arise awaken from your sleep the earth calls in out in desperate need arise arise arise your light has come you were created for this time so arise the spirit says arise arise this is your destiny endow christ s authority decree declare and speak in jesus name was bowed down you were created for this time so arise the spirit says arise the church we see is not the periphery of the world but the world on the periphery of the church meaning that when god looks at the earth when he looks at a city he does not see a city with a church in it he sees the church with a city around it the church is the vehicle by which jesus speaks asks and moves everything god wants to do in the earth he wants to do through his church now that you hear his calling and awakening what will be your response will you sit back or will you arise will you stay asleep or will you take a stand i believe that when the lord speaks he waits for his people to release a sound of response this is our response we will arise we will arise lord we are not ashamed to proclaim your name jesus we will arise we will arise lord we are not ashamed to proclaim your name jesus we will arise 