Lystra

Intro 
Bm 
Stones fell hard in Lystras square, 
G 
Truth was preached, and none could bear 
    Em 
The light that burned through hearts of stone, 
        G                 A        Bm    Bm  A  Bm  A  Bm  A 
So they struck to silence what was shown. 


[Verso 1]
 
Bm 
Dragged him out, blood on the ground, 
   G 
No heartbeat, no pulse, no sound. 
     Em 
They thought they'd crushed the zeal he bore, 
A 
Left him lifeless at deaths door. 
    Bm 
But heaven's breath blew through his chest, 
   G 
He rose againno time for rest. 
Em 
Bruised and torn, not backing down, 
   A 
He walked straight back into town. 
 


[Pré-Refrão]
 
     G 
What kind of man walks back through pain? 
     Bm               A 
With joy like thunder in the rain? 
     G 
What fire within defies despair? 
    A                             Gb 
Who bleeds and still declares, I dare? 
 


[Refrão]
 
   Bm 
We sang that night with broken ribs, 
        G 
Through tear-streaked eyes and shattered lips. 
    D 
The joy of Christ, our healing balm, 
     A 
More fierce than fear, more deep than calm. 
    Em 
The wounds, the threatsthey couldn't steal 
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The love we know, the joy we feel! 
 


[Verso 2]
 
Bm 
Stone to skull, and grace to ground, 
    G 
But truth, not silence, wraps the sound. 
     Em 
Each strike they cast became a hymn, 
     A 
Each bruise a mark that pointed Him. 
Bm 
Demons flinch and tyrants pale, 
     G 
When saints rise up who will not fail. 
Em 
Back inside that cursed gate, 
A 
Paul stood tallresurrected faith. 
 


[Pré-Refrão]
 
G 
Not for pride, or worldly gain, 
    Bm                      A 
But love that sings through lashes pain. 
G 
Not for ease or man's acclaim, 
    A                         Gb 
But for the Lamb who bore our shame. 
 


[Refrão]
 
   Bm 
We sang that night with broken ribs, 
        G 
Through tear-streaked eyes and shattered lips. 
    D 
The joy of Christ, our healing balm, 
     A 
More fierce than fear, more deep than calm. 
    Em 
The wounds, the threatsthey couldn't steal 
    A                             Bm  A  Bm  A  Bm  A  Bm 
The love we know, the joy we feel! 
 


[Ponte]
 
Bm 
This world throws stones, but we throw praise. 
                                               G 
This world brings death, but Christ will raise. 
     Em                          A 
They see a foolwe see the crown. 
   Bm                       Gb 
We rise againwe dont stay down. 
 


[Refrão]
 
   Bm 
We danced that day with souls on fire, 
    G 
His joy our strength, our one desire. 
       D 
Though bruised and bloodied, we still grin 
   A 
He took the cross; we go right in. 
    Em 
The wounds, the threatsthey couldnt steal 
    A                        Bm   A  Bm  A  Bm  A  Bm 
The love we know, the joy we feel. 
 

Outro 
Bm 
So stone us, beat us, curse our name, 
      G 
We'll rise with joy and praise the same. 
    D                       A 
For every scar will one day sing 
Bm 
So stone us, beat us, curse our name, 
      G 
We'll rise with joy and praise the same. 
    D                       A 
For every scar will one day sing 
          Em        A 
He is our life, our amazing King.