[Verse 1] By the river I sat down Ash on my tongue My brothers brought the ruin And my heart came undone The gates were burned black Stone laid in dust I wept for the city Still called to trust The king saw my sorrow I prayed before I spoke “Lord, give me favor” And the fear in me broke I asked for the timber I asked for the way I asked for the hand That would carry the day [Pre-Chorus] When the burden is heavy And the night feels long You hear one small prayer And You answer strong You send Your mercy You send Your fire You make dead ground Sing higher and higher [Chorus] Build these walls again Build these walls again Hand of the Lord will stand Build these walls again Build these walls again We will rise with the Lamb [Verse 2] We set up the families At the broken gates Priest and goldsmith Learned how to carry weight Half with a trowel Half with a sword in hand Working side by side For the promise of the land Sanballat came laughing Tobiah spat shame “Look at your rubble You’ll never rebuild that name” But I kept on saying “Great is our God” One wall stone at a time We were striking hard [Pre-Chorus] When the lies get louder And the enemy roars You lift up our heads And You open doors You steady the faithful You strengthen the weak You put fire in the hands Of the ones who believe [Chorus] Build these walls again Build these walls again Hand of the Lord will stand Build these walls again Build these walls again We will rise with the Lamb [Verse 3] Then the complaint rose up From the hungry streets Rich men crushing poor men Bread turned into grief I stood in the middle And I shut that down No more taking from brothers No more stealing the crown I gave back the fields I gave back the grain I called the people righteous In the fear of His name Then the scroll was opened And the law was read Tears on the pavement While the broken bowed their heads [Pre-Chorus] When Your word comes near us It cuts and heals It wakes up the sleeping It shows what’s real We stand together We fall on grace And the joy of the Lord Becomes our place [Chorus] Build these walls again Build these walls again Hand of the Lord will stand Build these walls again Build these walls again We will rise with the Lamb [Bridge] Remember me, O God For the work I’ve done For the weak I strengthened For the race I run If the fear returns If the night comes back Still I will answer “Lord, I won’t turn back” When the people trembled We lifted our eyes When the trumpet sounded We held the line Not by our power Not by our name But by the holy breath That still does not change [Final Chorus] Build these walls again Build these walls again Hand of the Lord will stand Build these walls again Build these walls again We will rise with the Lamb Build these walls again Build these walls again Every stone in Your hand Build these walls again Build these walls again Jerusalem will stand [Outro] Stone by stone Grace by grace You restore what was lost You remake the place Stone by stone Faith by faith Your people rise And Your word remains
