Ten Plagues Before Dawn

[Intro – whispered Hebrew] שַׁלַּח אֶת־עַמִּי... שַׁלַּח אֶת־עַמִּי... וְיַעַבְדֻנִי... [Verse 1] The river wore a crown of gold, The empire drank from sacred streams. But under stone and painted gods, The slaves were breaking in their dreams. A voice came down through dust and flame, To stand before the throne of pride. “Let My people go,” it cried, But Pharaoh locked his heart inside. [Pre-Chorus] The Nile began to tremble, The heavens bent low. When mercy is refused, Even rivers overflow. [Chorus] Let My people go, Before the night falls deeper. Let My people go, Before the stones cry out. Ten plagues before dawn, Ten signs upon the water. The chains may rule the evening, But freedom walks at dawn. [Hebrew Hook – choir] שַׁלַּח אֶת־עַמִּי שַׁלַּח אֶת־עַמִּי [Verse 2] The river turned against the crown, The frogs came singing through the halls. The dust rose up, the insects swarmed, And fear moved through the palace walls. The fields grew sick, the sky burned cold, The hail came down like shattered light. The locusts ate the pride of kings, And swallowed Egypt’s green in night. [Pre-Chorus] Still the heart grew harder, Still the throne stood tall. But every god of empire Was shaken by the call. [Chorus] Let My people go, Before the night falls deeper. Let My people go, Before the stones cry out. Ten plagues before dawn, Ten signs upon the water. The chains may rule the evening, But freedom walks at dawn. [Bridge – dark, slow, cinematic] Then came the darkness, Thick as a grave. Three days of silence, No flame could be brave. The sun had fallen, The gods were blind. But in the houses of the captive, Hope was still alive. [Hebrew Bridge – low male choir] וַיְהִי חֹשֶׁךְ עַל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם חֹשֶׁךְ אֲפֵלָה [Bridge 2 – emotional, rising] This was not the end of Egypt, This was not the death of men. It was the breaking of a kingdom That would not let life begin. Every sign became a warning, Every warning became a door. When the heart refuses mercy, The earth itself will roar. [Build-Up – drums and choir] Blood and dust, Hail and flame, Darkness fell, But hope remained. Staff in hand, Sandals tied, Through the night, The slaves would rise. [Final Chorus – full power] Let My people go, The dawn is getting nearer. Let My people go, The desert calls their name. Ten plagues before dawn, Ten signs before the crossing. The chains may rule the evening, But freedom walks through flame. [Final Hebrew Hook – choir] שַׁלַּח אֶת־עַמִּי וְיַעַבְדֻנִי [Outro – fading choir, distant wind] Before the sea was split... Before the song was sung... The night heard the cry of the captives. [Final whispered line] The chains ruled the evening… but freedom walked at dawn.