During the two months that we were commuting to Great Falls in order to be with Daniel almost three years ago(!), I managed to patch into a KLOVE signal bouncing off one of the buttes and “God of This City” by the Northern Ireland band Bluetree was one of the songs that was popular during that time. It gets its name from the mission trip the band took to Pattaya, Thailand and the deplorable conditions they found there. They launched a charity called Stand Out International in 2009 to rescue kids out of the sex industry, probably based on what they saw there.

When I was driving home from PT with Daniel yesterday, this song was playing on KLOVE and I decided to feature it. Here are the lyrics:

You’re God of this city, You’re the King of these people
You’re the Lord of this nation, You are
You’re the light in this darkness, You’re the hope to the hopeless
You’re the peace to the restless, You are

For there is no one like our God
There is no one like You God

Greater things have yet to come
And greater things are still to be done in this city
Greater things have yet to come
And greater things are still to be done here

You’re the Lord of creation, the creator of all things
You’re the King above all kings, You are
You’re the strength in the weakness, You are love to the broken
You’re the joy in the sadness, You are

For there is no one like our God
There is no one like You God

Greater things have yet to come
And greater things are still to be done in this city
Where glory shines from hearts alive
With praise for You and love for You in this city

Greater things have yet to come
And greater things are still to be done in this city
Greater things have yet to come
And greater things are still to be done here

There is no one like our God
There is no one like our God
Yes, there is no one like You God
There is no one like You God

Greater things have yet to come
And greater things are still to be done in this city
Where glory shines from hearts alive
With praise for You and love for You in this city

Greater things have yet to come
And greater things are still to be done in this city
Greater things have yet to come
And greater things are still to be done here
Still to be done here, still to be done here
Still to be done here
(HT: SongLyrics.Com)

I love it because it’s hopeful and if it was inspired by the squalor of that city in Thailand, there’s a definite need for hope. I can also so see it being used for various “city clean-up” ministry things in the States with no knowledge of why it was written. The irony of that is that the band is based in Belfast and there is a definite need for hope in that city, especially in the ghetto areas where the paramilitary action can be prevalent.

Here’s the song: