No higher ground

They had a list a mile long, Of rules I couldn’t keep. Said if I wanted heaven’s song, I’d have to earn it deep. But Jesus tore the ledger up, And handed me a crown— He said, “You don’t climb to Me, son, I came down.” I used to try to look the part, Play holy on the stage. But all that did was hide my heart, And lock me in a cage. Till mercy met me on the road, And gently set me free— No more masks, no more fear, Just grace for even me. 🎶 There’s no higher ground where I can stand And look down on another man. We all need grace, we all fall short— The ground is level at the cross, of course. Not by measure, not by might— It’s mercy, not the rules, that make us right. So I’ll walk in love, arms open wide— ‘Cause I’ve got no stones to cast, just joy inside. 🎶 I saw a brother stumble hard, The crowd was quick to sneer. But I remembered all the scars That grace had healed right here. So I reached out with no report, No list of what to fix— Just shared the same sweet gospel That saved me from the mix. I won’t go back to measuring Who’s worthy and who’s not. That system’s just a trap in gold That grace already bought. I’ll follow Christ, not manmade laws, And trade my pride for peace. Where love fulfills what rules could never reach. 🎶 There’s no higher ground where I can stand And look down on another man. We all need grace, we all fall short— The ground is level at the cross, of course. Not by measure, not by might— It’s mercy, not the rules, that make us right. So I’ll walk in love, arms open wide— ‘Cause I’ve got no stones to cast, just joy inside. 🎶 🎶 If you're weighed down by shame or show, Let go of what don't save your soul. He came to free, not to enslave— There’s no ladder, just a grave… and then He rose! 🎶 🎶 There’s no higher ground where I can stand And look down on another man. We all need grace, we all fall short— The ground is level at the cross, of course. Not by measure, not by might— It’s mercy, not the rules, that make us right. I’m walking free, by grace I ride— And there’s room for all of us right by His side.