With every stone

[Verse 1] With every stone, the promise grows, A city bright, alive. The hills resound, the rivers flow, Creation breathes and thrives. Through humble hands, the Builder’s call, He gathers all, He gathers all— Each life a seed, each song a flame, To glorify His name. [Chorus] Oh, rise, oh walls, oh gates swing free, The King of light will come and see. Through hands of earth, through hearts made new, His kingdom rises, good and true. [Verse 2] The fields are ripe, the nations groan, Yet hope fills every sigh. The swords are bent to pruning hooks, The tears to songs on high. The cedar sings, the rocks cry out, The ground shakes off its veil of doubt— The Lion’s roar, the Shepherd’s hand, Unites this broken land. [Chorus] Oh, rise, oh walls, oh gates swing free, The King of light will come and see. Through hands of earth, through hearts made new, His kingdom rises, good and true. [Bridge] The dust of ages, the work remains, But mercy falls like rain. A banquet waits, the voices blend, The world begins again. Through ash and gold, through dark and light, His Spirit weaves the endless night— Until the dawn, until the dawn, The work of love goes on. [Outro] Oh, rise, oh walls, oh gates swing free, The King of light will come and see. Through hands of earth, through hearts made new, His kingdom rises, good and true.