rebuild our own