Last Saturday, Krisha and I got to attend a great concert that our church sponsored, Behold the Lamb of God composed by Andrew Peterson. In addition to Peterson, Derek Webb, Sandra McCracken, and others were there, truly it was a talented ensemble of musicians.
My favorite song was Deliver Us. It really made me feel like I was Jew waiting for the Messiah. God has been so quiet, is He even able to deliver us? The lyrics are below.
Our enemy, our captor is no pharaoh on the Nile
Our toil is neither mud nor brick nor sand
Our ankles bear no calluses from chains, yet Lord, we're bound
Imprisoned here, we dwell in our own land
Deliver us, deliver us
Oh Yahweh, hear our cry
And gather us beneath your wings tonight
Our sins they are more numerous than all the lambs we slay
These shackles they were made with our own hands
Our toil is our atonement and our freedom yours to give
So Yahweh, break your silence if you can
Chorus
'Jerusalem, Jerusalem
How often I have longed
To gather you beneath my gentle wings'
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