Leviticus is not just a book of rules.

It is about how a holy God makes a way to dwell among imperfect people.

From the tent Your voice was calling

From the flame and from the cloud

We stood near but not unbroken

Dust and ashes bowed down low

Hands that tremble, hearts that wander

Still You made a way to come

Through the altar, through the offering

Through the smoke and through the love

Make us holy in Your presence

Wash the camp and cleanse the soul

God of fire, God of mercy

Do not leave Your people cold

Cover all we cannot carry

Drive our shame into the wild

Walk among us in Your dwelling

Holy God, receive Your child

Priests in linen, lamps still burning

Oil and incense fill the air

Every border, every burden

Laid before Your justice there

What is common must be parted

What is broken must be healed

You have marked a path of mercy

At the altar we are sealed

Make us holy in Your presence

Wash the camp and cleanse the soul

God of fire, God of mercy

Do not leave Your people cold

Cover all we cannot carry

Drive our shame into the wild

Walk among us in Your dwelling

Holy God, receive Your child

Teach our hands to leave the corners

Teach our hearts to love the near

Teach our gates to welcome strangers

Teach us how to hold You here