May Our Jaded Hearts Be Healed

I've mentioned these guys before. I love the way they experiment with music and the way their lyrics often come straight from Scripture and always minister to my soul.

This song in particular, from their album, Ghosts Upon the Earth, is so beautiful. So, so beautiful.

We live in a world of division and strife and pride that condescends and marginalizes others. Our churches are rife with division and strife and prideful condescension. There is good in the world, and our churches do much good in the world too. But. Until Jesus Christ returns to restore all things, our jaded and weary hearts need healing and hope.

To me, part of the message this song speaks is, Don't bicker about theological tripe and other such nonsense derived from generational differences, cultural differences, political differences, lifestyle differences... Being "right" is nothing without love.

"Church Bells"

Let church bells ring

Let children sing

Even if they don’t know why let them sing

Why drown their joy

Stifle their voice

Just because you’ve lost yours

May our jaded hearts be healed

Amen

Let old men dance

Lift up their hands

Even if they are naïve, let them dance

You’ve seen it all

You watch them fall

Wash off your face and dance

May our weary hearts be filled with hope

Amen