Lyrics
[Intro]
I built it high
I built it wide
A house of glass
With God inside
[Verse 1]
Every window stained with prayer
Every pillar placed with care
Every stone a righteous word
Every echo something heard
I polished every sacred wall
I thought my tower would not fall
I preached my name into the sky
And never asked the reason why
[Pre-Chorus]
But the light
Came pouring through
And every crack
Was shining too
[Chorus]
Glass cathedral
Shining bright
Built on nothing
But my light
Glass cathedral
Watch it fall
Grace was never
Mine to call
Glass cathedral
Now I see
What I built
Could never be
[Verse 2]
Every sermon I designed
Every truth I thought was mine
Every crown of words I wore
Just a shadow, nothing more
The silence came without a sound
And laid my monument to ground
No hand of mine could hold the frame
When mercy whispered out my name
[Pre-Chorus]
And the walls
Began to shake
What I built
He chose to break
[Chorus]
Glass cathedral
Shining bright
Built on nothing
But my light
Glass cathedral
Watch it fall
Grace was never
Mine to call
Glass cathedral
Now I see
What I built
Could never be
[Bridge]
Let it shatter
Let it fall
Let the mercy
Cover all
Not my tower
Not my throne
Just His grace
And grace alone
[Final Chorus]
Glass cathedral
On the ground
Where His mercy
Finally found
Glass cathedral
Turned to dust
Now my heart
Is built on trust
Glass cathedral
Fade away
Only grace
Will ever stay
[Outro]
I built it high
I built it wide
But now He lives
Where pride has died
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