Sanctuary
Rachael Lampa Lyrics

(Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh. Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh.)
A melodic introduction by the singer, with no lyrics.

Why everywhere you go, everywhere you turn, Everyone's in pain?
Why does it seem that people are suffering everywhere you look?

(Didn't Jesus say that it would be this way?)
Hasn't Jesus prophesied that the world will be full of suffering and pain?

It's easy to see, but it's hard to explain.
It's not difficult to notice the suffering in the world, but it's challenging to justify why it exists.

(Brutality, depravity, immorality ev'rywhere.)
Everywhere you look, it appears that there is violence, corruption, and wrongdoing.

Where do you turn -- where do you go When you believe you don't belong?
When you feel like an outcast, where do you seek refuge?

(There is a secret place, I know your secret place...)
There is an undisclosed location, and I know where it is, where you can find solace.

Where you'll be all right when the world be all wrong.
This sanctuary will make you feel safe when everything else seems to be going wrong in the world.

(You can believe, that He can see -- He'll never leave you alone.)
You can have faith that God sees you and will always be with you, no matter what happens.

(There is no depth, there is no highest height Can separate us from the love of God in Jesus Christ.)
Nothing in the world can separate you from the love of God in Jesus Christ; neither depth nor height can come between you.

Not what has been, or what shall be, Can keep the Lord from you, ooh
Nothing that has happened in the past or will happen in the future can keep God away from you.

Deep in my heart, I do believe, Someday that we shall all be free;
I genuinely believe in my heart that one day, we will all be free from pain and suffering.

(In a better Place, where we'll see His face.)
In the afterlife, we will find ourselves in a better place, where we will be able to see the face of God.

And every hurt He will finally redeem.
God will make up for every wound or injury that we have suffered in this life.

(There'll be no suff'ring for you and me anymore.)
In the afterlife, we will no longer have to endure pain and suffering.

And all of the things that go down in the night -- Stuff that ain't right -- is jus' so we'll know...
All the terrible things that happen in the world just help us recognize that we need God.

(We will know...) That we all need God; and this world's not our home.
We will all understand that we require God and that this world is not our real home.

Sanctuary - free my people, Lord.
A plea to God to provide refuge for his people.

Ain't no mountain high (sanctuary) Ain't no valley low (sanctuary) That can stop my God (sanctuary) Free my people, Lord
No obstacle can prevent God from providing sanctuary for his people. May God free his people from suffering.

Oh... (May He send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support from Zion) Oh... (May He send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support from Zion)
May God provide assistance from the sanctuary and give support from Zion.

(Oh oh oh oh) Yeay... (Oh oh oh oh) Yeay... (Oh oh oh oh) Sanctuary!
A refrain to cry out for sanctuary.

Sanctuary - free my people, Lord.
A repetition of the plea for God to provide refuge for his people.

Ain't no mountain high (sanctuary); Ain't no valley low (sanctuary). That can stop my God (sanctuary). Free my people, oh (sanctuary).
A repetition of the idea that nothing can stop God from providing sanctuary for his people.

(Sanctuary, oh oh oh oh) Hey (sanctuary) Free my people Lord (sanctuary) Ain't no mountain high (sanctuary) Ain't no valley low (sanctuary) That can stop my God (sanctuary) Free my people, Lord.
A closing repetition of the plea to God to provide sanctuary for his people.