Intro
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Verse 1
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Lord, Your love builds bridges that cannot be burned
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It speaks truth that cannot be learned
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It's a treasure we can never earn, it goes places we're afraid of going
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It's not a fist, it's a hand wide open reaching out to the down and broken
Chorus
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We believe Your love is the strongest way
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You're tearing down walls and You break our chains
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Even in this darkness, hope will rise again
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When we lay down our weapons, we will let love win
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Lord, we lay down our weapons and we will let love win
[Intro]
Verse 2
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Lord, Your love is a friend to its enemies
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It takes a hit, then turns a cheek, You laid down Your life for peace
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Love won't cast a stone, it's never proven by words alone
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You come alive in our flesh and bones and in our souls
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Bridge
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What if fighting for our beliefs looks more like surrendering
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Though that's the hardest thing
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What if standing up for what's right means laying down our pride
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Even laying down our lives
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