JERUSALEM // FREE @CITYALIGHT SONG AND RESOURCES FOR CHURCHES

I’m a long time fan of the congregational tunes coming out of St Paul’s Castle Hill in Sydney’s north west. They have just released a new track – Jerusalem – under the new name ‘CityAlight‘. In my opinion it is one of their best songs.

Jerusalem beautifully traces Jesus’ journey into Jerusalem, to the cross, his death, the empty tomb and now reigning on the throne in the New Jerusalem.

Here is the second half of verse 3:

Feel the earth is shaking now
See the veil is split in two
And He stood before the wrath of God
Shielding sinners with His blood

In a time where some are seeking to remove the wrath of God from their singing, I appreciate the explicit reference to the work of Jesus turning aside God’s wrath from sinners and onto Himself. What a Saviour!

I also love the movement from Jerusalem to the New Jerusalem and that it begins with people crying out for murder but ends with people crying out in praise of the One who saves. Brilliant!

Check out the website for: free mp3 download; video download; lyrics and chord chart. All great resources for churches. If you like it, go to iTunes and buy the track to help keep it at number 1 and to support this great ministry! I’m eagerly anticipating the full album coming out in June.

If you’ve stumbled here and don’t know much about what Jesus’ death on the cross was all about… listen to the song and then read this, this and this.