Verse 1 Joshua's gone, the land is won, But the people's hearts begin to run, From the God who brought them through the sea, To idols carved from every tree. They forgot the covenant's call, Turned away and started to fall, Yet mercy waited through the pain, To bring them back again. Pre-Chorus Round and round the story goes, A wandering heart, a bitter road, But every time they cried His name, The Lord would rescue them again. Chorus When everyone did what was right in their own eyes, The darkness covered up the light in the skies, But God kept raising up a voice, Calling His people to rejoice. Through every battle, every tear, His faithful love was always near. Though they would stumble, though they'd stray, His mercy made a way. Verse 2 There was Deborah beneath the tree, Speaking wisdom, setting captives free, And Gideon with trembling hands, Saw God's power save the land. Samson strong, yet weak within, A tragic tale of pride and sin, Still God worked through broken lives, To keep His promise alive. Pre-Chorus Again they fell, again they cried, Again the Lord stood by their side, The Judge would come, the Judge would go, But there was more they needed to know. Chorus When everyone did what was right in their own eyes, The darkness covered up the light in the skies, But God kept raising up a voice, Calling His people to rejoice. Through every battle, every tear, His faithful love was always near. Though they would stumble, though they'd stray, His mercy made a way. Bridge Oh, the story points beyond those days, Beyond the heroes and their ways, A greater King was yet to come, To heal the hearts of everyone. Not by strength and not by might, But by His everlasting light, The Judge of all, the Prince of Peace, Whose kingdom will not cease. Final Chorus When everyone did what was right in their own eyes, And hope seemed lost beneath the stormy skies, God never let His promise die, He heard His children's desperate cry. Through every failure, every scar, His grace reached farther than they are. The book of Judges still will say: We need the King who stays. Outro Through every age, through every fall, The faithful God still calls us all. When every other hope gives way, The King remains today.
