JOEL - The Years the Locust Ate Away

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JOEL – The Years the Locust Ate by Bro H

Verse 1 Hear this you elders of the land Tell it to your sons Has there been a day like this Since the world begun? The palmerworm came gnawing The locust swarmed the sky The cankerworm kept feeding Till every field ran dry Verse 2 The vine lay stripped and broken The fig-tree white with scars The grain and wine were taken The drought burned through the farms The priests stood still in mourning The offerings were gone The beasts cried out for water The rivers turned to dust Chorus The years the locust ate away The harvest lost to flame The sorrow of a broken land And Israel’s silent shame But the Lord still called His people Before the judgment fell Return to Me with all your heart And I will make you well Verse 3 Blow the horn in Zion Let every soul appear The bridegroom leave his chamber The elders gather here Cry out between the altar Let every nation see The God who keeps His covenant Still walks with His people free Verse 4 Then the Lord was jealous For His land again He drove the northern army Far from the fields of grain “I will restore the years,” He said “The locust swarm has eaten You shall eat and praise My name And know My word is certain” Final Chorus The years the locust ate away The sorrow and the pain The Lord restores the harvest And sends the latter rain Judah shall stand forever Zion lifted high For Yahweh dwells among His own And His kingdom will not die