Oh Lord, Restore Our Country

[Verse 1]
Oh Lord
What happened to this land
We were singing about freedom
Open hands
Now our daughters learn the sound of distant guns
And our sons come home with shadows from the sun
[Chorus]
Oh Lord
Restore our country
We’ve wandered so far from Your door
We were made to be a light for the broken
Not to raise our flag for war
Oh Lord
Restore our country
Teach our leaders to be poor in pride
Give us hearts that love our neighbor
Till Your mercy turns the tide
[Verse 2]
Oh Lord
We remember simple days
Kitchen tables
Sunday choirs
Hands that prayed
Now the screens are full of anger
Fear
And flames
And we barely even say Your holy name
[Chorus]
Oh Lord
Restore our country
We’ve wandered so far from Your door
We were made to be a light for the broken
Not to raise our flag for war
Oh Lord
Restore our country
Teach our leaders to be poor in pride
Give us hearts that love our neighbor
Till Your mercy turns the tide
[Bridge]
Start with me
Lord
Start with me (ohhh)
Turn this restless heart around
Let forgiveness flood these fields and streets
Till grace runs through this ground
[Chorus]
Oh Lord
Restore our country
We’ve wandered so far from Your door
We were made to be a light for the broken
Not to raise our flag for war
Oh Lord
Restore our country
From the courtroom to the kitchen floor
Make us instruments of healing
Till Your justice ends this war

folk, Acoustic gospel-folk with female vocals, gentle fingerpicked guitar, warm violin and cello in close harmony. Verses stay intimate and prayerful, sparse rhythm from soft hand percussion; chorus swells with stacked church-style harmonies and sustained strings. Bridge lifts in key and intensity, then drops back down to a tender, hopeful ending on a held vocal note and lingering strings., cello, violin, gospel, country