Open up the skies of mercy And rain down the cleansing flood Healing waters rise around us And hear our cries, Lord Let 'em rise Open up the skies of mercy And rain down the cleansing flood Healing waters rise around us And hear our cries, Lord Let 'em rise It's Your kindness, Lord That leads us to repentance Your favor, Lord Is our desire It's Your beauty, Lord That makes us stand in silence And Your love, Your love is better than life We can feel Your mercy falling You are turning our hearts back again Hear our praises rise to heaven Draw us near, Lord Meet us here It's Your kindness, Lord That leads us to repentance Your favor, Lord Is our desire It's Your beauty, Lord That makes us stand in silence And Your love, Your love It's Your kindness, Lord That leads us to repentance Your favor, Lord Is our desire It's Your beauty, Lord That makes us stand in silence And Your love, Your love is better than life It's better than life Your love Open up the skies of mercy And rain down the cleansing flood Healing waters rise around us And hear our cries, Lord Let 'em rise Spoken: Lord, we stand here as a desperate people Hungry for the things of You Come quiet the storms that rage all around us So that we hear the passion that beats through Your heart Spirit, put healing in our hands Put life in our words And drive a passion for the lost deep in the hearts of Your people Inhabit the praises of us, Your children And, Father, send us out with a reckless passion Deliver us from evil And set a standard of unity to break down walls and to heal Your people Unity is the cry of Your church, Lord Reconcile the children to the fathers And with forgiveness and mercy, rushing through the hearts of our land We cry out our deep need for You, Jesus Oh, God, come in power and bring glory to Your name