Mark 7
Full Song Lyrics
Verse 1 — Traditions Tested
They gather close from far and near
Watching hands, not hearts, in fear
Elders’ rules held tight and fast
Wash the cup, preserve the past
Jesus speaks, the line is drawn
“You honor Me with lips — not dawn
Your hearts are far though words are right
Tradition stands where truth should fight”
Chorus — From the Heart
From the heart, the truth is known
Not the surface we’ve been shown
What defiles is born within
Not the touch — but love grown thin
Verse 2 — The Greater Command
You set aside what God has said
To keep the rules your fathers spread
Corban named, devotion claimed
While parents left in quiet pain
Scripture bent to serve the law
But mercy’s voice they never saw
You guard the form, forget the flame
And trade obedience for name
Chorus — From the Heart
From the heart, the waters rise
What we hide behind disguise
Faith that’s real begins within
Where truth breaks pride and cleanses sin
Verse 3 — What Truly Defiles
“Listen all,” He says out loud
Truth cuts through the gathered crowd
Nothing entering makes unclean
It’s what flows out that must be seen
Evil thoughts and actions born
From divided hearts, love torn
Greed and pride and envy’s fire
Reveal the soul’s true desire
Bridge — A Private Word
In the house, the questions come
Hard to hear, the meaning blunt
What you take in passes through
But what you are comes out of you
The heart decides the path we tread
Life or death by what is fed
Verse 4 — Beyond the Border
Into Tyre and Sidon’s land
A Gentile kneels, faith in her stand
A daughter bound by torment’s grip
Hope clings tight to every word slip
“Bread is first for children’s need”
But she replies with humble creed
“Even crumbs from tables fall”
Faith breaks walls that once stood tall
Chorus — Great Is Your Faith
Great is your faith — your trust is clear
Grace has crossed the boundary here
What was distant now draws near
Mercy moves beyond our fear
Verse 5 — Ears Opened, Tongue Released
Through Decapolis He goes
Another soul with silence knows
Deaf ears closed, a tongue restrained
Jesus sighs at broken pain
“Be opened,” heaven’s gentle plea
Ears unlock, words run free
They marvel still, amazed again
“He does all things well,” they say
Final Chorus — Clean Made New
Clean made new from heart to skin
From the soul that’s let Him in
Not by rule, not by display
But truth that heals the inner way
Outro
From the heart, the Kingdom starts
When truth rewrites divided hearts
