Just like a fool on sinking sand
I didn't know what was going down
I let my pride and vanity
Turn me away from reality

All of my strength and security
Built upon the walls of society
All I had were sandcastles
Next to the raging sea
Don't you see'

They came a-tumblin' down
(They came a-tumblin' down)
Just like the walls of Jericho
They came a-tumblin' down
(They came a-tumblin' down)
Just like the walls of Jericho
(They came a-tumblin' down)

Then, in the ruins of my broken life
I saw the gleam of a distant light
I felt the warmth of a gentle touch
I felt the strength as it picked me up
Love was in his eyes as he said to me
"Don't put your faith in physical things
Nothing of this world is forever
You've got to see,"
Don't you see'

They'll come a-tumblin' down
(They'll come a-tumblin' down)
Just like the walls of Jericho
They'll come a-tumblin' down
(They'll come a-tumblin' down)
Just like the walls of Jericho

Nothing of this world is forever, you see
Don't spend your life
Chasing physical things
Everything you need
You can find it in only him, only him
Put your trust in him

They'll come a-tumblin' down
(They'll come a-tumblin' down)
Just like the walls of Jericho
They'll come a-tumblin' down
(They'll come a-tumblin' down)
Just like the walls of Jericho, oh
(they'll come a-tumblin' down)
Just like the walls of Jericho, (tumblin' down)
They'll come a-tumblin' down
(They'll come a-tumblin' down)
(They'll come a-tumblin' down)
(They'll come a-tumblin'
Down, down, down, down...)