The Stone Rejected

Intro
(Loud, distorted, driving guitar riff)
Verse 1
(Driven by bass and drums)

From the shadows deep to the morning light
Who can stand against the rising of the Son?
He lifts the poor, pulls them from the dust
A fragile heart, taught only how to trust
The old gods falter, their silence screams
They hold their idols, chasing waking dreams
But the seas they saw Him, and they turned back home
The Jordan river, it could not roam.
Pre-Chorus
(Building intensity)

I cried out in my distress, felt the chains around my soul
And I know, yeah, I know, He made me whole.
Chorus
(Full band, heavy, anthemic)

This is the anchor, the word that holds the line
His love endures, the fire that will not resign!
The nations gathered, they pushed hard against the wall
But in His name alone, I watched the empires fall!
Oh, the builders tossed it, threw it back into the fire
But the stone they rejected is lifted higher and higher!
Verse 2
(Slightly softer, focusing on personal testimony of trouble)

I was tangled deep in the ropes of fear
When the weight of the world felt too much to bear
They said "Trust in power, trust in the wealth of men"
But I run to the refuge, and I run again
The gates of death opened wide for me
But my heart was steady, set on what will be
I will walk before Him, where the living light is cast
The cup of salvation, finally held fast.
Pre-Chorus
(Building intensity)

I cried out in my distress, felt the chains around my soul
And I know, yeah, I know, He made me whole.
Chorus
(Full band, heavy, anthemic)

This is the anchor, the word that holds the line
His love endures, the fire that will not resign!
The nations gathered, they pushed hard against the wall
But in His name alone, I watched the empires fall!
Oh, the builders tossed it, threw it back into the fire
But the stone they rejected is lifted higher and higher!
Bridge
(Tempo slows, raw vocal over clean, delayed guitar arpeggios)

What can man do? What can the tyrant claim?
I will not fear! I call upon His name!
A thousand voices call to fall away
But I choose this road, I choose this truth today.
Open the gates of righteousness for me
And I will walk in, in perfect liberty!
Guitar Solo
(Energetic, melodic, leading back into final chorus)
Chorus
(Final, powerful delivery)

This is the anchor, the word that holds the line
His love endures, the fire that will not resign!
The nations gathered, they pushed hard against the wall
But in His name alone, I watched the empires fall!
Oh, the builders tossed it, threw it back into the fire
But the stone they rejected is lifted higher and higher!
Outro
(Repeated, fading refrain over sustained, distorted chords)

His love endures forever...
The stone rejected...
Forever...

Alternative rock