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No Lasting City

from No Lasting City by Fr. Joseph Gill

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I had just received word that I was going to be leaving a wonderful community that was so near and dear to my heart – the community of St. John’s Church in Severna Park. Upon learning of the news, I was quite depressed, and at Evening Prayer that evening, we had a reading from Hebrews 13 that struck me deeply: “Here we have no lasting city, we await the one that is to come.” Immediately following Evening Prayer, I wrote this song. This is the first decent song that I ever wrote in Drop D tuning.

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track 04 – no lasting city (Hebrews 13:14)

well here I go again, I let my heart cling to things that have an end
grasped what wasn’t mine, and kept on grasping through the slipping of time
well I fear the truth, though time and time again I’ve seen the proof
that I have no city here, along this muddy road and through this valley of tears

I have no lasting city, I seek the one which is to come
from alabaster to dust, I wander, waiting to go home

when darkness sheds its cloak, I leave the womb to live in cities so remote
a stranger in unsettled lands, a wayward man hoping Jerusalem will rise amidst the sand

o death now lacking your sting, through you we come to the King
a palace built for the poor, if we could just reach the door

well here I go again, all I gained burst into flame ‘till only ashes remain
in the ash of city streets I’m finding nothing but this crushing weight of empty dreams

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from No Lasting City, released April 20, 2014

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Fr. Joseph Gill Stamford, Connecticut

Born in 1984, Joseph Gill grew up in a musical family. His father taught him piano from a young age, and his mother often sang in the church choir. He began writing songs very young, honing his skill further when he received his first guitar. After his conversion, he dedicated his life and his songwriting to the Lord. Fr. Joseph Gill was ordained a Catholic priest in May, 2013. ... more

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