GREAT WORK

VERSE 1 The walls were broken. The gates were ash. The city of God left open to attack. The people in disgrace, scattered, shamed, afraid. And a man sat down and wept, then he prayed. Not a general. Not a king upon a throne. Just a man with a burden he couldn't leave alone. He said, give me this city, give me these ruins back. The king said, go. And I will watch your back. PRE-CHORUS They laughed. They mocked. They said, "Even a fox could knock that wall down." They schemed. They threatened. They said, "Come down. Negotiate. Slow down." But we heard what Nehemiah said, And we're saying it again: CHORUS I am doing a great work, I cannot come down. I am doing a great work, I will not leave this ground. Trowel in one hand. Sword in the other. We build by day. We watch through the night. We are not coming down, We've got a wall to finish. We'll finish the fight. VERSE 2 Half of us building. Half of us armed. Every man at his section. Every family guards their yard. From the rising of the dawn until the stars appeared, We worked with our hands and we refused to fear. When they said, "They'll never finish, they'll never stand," Nehemiah stood before us, sword raised in his hand: "Do not be afraid, remember the Lord, Fight for your sons, your daughters, your homes, your God." PRE-CHORUS They laughed. They mocked. They said, "Even a fox could knock that wall down." They schemed. They threatened. They said, "Come down. Negotiate. Slow down." But we heard what Nehemiah said, And we're saying it again: CHORUS I am doing a great work, I cannot come down. I am doing a great work, I will not leave this ground. Trowel in one hand. Sword in the other. We build by day. We watch through the night. We are not coming down, We've got a wall to finish. We'll finish the fight. BRIDGE First it's a distraction. Then it's an attack. Then it's someone close to you Telling you to pull back. They'll dress it up in logic. They'll dress it up in fear. But we have heard from God, And the finish line is clear. I am doing a great work, Distraction, you're too late. I'm not taking the bait. So we pray. And we build. And we pray. And we build. Our God will fight for us. FINAL CHORUS I am doing a great work, I cannot come down. I am doing a great work, I will not leave this ground. Trowel in one hand. Sword in the other. We build by day. We watch through the night. We are not coming down, We've got a wall to finish. And our enemies will know This was done by God.