OBADIAH - Wrath and Ruin

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OBADIAH – Wrath and Ruin by Bro H

Verse 1 You sold your birthright for a moment Traded truth to fill your hand You took the daughters of the stranger Grieved your father in the land You said, “When the days of mourning come I will rise and take his breath” Hatred rooted deep within you A covenant marked by death Verse 2 You stood when they came out of Egypt You would not let them pass through You hardened roads before your brother Turned away the blood you knew “Lay it bare,” the voices shouted “Tear it down to the ground” You rejoiced when Zion was broken When her walls came crashing down Chorus Vessels formed for wrath and ruin Long endured but not unknown What is hardened will be broken What is sown will be overthrown Mercy stands where it was chosen Justice falls where pride has grown Every work will answer back Every seed returns its own Verse 3 Do-eg rose up to strike the priests down Silver weighed against the just Kiss of peace became betrayal Hands of blood and hearts of dust Tables turned in holy places Weights and measures false and blind Traditions built to hide the truth Making void the Word divine Verse 4 Herod feared the promise spoken Raised the sword against the child Innocent blood cried from the ground While the rulers stood defiled Crowds were led by empty voices Blind men leading the blind again Truth was standing in their presence Still they chose the praise of men Bridge You stood aside in the day of trouble You watched and did not stand When your brother was taken away You claimed his as your own land Final Chorus — Judgment As you have done, it comes upon you Nothing hidden, nothing spared The cup you filled will not pass over Every soul will be laid bare Vessels formed for wrath and ruin Jacob’s fire, and Joseph’s flame, reveals the stubble in the end The kingdom stands on Zion’s mountain Where the Holy will defend