Awake, Awake — Selah Sound Collective (Judges 5)

Verse 1 I was plowing quiet fields When she spoke my name Said the iron’s coming down And I was holding back the rain Ten thousand men behind me And I could not see Till a woman asked the question That was asked of me

Pre-Chorus And the highways had grown still And the villages were gone Something had to wake Before the dawn

Chorus Awake, awake The dark won’t hold us long Awake, awake Break out, break out in song The stars have taken sides The river’s running strong Awake, awake Awake

Verse 2 I sat beneath the palm tree Where the old ones spoke my name And the young ones came for judgment And the broken came for flame I am not a general I am not a king I’m a mother to the ruined And I’m sent to sing

Pre-Chorus And the highways had grown still And the villages were gone Something had to wake Before the dawn

Chorus Awake, awake The dark won’t hold us long Awake, awake Break out, break out in song The stars have taken sides The river’s running strong Awake, awake Awake

Bridge The stars came down from their courses from their ancient burning halls The river rose up like a witness and the river knew us all

Kishon Kishon, Kishon Age-old water Age-old song Kishon, Kishon Sweep us where we belong

Final Chorus Awake, awake The dark won’t hold us long Awake, awake Break out, break out in song The stars have taken sides The river’s running strong We will rise like the sun When it climbs into its strength Awake, awake Awake

Outro Awake Awake Break out in song