The Opposition

[Verse] They whisper sharp like desert winds at night Their shadows stretch to block the rising light Tobiah's sneer Sanballat's bitter glare Their schemes like snares they weave with cold despair [Chorus] Stone by stone they aim to break us down Voices echo loud from every town But hope's a flame that they cannot unmake Our hands will build though hearts may ache [Verse 2] They circle close with poison on their tongue A song of doubt from walls we’ve yet to strung Their laughter mocks the dreams we dare to raise But faith outshines the darkness of their haze [Bridge] Arrows of words they hurl like falling rain Yet we stand firm through struggle and through pain Their plans may falter crumble into dust For in our hearts there burns unyielding trust [Chorus] Stone by stone they aim to break us down Voices echo loud from every town But hope's a flame that they cannot unmake Our hands will build though hearts may ache [Outro] Through every trial the wall will still ascend Our labor speaks though enemies contend For what is built in truth cannot be swayed Tobiah Sanballat will see us unafraid