⸻ [Verse 1] Down by the river where the brick dust flies, Babies cryin’ underneath Pharaoh’s eyes, Heavy hand on the back of the poor, Counting straw like they’re counting sores. But the women whispered names in the night, Said life’s still holy, even hid from sight, Every child carried through the door Was a spark they couldn’t kill with the law. [Chorus] Oh, keep me hidden in the shadow of Your wing, World’s got a sharp edge, cuts through everything, I walk soft but my heart stays true, I’m just tryin’ to stand where the fire burns blue. ⸻ [Verse 2] Floating basket, river slow, Reeds bow down where the waters go, A mother’s prayer and a sister’s eye, Watching hope drift between goodbye. Palace walls and borrowed names, Learning wisdom from an enemy’s flame, Every step’s a borrowed shoe Till the road remembers who you are too. [Chorus] Oh, keep me hidden in the shadow of Your wing, When the mighty talk loud and the quiet start to sing, I don’t need a sword or a silver crown, Just a steady hand when the world bears down. ⸻ [Verse 3] Out in the desert with the sheep and the stars, Running from a past that don’t heal with scars, Burning bush humming low and slow, Says “Take off your shoes, you already know.” Name too deep to be spoken plain, Fire don’t burn but it calls your name, Says “Go back down where the chains still cry, I’ll be the voice when your words run dry.” [Chorus] Oh, keep me hidden in the shadow of Your wing, Let the truth be sharper than the lies they sling, Test my heart in the quiet night, If there’s any wrong, let it come to light. ⸻ [Bridge] I don’t ask to rise above the fray, Just don’t let my footsteps slip away, When the proud build towers high and wide, I’ll walk the low road by Your side. You see the tears they never show, You weigh the heart, You already know, When I wake up from this restless dream, Let me look like love’s been walkin’ with me. ⸻ [Verse 4] Morning breaks like a promise kept, Dust on the boots of the ones who wept, Chains still hum but the fire’s awake, Every “I am” moves the earth it shakes. From river reeds to the mountain flame, Different roads, but the same old Name, And the long way ‘round is still the way, If you’re learnin’ how to listen, learnin’ how to stay. ⸻ [Final Chorus] So keep me hidden in the shadow of Your wing, Till justice rolls like a living thing, I won’t fear the dark or the lion’s den, I’ll wake up whole when the road says “Amen.” ⸻ [Outro] Yeah, I’ll wake up whole when the road says “Amen,” Still walkin’, still callin’, Still held in the end.
