Rise

”Three things come to mind when I think of inspiration for this song: personal unrest, reckoning with identity, and hopes for the future. When Jason and I sat down during the Common Hymnal mini camp we were both wresting with the reality that our black musical roots were often not reflected in multi-ethnic and predominately white worship spaces. This song became a vehicle to work out these tensions in a way that would inspire others to Rise in the dignity of identity secured by Jesus and worship passionately despite daily challenges.” (Justin Gray)

RISE
Written by Justin Gray (BMI), Jason Foster (BMI)
© 2020 Common Hymnal Digital (BMI), Every Nation Songcasting (BMI), eMotion Creation Publishing (BMI) (admin by IntegratedRights.com). CCLI 7158693.

VERSE 1
Bb. D
There’s a fire in the belly
Gm F Eb
Of the nations you have called
Bb D
There’s a power that breaks the silence
Gm F Eb
Of the souls with pain untold
Cm7 Gm F
And we’ll lay it on the line
F
And we’ll leave it all behind

CHORUS
Gm Eb
Lord, let us rise, rise
Bb D
Rise, rise like you rose from the grave
Gm Eb
And we’ll shine, shine
Bb D
Shine like the stars in the sky
Eb F
Reflecting your love
Bbm7 F/A Bb
We’ll walk in the light of the son

VERSE 2
There’s a voice that speaks deliverance
That shouts with faith and love
Til’ the hands and feet of Jesus
Live in all our shoes and gloves
And we’ll lay it on the line
And we’ll leave it all behind

BRIDGE
Bb
We’ll live like you already won it all
We’ll live like your kingdom has come
Eb
We’ll live like you already won it all
Gm F/A
We’ll live like your kingdom has come