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Mama stood beside the doorway
With the evening in her eyes
City walls behind us fading
As the desert filled the sky
Everybody talking fear now
Wondering what we’d left behind
But something deeper kept on calling
Like a promise in the night
So we held onto each other
When the road got hard to see
We were leaving Jerusalem
For a land we’d never known
Trading safety for a promise
Walking faith out on our own
With the stars above to guide us
And the fire burning bright
We believed the God who called us
Would not leave us in the night
Oh-oh-oh
Beyond Jerusalem
Oh-oh-oh
He was leading us ahead
There were voices saying turn back
There were tears beside the flame
There were moments in the darkness
When we almost lost our way
But mercy spoke louder than anger
Hope was stronger than our fear
And the God who led our fathers
Still was walking with us here
So we sang into the silence
Trying to believe again
We were leaving Jerusalem
For a land we’d never known
Trading comfort for a calling
Trusting we were not alone
Through the wilderness before us
Through the sorrow and the strain
Every step became a story
Every loss became our gain
Oh-oh-oh
Beyond Jerusalem
Oh-oh-oh
He was leading us ahead
Though we trembled
Still we followed
Though we feared
Still we believed
And the God who called us outward
Was the God who would sustain
We were leaving Jerusalem
But Heaven walked beside us there
And the daughters of the faithful
Learned that courage sounds like prayer
Now the desert lies behind us
And the dawn begins to rise
Every road of faith and sacrifice
Led us to the other side
Oh-oh-oh
Beyond Jerusalem
Oh-oh-oh
He was leading us ahead