And slowly it builds
Brick by brick
That wall we all rejected
And the rhetoric filters through
The drive by threat
They're taking our jobs, our houses
Go home, you're not welcome here
Standing back we listen
We shake our fist
And we go on as it all dies down
And the rhetoric filters through
The chaos of the camps
They threaten our drivers, it's not safe
Go back, you're not welcome here
Standing back we watch
We send our cast offs
And go by as they're all moved on
And the rhetoric filters through
Bring back our control
Close the doors, put the biggest bolts on.
The door is closed, you're not welcome here
Standing back we hear
As experts cry out
And we go on as it all rolls on
And the rhetoric filters through
Our exit door is open
Now go - the entrance door is tight shut
Even you are not welcome any more
Standing back we hear cries
As blame is dished out
And those we live beside leave in fear
And slowly it builds
Brick by Brick
That wall we rejected - it's here
As we look out from the UK, we so often see what we hear is proposed to happen across the Atlantic and we despair and shout out and say that 'it wouldn't happen here'. However, as we have seen this week as voices rise up over the injustice over the Windrush deportation crisis we've got to test our own motives, test our own hearts.... and choose to stand up and stop these growing barriers before they become seemingly impenetrable and our society has lost his ability to welcome at all. This article from the Baptist Times talks about why we should be angry over the Windrush Crisis and what to do about it.
The prophet Amos says these words from God to the people of Israel, challenging their focus:
"I hate, I despise your religious festivals; and your assemblies are a stench to me..... Away with the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps. BUT let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never failing stream" Amos 5:21, 23-24
Stand up for justice. Stand up because God....
Brick by brick
That wall we all rejected
And the rhetoric filters through
The drive by threat
They're taking our jobs, our houses
Go home, you're not welcome here
Standing back we listen
We shake our fist
And we go on as it all dies down
And the rhetoric filters through
The chaos of the camps
They threaten our drivers, it's not safe
Go back, you're not welcome here
Standing back we watch
We send our cast offs
And go by as they're all moved on
And the rhetoric filters through
Bring back our control
Close the doors, put the biggest bolts on.
The door is closed, you're not welcome here
Standing back we hear
As experts cry out
And we go on as it all rolls on
And the rhetoric filters through
Our exit door is open
Now go - the entrance door is tight shut
Even you are not welcome any more
Standing back we hear cries
As blame is dished out
And those we live beside leave in fear
And slowly it builds
Brick by Brick
That wall we rejected - it's here
As we look out from the UK, we so often see what we hear is proposed to happen across the Atlantic and we despair and shout out and say that 'it wouldn't happen here'. However, as we have seen this week as voices rise up over the injustice over the Windrush deportation crisis we've got to test our own motives, test our own hearts.... and choose to stand up and stop these growing barriers before they become seemingly impenetrable and our society has lost his ability to welcome at all. This article from the Baptist Times talks about why we should be angry over the Windrush Crisis and what to do about it.
The prophet Amos says these words from God to the people of Israel, challenging their focus:
"I hate, I despise your religious festivals; and your assemblies are a stench to me..... Away with the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps. BUT let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never failing stream" Amos 5:21, 23-24
Stand up for justice. Stand up because God....
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