[INTRO — SPOKEN] Judah… Ephraim… Daughters of Zion… Look around. Look at what was lost. The kingdom. The land. The freedom. The inheritance. Now answer one question… Was it worth it? [VERSE 1] Judah, you were given order, but you moved the ancient line, Princes moving boundaries like the limits were divine. Ephraim, you made your rulers, set up kings without His word, Chasing power, chasing nations, while His voice went barely heard. Mixed yourself among the people, till your difference disappeared, Like a cake that wasn’t turned, you became what you once feared. Strangers swallowed up your strength, and you didn’t even know. Gray hairs showing on your head, still you wouldn’t turn and go. Was it worth it? For the power? For the alliances you made? Was it worth exchanging covenant for the nations that you praised? You had statutes. You had judgments. You had everything you need. But you traded your inheritance for appetite and greed. Was it worth it? [CHORUS] We always trust in the Most High, Even when the road gets hard, we keep our heads high. Through the tears, through the years, through the long nights, We always trust in the Most High. We always trust in the Most High, When everything around us says we won’t rise. We remember the covenant, get our hearts right. We always trust in the Most High. [VERSE 2] Daughters of Zion walking haughty, necks stretched high above the crowd, Walking, tinkling with your feet, wearing arrogance so proud. Everything became appearance. Everything became display. Like the judgment couldn’t touch you. Like tomorrow couldn’t change. But Isaiah gave the warning. Pride would not remain untouched. What was beautiful and lifted could be humbled in the dust. Was it worth it? All the pride? All the things you had to show? When your character was dying while your outward beauty glowed? And the nation kept descending, going further every year, Building places for false worship, acting like the Most High couldn’t hear. Children passing through the fire. Think about the weight of that. Sons and daughters He had given… offered where the idols sat. Things He told you not to practice. Things He told you not to learn. Still you copied other nations while your own children burned. Was it worth it? Tell me… Was it worth it? [CHORUS] We always trust in the Most High, Even when the road gets hard, we keep our heads high. Through the tears, through the years, through the long nights, We always trust in the Most High. We always trust in the Most High, When everything around us says we won’t rise. We remember the covenant, get our hearts right. We always trust in the Most High. [BRIDGE — SPOKEN] Stop. Don’t blame the enemy yet. Before the army… Before the chains… Before the kingdom fell… What were you doing? Who were you worshiping? What were you teaching your children? Who were you trying to become? You wanted everything the other nations had. And eventually… you received something else the nations had. Their rulers… over you. Was it worth it? [VERSE 3] You were told when you reached Canaan, don’t become what you would see. Don’t adopt their abominations. You’re supposed to live differently. But the culture looked attractive. Foreign customs pulled you in. Little compromise became another generation’s sin. Then you turned toward Egypt, looking backward for defense, Putting confidence in kingdoms when the warning made no sense to a people who stopped listening, thinking politics could save, Till the alliances they trusted only helped prepare the grave. Secrets carried to the nations. Weakness opened up for view. People studying your divisions, learning what they could exploit in you. Then the kingdom started breaking. Then the rulers lost control. Then the armies crossed the borders. Then captivity took hold. Only remnants left behind from what had once appeared so strong. Now you’re asking how a people fell so hard and fell so long. But the prophets kept on speaking. Generation after generation. Turn around. Remember covenant. Stop chasing imitation. Still you hardened up your neck. Still you wouldn’t hear correction. Until everything you trusted couldn’t offer you protection. Was it worth the idols? No. Was it worth the pride? No. Was it worth your sons and daughters? Was it worth the kingdom? No. Was it worth becoming strangers to the One who brought you through? That’s the question for our fathers. Now the question comes to you. [FINAL CHORUS] WE ALWAYS TRUST IN THE MOST HIGH. Even when the road gets hard, we keep our heads high. Through the tears, through the years, through the long nights… We always trust in the Most High. WE ALWAYS TRUST IN THE MOST HIGH. When everything around us says we won’t rise… We remember the covenant. Get our hearts right. We always trust… We always trust… We always trust… IN THE MOST HIGH. [OUTRO — SPOKEN] You had the covenant. You had the commandments.
