Out of the darkness
Still comes the light
And out of the womb
Still comes the light
And up from the earth
Spring all the trees
The plants and the animals
The sower the seed
Yet out of the world
Came the rumours of war
Of famine and crying
The desolate sword
Where all the nations
Driven by lust
With God on their side
Return to the dust
Lay down
Lay down
Lay down the dust
For one there'll be always
Who's mightier still
And who's fit to walk
The holiest hill
And whose hands are clean
And whose heart is pure
And who heals the bruises
Whose sight is unseen?
Lay down
Lay down
Lay down the dust
For the guns and sharp swords
Of your hearts and your minds
Bring harm to your loved ones
And put out your eyes
And the weapons of war
Which kill men on their beds
Were once just a dream
In somebodies head
Lay down
Lay it down
Lay down
Lay it down
Little by little
Line upon line
One out of many
His beauty in time
And we all are witness
To the awesome display
He who creates
Can surely destroy
Lay down
Lay down
Lay down the dust
For all of the nations
Are risen to fall
All of them silenced
On destiny's shore
All of them shattered
By a kingdom of stone
All of them bleached
As white as their bones
Lay down
Lay down
Lay down the dust
For the guns and sharp swords
Of your hearts and your minds
Bring harm to your loved ones
And put out your eyes
And the weapons of war
Which kill men on their beds
Were once just a dream
In somebodies head
Lay it down
Lay it down
Lay it down
Lay it down