[VERSE 1] I found Abraham outside the promised land Before the covenant, before he’d understand I called him from the country that he knew And I was God enough to see him through [VERSE 2] I found young Joseph at the bottom of a pit His brothers sold him off and that was it Every chain they placed became a stepping stone The prison was the pathway to the throne [PRE-CHORUS] You think the wilderness means I have walked away You think the silence means I’ve got nothing left to say But every burning moment is a moment I have planned I am never lost — I know exactly where you stand [CHORUS] I’ll burn a bush when it’s time to move I’ll show up in the place they said had nothing left to prove I’ll find you in the desert, in the prison, in the wait I was never early — child, I’m never ever late When the road goes dark and you can’t see My hand Just remember — I showed up for Abraham And when it’s time to move I’ll burn a bush [VERSE 3] And Moses in the wilderness of Midian Forty years of silence, thought the dream was done But I was watching every ordinary day Until the morning that I had something to say [PRE-CHORUS] You think the wilderness means I have walked away You think the silence means I’ve got nothing left to say But every burning moment is a moment I have planned I am never lost — I know exactly where you stand [CHORUS] I’ll burn a bush when it’s time to move I’ll show up in the place they said had nothing left to prove I’ll find you in the desert, in the prison, in the wait I was never early — child, I’m never ever late When the road goes dark and you can’t see My hand Just remember — I showed up for Abraham And when it’s time to move I’ll burn a bush [Adlibs] [BRIDGE] The bush burns but it isn’t consumed That’s how you’ll know it’s Me inside your room Not the fire that destroys and leaves you bare But the fire that speaks and says — I’m still right there So let the silence stretch and do its work Don’t read the waiting as a sign I’ve turned I’m not withholding — I am just preparing Every promise has a lesson to be learned [FINAL CHORUS (lifted, full)] I’ll burn a bush when it’s time to move I’ll show up in the place they said had nothing left to prove I’ll find you in the desert, in the prison, in the wait I was never early — child, I’m never ever late When the road goes dark and you can’t see My hand Just remember — I showed up for Abraham And when it’s time to move I’ll burn a bush And when it’s time to move I’ll burn a bush Just watch — I’ll burn a bush [OUTRO (spoken or sung softly)] “The place where you are standing is holy ground.”
