Jars of Clay — Selah Sound Collective (2 Cor.4:7)

Verse 1 We carry fire in brittle bone The breath of stars, but not our own This dust remembers ancient skies And we are vessels cracked by time The light leaks out where we are thin But that's where mercy rushes in Not by our might, nor strength we claim But through the fracture, speaks His name

Pre-Chorus So let me break, and let me bend Not the end, just how it mends

Chorus We are treasures in jars of clay Shaped by hands that made the day Though the edges chip away Glory finds its home in grey We are treasures in jars of clay

Verse 2 I tried to shine with borrowed gold Built thrones of ego, masks of old But grace undoes what pride defends It carves a path that never ends Each flaw a lantern in the dark A holy wound, a sacred mark The cracks become the map I see To where the light is setting me free

Pre-Chorus So let me be the lesser flame That flickers still, in sacred name

Chorus We are treasures in jars of clay Worn and weathered, still we stay What is fading makes a way For a strength that won’t decay We are treasures in jars of clay

Bridge Not broken... just bearing Not flawless... but faring What is hidden... declaring Through the fragile, He's preparing

Chorus We are treasures in jars of clay Crushed, not cursed—led through dismay Pressed but never swept away In the fracture, love will stay We are treasures in jars of clay

Outro And through the cracks... we glow...