Heavy Stones.

A huge fan of older hymns, I'm admittedly hesitant to accept newer praise songs, much less allow them to snag my heart and hold my interest as often as they did years ago. 

Today, though, I heard Sojourn's "Lead Us Back" for the first time in my church's acoustic service. Everything about it was touching and heartbreaking, and I don't want to lose what I learned from it. 

My goal is to feel the weight of the stones I throw, and to develop an ear that can identify all the wrong enthralling siren songs before I succumb to them. Should be easy enough, right? ;-)

The song from YouTube and the lyrics are pasted below. 

http://youtu.be/E7vyiI9vC2w

Lead Us Back 

(Falling Down Upon Our Knees) 

by Bobby Gilles, Brooks Ritter 

Copyright © 2006

Falling down upon our knees,
Sharing now in common shame,
We have sought security,
Not the cross that bears Your name.
Fences guard our hearts and homes --
Comfort sings a siren tune.
We're a valley of dry bones;
Lead us back to life in You.

Lord we fall upon our knees,
We have shunned the weak and poor,
Worshipped beauty, courted kings
And the things their gold affords,
Prayed for those we'd like to know --
Favor sings a siren tune.
We've become a talent show;
Lead us back to life in You.

You have caused the blind to see,
We have blinded him again
With our man-made laws and creeds,
Eager, ready to condemn.
Now we plead before Your throne --
Power sings a siren tune.
We've been throwing heavy stones;
Lead us back to life in You.

We're a valley of dry bones
Lead us back to life in You.
We've become a talent show
Lead us back to life in You.
We've been throwing heavy stones
Lead us back to life in You.