I love the lyrics to the song “Tear Down the Walls” by Hillsong United. Hillsong is the whoppin’ huge church in Australia that seriously loves them some Jesus. I mean, tens of thousands of people attend their worships services each week. It’s so amazing! At StoneWater, we do a lot of Hillsong and Hillsong United (their Youth band) songs… so when Hillsong United was touring in America, we were PUMPED. So pumped that we totally forgot that they were coming (woops). That is, until some sweet friends from church asked us if we wanted some extra tickets they had for the concert. OH-MY-GOODNESS… did someone say “Tickets to Hillsong United”?? Holy Moly… once again we were PUMPED and this time we did NOT forget!

One of my favorite songs that Hillsong sings is called “Tear Down the Walls” and it speaks truth about how love can tear down the walls that people have formed about Christianity and Jesus. If we would just love, God’s glory and mercy would be so obvious and everyone would want to come to know God. I like how the song says “There is so much more than this.” So many times I hear people who have tried to do life on their own…. then they end up somewhere down the road, whether they are happy, sad, content, or angry… EVERYONE at one point or another thinks “Is there more to life than this?” The answer is yes. So much more.

I would love it if you would listen to this song and read the lyrics below…. They are truly incredible. And by the way, if you don’t have the newest Hillsong United CD (or any of their CDs for that matter), you NEED to get it.

Tear down the walls see the world. Is there something we have missed?
Turn from ourselves, look beyond, there is so much more than this.

And I don’t need to see it to believe it. I don’t need to see it to believe it.
Cause I can’t shake this fire burning deep inside my heart.

Look to the skies, hope arise, see His majesty revealed.
More than this life, there is love, there is hope and this is real.

Cause I don’t need to see it to believe it. I don’t need to see it to believe it.
Cause I can’t shake this fire burning deep inside my heart.

This life is Yours and hope is rising as Your glory floods our hearts.
Let love tear down these walls that all creation would come back to You, It’s all for You.

Your Name is Glorious, Glorious.
Your love is changing us, calling us, to worship in spirit and in truth as all creation returns to You.

Oh for all the sons and daughters who are walking in the darkness You are calling us to lead them back to You.
We will see Your spirit rising as the lost come out of hiding.
Every heart will see this hope we have in You.

Cause I don’t need to see it to believe it. I don’t need to see it to believe it.
Cause I can’t shake this fire burning deep inside my heart.

This life is Yours and hope is rising as Your glory floods our hearts.
Let love tear down these walls that all creation would come back to You, it’s all for You

Your Name is Glorious, Glorious.
Your love is changing us, calling us, to worship in spirit and in truth as all creation returns to You.

Here are some pictures I took at the concert a few weeks ago! It was BY FAR the best rock/worship concert I’ve ever been to.

This was their countdown! Sweet!

Hello amazing lighting.

And just for funzies, another Hillsong United video that ROCKS MY FACE OFF.

AND, since I’m posting pictures of bands… I thought I would add a couple from last night’s StoneWater youth preview service Elevate. Eric is training up some younger musicians and so he led worship last night. I think it’s appropriate that their first song was the Hillsong United song posted above!

Our youth are a wee bit timid… but they’ll come around!

I love that my man loves Jesus more than me!

Long post, but hope you enjoyed it! New pictures from a wedding up soon!