The Weapons Of Our Warfare Series

That Judah was about to fall.

There was no earthly way

That Judah could win,

In this war

That was about to begin.

So Jehoshaphat called the people to pray

Throughout the land,

Cause their only hope

Was for God to show His hand.

He remembered what God

Had done in the past,

And believed God would help again

At long last.

He confessed their weakness

Against a foe so strong,

And prayed that God would come

And deliver them from this wrong.

“Oh, our God,” He prayed,

“We don’t know what to do,

All we know, dear Lord,

Is that our eyes on You.”

Then God sent a preacher

Who delivered God’s Word,

“Don’t be afraid,” He said,

Was the message they heard.

“The Battle is not yours

For it belongs to God.”

Then they knelt in worship

With their faces to the sod.

With joy in their hearts

They began to praise,

They formed a choir

And a song they did raise.

“Praise ye the LORD”

They sang with voices loud and clear.

“His mercy endures forever,”

And their hearts were filled with cheer.

Suddenly Moab and Ammon

Turned against Mt. Seir,

Then they turned on each other

As enemy hearts filled with fear.

To the wilderness, Judah looked,

And what did they see?

The dead corpses of their enemies

Cause their God had set them free.

As they returned to Jerusalem,

They did praise and shout,

Cause their God gave them rest

From their enemies round about.

Frank Lay © 11/05/04