Lyrics
Verse 1
I built these walls so long ago
Brick by brick, I watched them grow
I hid my fear where no one knows
But You can reach the deepest low
You call my name and I let go
You speak one word and freedom flows
I hear Your voice, I know, I know
You're bringing down my Jericho
Chorus
One word from You, the ground will shake
One shout of Your name, the walls will break
Round and round, I trust You so
Bring down the walls of my Jericho
Break it down, my Jericho
Let the name of Jesus flow
You made a way where there was none
You bring the dark into the sun
Every brick, every wall
At Your name, let it fall
Break down the walls, break down the walls
Of my Jericho
Verse 2
I held my shame and wouldn't show
I held my fear and wouldn't let go
I hid my pain so deep below
But now Your light begins to glow
No more running, now I know
Your love is stronger than my sorrow
I give You all I used to hold
Come bring down my Jericho
Chorus
One word from You, the ground will shake
One shout of Your name, the walls will break
Round and round, I trust You so
Bring down the walls of my Jericho
Break it down, my Jericho
Let the name of Jesus flow
You made a way where there was none
You bring the dark into the sun
Every brick, every wall
At Your name, let it fall
Break down the walls, break down the walls
Of my Jericho
Bridge
Every brick, every wall, every fear
Let it fall
Tear down my shame, tear down my fear
Tear down my sin
Jesus, meet me here
Every brick, every wall, every chain
Let it fall
Tear down my shame, tear down my fear
Tear down my sin
Jesus, take it all
Let it fall, let it fall, let it fall
Every brick, every wall
At Your name, it has to fall
Outro
Break it down, my Jericho
Let the name of Jesus flow
You speak one word and strongholds go
You're bringing down my Jericho
Every brick, every wall
At Your name, let it fall
Tear down my shame, tear down my fear
Tear down my sin
And pull me near
Break down the walls, break down the walls
Break down the walls of my Jericho
Every brick, every wall
At Your name, let it fall
My Jericho, my Jericho
At Your name, let it fall
My Jericho, my Jericho
At Your name, let it fall
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Meaning & Inspiration
May the Lord Studio's "My Jericho" turns the story of Joshua 6 into a personal image, casting the singer's own walls - built from hidden fear and shame rather than stone - as a private Jericho waiting to fall. The verses describe those walls being constructed brick by brick over time, then admit that God alone can reach what has been buried that deep.
The chorus reworks the biblical account's mechanics directly: a shout, a name spoken, and the walls come down, echoing Hebrews 11:30's summary that by faith the walls of Jericho fell after being encircled. Where Joshua's story centers on a city, this song narrows the same pattern to specific interior walls - shame, fear, sin - repeating "every brick, every wall" until the phrase itself starts to function like the marching in the original account, repetition before collapse. The outro keeps circling the same declaration, ending not with a description of freedom already won but with the walls still in the process of falling.
Related Scripture
- Joshua 6:20 The walls of Jericho falling at the shout.
- Hebrews 11:30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell.