"Jericho" and "Battlefield"

During high school I was blessed to be around masses of musical talent. Middle Georgia seemed to be thriving with new bands -- Christian, rock, punk, rap, and others -- all the time. From Ceezy and his white-kid rapping and Kam as well to Latter Rain, The Refuge, J-Gray's band, and then of course DD's band [they even played at the Masquerade!...my parents of course wouldn't let me go and I was quite a sad panda]. The Blue Tomato was a part of life as were many other concerts starting in middle school and lasting throughout high school.
There are two bands that I heard quite a bit growing up because of my brother's personal connections to many of the members and my own. One was The Zion Company and the other, Latter Rain. Both were Christian bands and I know that Latter Rain has opened up for Casting Crowns [or was it Third Day?] at Wild Adventures. While neither are still 'touring,' their music still means a lot to me.
I had "Battlefield" [The Zion Company] playing rounds in my head a few weeks ago and I called everyone I knew who might have a copy of the song, but almost all of them fell through. Cody Gibbs replied, however, and sent me the song and satisfied my 'itch' to hear the whole song. I'd like to share it with you guys::
go here to listen.

"at the battlefield oh when bullets fly
fiery arrows, I'm the bulls eye
at the battlefield oh when bullets fly
fiery arrows, I'm the bulls eye, yeah
(x3)
yeah, yeah , yeah

oh, because we are the army of God
here we come, yeah yeah yeah
we are the army of God
here we come, Lord, here we come
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
here we come
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

On our knees we march
to the battlefield
oh to lose our lives, but to find life in you
on our knees we march
to the battlefield
oh to lose our lives, but to find life in you

oh awake you sleeper
arise from the dead
oh awake you sleeper
arise from the dead
(x2)

because we are the army of God
here we come, yeah, yeah
we are the army of God
here we come, Lord, here we come
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

oh awake you sleeper arise from the dead
awake you sleeper arise from the dead
oh awake you sleeper arise from the dead
awake you sleeper arise from the dead
(x2)"

The next song is by Latter Rain. I haven't been able to get it out of my head since my brother sent the CD to me. I love it.
Go here to listen.

"Jericho, what a beautiful city
Jericho, what a wonder to my eyes, yeah
Jericho, what a beautiful city
Jericho, what a wonder to my eyes, yeah

Father make me just like Jericho
Father make me just like Jericho

At the sound of the trumpet
the noise of the Lord
may the walls fall down
may the walls fall down.
(x2)

Imagine as Joshua is leading the Israelites around the walls of Jericho and the watchmen of Jericho are sitting on their posts high above all the lands looking at Joshua, laughing at Joshua, spitting at Joshua, saying 'who are you to defeat the mightiest walls and fortresses in the land?' Joshua was probably saying he just had no clue. I imagine he was saying a little something like this:

Father, they are laughing
and Father, they make fun
but Father, they don't know that You're the holy one

Oh and Father, they are laughing
and Father, they make fun
but, Father, they don't know that You're the holy one
(x3)

and at the sound of the trumpet
the noise of the Lord
may the walls fall down
may the walls fall down and lie

may the walls fall down
may the walls fall down
(x6)

and at the sound of the trumpet
the noise of the lord
may the walls fall down
may the walls fall down
(x2)

Father make me just like Jericho
Father make me just like Jericho

may the walls fall down
may the walls fall down
(x4)"