Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua Judges, Judges That's what was I gonna tell you about Just looking through the Old Testament I got up to Judges and that made me think of something That I've learnt when I, when I read the book of Judges And I sing it sing about it I just try to put my Bible Then I can play my guitar and hold the Bible at the same time Alright, how does it start? Ah, yes, mouth-drop Well, if you read the book of Judges, it's a topsy-turvy tale Of the judges, God raised up to lead his people, Israel Like Gideon and Deborah and Samson who was strong But Israel flapped and flipped and flopped and everything went wrong It's the cycle of sin that goes round and around Well, there was peace in the land when Israel obeys Then they turn from their God and Israel disobeys And God punishes his people and Israel is enslaved Then Israel cries out to the Lord their God Then God hears Israel's cry and he sees Israel's pain And he raises up a judge to restore them again And Israel is delivered, and they walk in God's ways And there's peace in the land when Israel obeys (mouth-drop)
Well, if you read the book of Judges, you'll know that it's true Israel turned from their God, and we all do that too So God sent his Son, who died on the cross Jesus who rose up to rescue the lost From the cycle of sin that goes round and around Like when there was peace in the land when Israel obeys Then they turn from their God and Israel disobeys And God punishes his people and Israel is enslaved Then Israel cries out to the Lord their God Then God hears Israel's cry and he sees Israel's pain And he raises up a judge to restore them again And Israel is delivered, and they walk in God's ways And there's peace in the land when Israel obeys One moment they're up, next moment they're down That's the cycle of sin that goes round and around in Judges Last little bit of mouth-drop