Verse 1
At Your birth, You rested in a manger (Luke 2:7)
Hewn for cattle from Judean stone
Then You had to flee at night to Egypt (Matt. 2:13-15)
Herod feared that You would claim his throne (Matt. 2:3, Matt. 2:16)
You were…
Chorus
Homeless
With no roof or walls (Matt. 8:20, Luke 9:58)
For Your head a pillow made of stone
Homeless
Homeless with a cause
For You came to seek and save the lost (Matt. 18:11, Luke 19:10)
So that You could bring the homeless home
Verse 2
You proclaimed the coming of the Kingdom (Luke 4:43)
In the hinterlands of Galilee (Matt. 4:23, Mark 1:14-15, Luke 8:1)
When the crowds had left, the fields were empty (Matt. 14:23, Mark 6:46, Luke 5:16, John 6:15)
Could You rest on boulders by the sea? (Matt. 8:20, Luke 9:58)
You were…
Repeat chorus
Verse 3
Soldiers took You to the hall of Pilate (Matt. 27:2, Mark 15:1, Luke 23:1, John 18:28)
Nailed You to a cross and raised it high (Matt. 27:35, Mark 15:25, Luke 23:33, John 12:32, John 19:18, John 19:23)
When You died, the light gave way to darkness (Matt. 27:45, Mark 15:33, Luke 23:44)
As You hung between the earth and sky
You were…
Repeat chorus
Verse 4
You arose from death to life to Heaven (Matt. 28:6, Mark 16:6, Luke 24:6, Luke 24:51, Acts 1:9)
Still You see the sheep who wanders, lost (Matt. 18:12-13, Luke 15:4-7)
Now You seek and save Your homeless children (Matt. 18:11, Luke 19:10)
Carry us, rejoicing, to Your Cross (Luke 15:5-6)
No longer…
Repeat chorus