The River Is Rising — Dirt Road Gospel Music

Lyrics

The River Is Rising
Dirt Road Gospel Music
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[Verse 1]
Fallen is the house that built itself on pride
Steeples full of silence where the Spirit used to ride
We sang all the songs but we never heard the poor
Now the river's running dry outside the church's door

[Verse 2]
Fallen is the nation that forgot the widow's cry
Traded truth for comfort underneath a painted sky
The courts became a market and the prophets held their tongue
While justice waited dying and the dirge was never sung

[Chorus]
Let justice roll like a river
Let righteousness flow like rain
Come back to the God who made the stars
Before the darkness comes again
We sang but You were not there
We offered but You turned away
Seek good and not evil — seek the Lord while He may be found
Before the night swallows the day

[Verse 3]
You longed for the Day of the Lord like it belonged to you
Like the lion won't find you and the serpent won't come through
There is no hiding in the temple when the temple is the sin
Seek the Lord and live — let the river rush back in

[Bridge]
Hate evil — love good
Restore the gate — do what you should
He made the Pleiades, He turns the shadow into dawn
You cannot outrun the God whose patience you have worn

[Final Chorus]
Let justice roll like a river
Let righteousness flow like rain
Return to the God who made the morning
And He will make you whole again
We wept but You were faithful
We strayed but You held the way
Seek good and not evil — seek the Lord while He may be found
The river is rising today