Verse 1 (Blues, laid back)
I read it in an old song David sang
Back when victory still had a name
Said there’s a stone they passed on by
Didn’t fit their plans, didn’t catch their eye
They said, “Nah, that one won’t do”
Didn’t look strong, didn’t look true
But heaven heard what the builders said
And smiled when they turned their heads
Pre-Chorus (Funk push)
You can measure walls, you can draw your lines
But you don’t decide what stands the test of time
Chorus (Gospel-blues, hooky)
The stone the builders rejected
Became the cornerstone
What they threw away in the daylight
God claimed as His own
You can vote Him out, leave Him behind
Say He don’t belong
But the house still stands on the stone they missed
And the stone rolls on
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Verse 2 (Blues, storytelling)
Cornerstone ain’t decoration, no
It’s the weight that the whole thing holds
Everything else gotta line up right
Or the house won’t stand through the night
So when they said, “We don’t claim that rule”
They were sayin’, “We won’t bow to You”
But authority don’t come from man
It comes from a higher hand
Pre-Chorus (Funk, tighter)
You can judge by sight, you can play your part
But God builds truth from the rejected start
Chorus (Repeat)
The stone the builders rejected
Became the cornerstone
What they threw away in the daylight
God claimed as His own
You can vote Him out, leave Him behind
Say He don’t belong
But the house still stands on the stone they missed
And the stone rolls on
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Rap / Spoken Section (Half-time, gritty but clear)
They evaluated, calculated, made a call
Said, “This won’t rule, this won’t hold the wall”
Builders had power, names, and keys
But they didn’t own eternity
They rejected Him, thought they shut the door
God said, “Watch what I’m building for”
Not a revision, not a debate
A divine override of human weight
Stone not cut by human hands
Still breaks kingdoms, still commands
You don’t crown the cornerstone
God sets the rule, God sets the throne
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Bridge (Gospel lift)
Rejected ain’t forgotten
Cast aside ain’t the end
What God appoints as foundation
Still holds when systems bend
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Final Chorus (Big, funkier)
The stone the builders rejected
Became the cornerstone
What they threw away in the daylight
God claimed as His own
What was dismissed is established
What was denied is enthroned
The house is built on the stone they missed
And the stone rolls on
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Outro (Blues, slow fade)
You can build it tall, you can build it fast
But only one stone’s gonna last
They rejected Him…
God installed Him…
And the cornerstone still stands.
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