[Verse 1]
On the streets where shadows linger
We carry the weight of yesterday
Chains of sorrow
dreams of freedom
A prayer rising up
lighting the way
Forgive us our debts
hear our voices
We’re weary travelers
longing for grace
In the silence
a hope rejoices
A moment of truth
in this sacred space
[Chorus]
Forgive us our debts as we forgive
Together we rise
together we live
In the name of love
let the healing start
With every heartbeat
we’ll mend every heart
Oh
Jubilee
oh
Jubilee
Twenty-five years of setting us free
In the name of the Father
we sing our plea
Forgive us our debts
let our spirits see
[Bridge]
Oh
the voices of the fallen
Echo in the night
But united
we will rally
Bring the darkness to the light
Past the anger and division
Hand in hand
we will soar
With forgiveness as our vision
We’ll break down every door
[Outro]
So here we stand
in the dawn’s embrace
With hearts unbound
we’ll find our place
In the name of love
with every breath
Forgive us our debts
we’ll dance with no regret
Oh
Jubilee
let the music rise
A symphony of hope beneath the skies
With hands united
we’ll forever sing
Forgive us our debts
and the joy you’ll bring
Jubilee Rising
“Jubilee Rising” (A U2-style song)
Verse 1
A quarter-century, the bells still ring,
The echo of freedom, the song we sing.
From the broken streets to the highest halls,
We tore down the chains, we answered the call.
The weight of the world, it was not too much,
For the hands that reached and the hearts they touched.
Debt forgiven, a world set free,
On the wings of hope, a jubilee.
Chorus
Oh, let the walls come tumbling down,
Let the lost be found, let love abound.
For every tear, a brighter sky,
Jubilee rising, we will not deny.
Verse 2
The voices silenced, they now proclaim,
The dignity rising, they speak their names.
In the shadowlands, where the broken kneel,
We brought the light, we made it real.
Twenty-five years, but the work’s not done,
Still chasing justice beneath the sun.
Bono’s song, it carries on,
A hymn of mercy, a rebel’s dawn.
Chorus
Oh, let the walls come tumbling down,
Let the lost be found, let love abound.
For every tear, a brighter sky,
Jubilee rising, we will not deny.
Bridge
It’s not just numbers, it’s lives reborn,
It’s the peace that follows the storm.
From Dublin’s streets to Africa’s plains,
The dream persists, the song remains.
Chorus
Oh, let the walls come tumbling down,
Let the lost be found, let love abound.
For every tear, a brighter sky,
Jubilee rising, we will not deny.
Outro
So sing the song, let the future see,
What love can do, what it means to be free.
Debt erased, the captives fly,
Jubilee rising, under a boundless sky.