Marble & Mortar
Written by Jen Smale, Taylor Vickerman & Zion Rempel
Lyrics
INTRO
VERSE 1
A voice within the darkness
Revealed design of light and earth
Void then met the vision
A cosmic wonder formed by word
And the marble and mortar was there
VERSE 2
Breathing image into likeness
You formed life from dirt and clay
Your fingerprints upon Your children
In perfect love a kingdom made
And the marble and mortar was there
INTERLUDE
VERSE 3
A veil to break the oneness
With a serpent’s word our fall
Mortality invaded
A tragedy of death and war
And the marble and mortar was there
VERSE 4
The Word became our ransom
To bear the cross of sin and shame
Flesh torn to heal the broken
His body pierced by those He made
And the marble and mortar was there
And the marble and mortar was there
There the marble and mortar laid bare
VERSE 5
The cross the final statement
Death defeating sin and grave
A triumph over darkness
Resurrection life at break of day
And the marble and mortar was here
And the marble and mortar was here
INSTR
CHORUS
All our earthly temples crumble
At the feet of Him above them
Only One will stand forever
Jesus Christ the King of heaven
You are timeless in nature
And the grace within our failure
Only One will stand forever
King Jesus, Jesus Jesus!
OUTRO / REPRISE
On this marble and mortar I stand
On this marble and mortar I stand
On Jesus, my Savior I stand
And my marble and mortar He will remain
chord chart
INTRO
F#m D A E
| / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / | (x2)
VERSE 1
D F#m E
A voice within the darkness
C#m D
Revealed design of light and earth
D F#m E
Void then met the vision
C#m D
A cosmic wonder formed by word
D F#m E
And the marble and mortar was there
VERSE 2
D F#m E
Breathing image into likeness
C#m D
You formed life from dirt and clay
D F#m E
Your fingerprints upon Your children
C#m D
In perfect love a kingdom made
D F#m E
And the marble and mortar was there
INTERLUDE
F#m D A E
| / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / | (x1)
VERSE 3
D F#m E
A veil to break the oneness
C#m D
With a serpent’s word our fall
D F#m E
Mortality invaded
C#m D
A tragedy of death and war
D F#m E
And the marble and mortar was there
VERSE 4
D F#m E
The Word became our ransom
C#m D
To bear the cross of sin and shame
D F#m E
Flesh torn to heal the broken
C#m D
His body pierced by those He made
D F#m E
And the marble and mortar was there
D F#m E
And the marble and mortar was there
D F#m E
There the marble and mortar laid bare
VERSE 5
D F#m E
The cross the final statement
C#m D
Death defeating sin and grave
D F#m E
A triumph over darkness
C#m D
Resurrection life at break of day
D F#m E
And the marble and mortar was here
D F#m E
And the marble and mortar was here
INSTR
F#m D A E
| / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / | (x4)
CHORUS
F#m D
All our earthly temples crumble
A E
At the feet of Him above them
F#m D
Only One will stand forever
A E
Jesus Christ the King of heaven
F#m D
You are timeless in nature
A E
And the grace within our failure
F#m D
Only One will stand forever
A E
King Jesus, Jesus Jesus!
(x2)
OUTRO / REPRISE
D F#m E
On this marble and mortar I stand
D F#m E
On this marble and mortar I stand
D F#m E
On Jesus, my Savior I stand
D A E
And my marble and mortar He will remain