[Verse] A voice that rose in shadows deep Through years where truth was hard to keep They mocked the light they wouldn’t see But Zephaniah sang of unity [Verse 2] The streets of dust the hearts of stone He cried for them but not alone The warnings fierce the love so pure A better world he would assure [Chorus] Oh turn away from all that fades His call still rings through night and days A hope unfolds the dawn is near Zephaniah’s truth is crystal clear [Verse 3] A thief of joy no more he’d say The Lord will sing his own someday Despair won’t win salvation’s nigh A joyous kingdom in the sky [Bridge] He silenced noise with whispered grace In stormy winds he found his place A time to build a world undone With every heart to wake the Son [Chorus] Oh turn away from all that fades His call still rings through night and days A hope unfolds the dawn is near Zephaniah’s truth is crystal clear
