I am covered. The arrows are broken
(Verse 1)
Dust on the valley, smoke on the hill,
The armies are marching, the night air is chill.
King Ahaz is shaking, his heart like a tree,
Blown by the wild wind, out on the sea.
Two smoking firebrands, coming to burn,
The walls of the city, with nowhere to turn.
They whisper destruction, they talk of the fall,
They draw up their blueprints to conquer it all.
(Chorus)
But thus saith the Lord GOD, it shall not stand!
It shall not come to pass in this land!
The plots of the kings and the arrows they cast,
Will break in the valley and fade in the past.
No, it shall not stand, no, it shall not stay,
For the mouth of the Sovereign has spoken today.
(Verse 2)
Syria's crying, Ephraim’s aligned,
To tear down the kingdom that you left behind.
They map out your terror, they number your days,
They boast of their power, they walk in their praise.
But Damascus is bounded, and Samaria will break,
The ground beneath tyrants is starting to quake.
Look up from the ashes, look up from your fear,
The architect of your salvation is here.
(Chorus)
But thus saith the Lord GOD, it shall not stand!
It shall not come to pass in this land!
The plots of the kings and the arrows they cast,
Will break in the valley and fade in the past.
No, it shall not stand, no, it shall not stay,
For the mouth of the Sovereign has spoken today.
(Bridge)
If you do not stand firm in your faith,
You will not stand firm at the gate.
But look to the sign that is coming to earth,
A virgin conceiving, a glorious birth.
His name is Immanuel, God is with us,
Through fire and water, in Him we will trust,
The counsel of princes will wither to dust!
(Chorus)
But thus saith the Lord GOD, it shall not stand!
It shall not come to pass in this land!
The plots of the kings and the arrows they cast,
Will break in the valley and fade in the past.
No, it shall not stand, no, it shall not stay,
For the mouth of the Sovereign has spoken today.
(Outro)
It shall not pass...
It shall not stand...
The decree has been written by His own hand.
Ahaz, be quiet, be calm, and be still,
No weapon can conquer His holy hill.
It shall not stand.
It shall not pass.
[Fade out on a sustained musical chord]
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