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City of Refuge

by Jesse Hill

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Michael and Jenny were just nineteen
When they fell in love and had their first baby
Found a little place in a neighborhood
Where the schools were bad but the rent was good.

Four kids later and the neighborhood changed
Poor folks left and the rich folks came
When the landlord posted a for sale sign
They were out on the street almost overnight

I have heard there’s a city of refuge
A place for all the forgotten and the bruised
Where all God’s children gather round
It’s a kingdom of the lost and found

Zahra was born in the wrong country
To the wrong religion, wrong family
In the middle of the night when the soldiers attacked
She ran into the dark, there was no going back

Seven years in a U.N. camp
Till she found a home in another land
But you can’t make rent when you’re a refugee
Here in the true north strong and free

I have heard there’s a city of refuge
A place for all the forgotten and the bruised
Where all God’s children gather round
It’s a kingdom of the lost and found

Johnny was a foreman at the steel mill
Till he broke his back and he got hooked on pills
Now he’s got a bed at the Sally Anne
Trying his best just to start again

But it’s hard to get clean when you live with your dealer
And it’s hard to find place when your funds are meager
Living month to month off the government
He’s got enough to eat, never enough for rent

I have heard there’s a city of refuge
A place for all the forgotten and the bruised
Where all God’s children gather round
It’s a kingdom of the lost and found

I have heard, there’s a people of refuge
Who make a place for the forgotten and the bruised
They’re beloved children all gathered round
In the kingdom of the lost and found

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released September 29, 2022

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