Rick Lee JamesHealthcare Chaplain, Bon Secours Mercy Health · Husband, Dad, Hospital Chaplain, Recording Artist, Podcast Host, Loyola University IPS Graduate, Alpha Sigma Nu Member, and Recording Academy (GRAMMY®) member - Contributing musician on a Grammy-nomin

(If You're Not Gonna) Move This Mountain

9 May 2014 · 4 min

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A lyrical monologue where the speaker feels trapped between a mountain and the sea, pleading with God to move the mountain and part the tide. Drawing on biblical imagery and the promise that God won't give more than one can bear, the song expresses anguish and a desperate hope for spiritual freedom.

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The promised land is straight ahead, but just beyond my grasp. And I'm trapped between the mountain and the sea. Yes, I'm trapped between the mountain and the sea. If you're not gonna move this mountain, if you're not gonna part the raging tide, if you're not gonna move this mountain, Move this mountain. Will you help me across to the other side? Will you help me across to the other side? Why in the world do I deserve this? Why is it too dark for me to see? You said you'd never give us any more than we could bear, but it feels like you have given more to me. Yes, it feels like you have given more to me. If you're not gonna move this mountain, if you're not gonna part the raging tide, If you're not gonna move this mountain, will you help me across to the other side? Will you help me across to the other side? Lord, I know you never promised roses. I know the rain will fall in this life. I know a better man than me Walk the hill to Calvary. Sometimes it takes a cross to set us free. If you're not gonna move this mountain, if you're not gonna part the raging tide, if you're not gonna move this mountain, will you help me bear my cross to the other side?