We have let our eyes wander, we have taken what is not ours,
We have crafted our lies and our cover ups, abusing our power.
We’ve betrayed those who trusted us, we have let our hearts stray,
We have cheated and mistreated anyone who got in our way
Since the Garden of Eden, our story’s the same,
We took what we wanted, and then shifted the blame.
Have mercy on us, Lord! Set us free from our sin!
Bring us out of this death and make us alive again
We have suffered in silence, had our dignity stripped away,
We’ve been used and discarded, abandoned, rejected, disgraced.
We have prayed for deliverance, We have cried out “How long?”
Powerless and unprotected, wounded and wronged.
Since the Garden of Eden, our story’s the same,
Misused and exploited, swallowed up by our shame.
Have mercy on us, Lord! Set the world free from sin!
Bring us out of this death and make us alive again
Despised and rejected, and familiar with all our grief,
A man of sorrows, he came down to bring us relief.
Since Gethsemane’s garden, our story’s been changed,
Forgiveness, redemption take the place of our shame.
Let your kingdom come quickly, Lord! Fully free us from sin!
Bring us out of this death and make us alive again,
No more mourning or pain, Lord, make us alive again,
Make all our wrongs right, and make us alive again.
Alex Vitug, keys and vocals; Robbie Watson, bass; Katie Ribera, acoustic guitar and vocals; Lisa Goben, Accordion, Mike Van Snellenberg, drums; Levi Seitz, electric guitar; Jonathan Olson, engineer
Words, Music: Katie Ribera
Recorded live on Sunday, August 11th, 2019.
