Nehemiah (Nehemiah) Lyrics

Nehemiah, living in exile

With captured Jews, having been there a while

Was cupbearer, for King Artaxerxes

And on that day, for the first time looked displeased

So the king asked, why are you so sad

Nehemiah, for you're not feeling bad

I'm not happy, 'cuz my homeland's walls are down

So king, if you don't mind, can I go, and rebuild Jerusalem

Sanballat and Tobiah

Men of Haron and of Ammon

Who were glad Israel was beaten down

Sanballat and Tobiah

Wanted the wall to stay crumbled

And Nehemiah to get out of town

Nehemiah, when he finally got to town

Took a secret tour, to see what was going down

But through the night, he found the gates and walls destroyed

He said rise up and build, but Sanballat was quite annoyed

Nehemiah, told how God had sent him

With the king's blessing, to build the city up again

But Sanballat, said you rebel against the king

And Tobiah, said what are you doing

And Nehemiah said, We are going to build the wall

You have no claim here, God of heaven prospers us

The people rose up, and they set themselves to build

They worked, built the gates, and in fifty-two days, they had the wall rebuilt

Sanballat and Tobiah

Laughed at all the Jews were building

Said if a fox jumped on it, it would fall down

Sanballat and Tobiah

Plotted with Arabs and Ammon

To come and fight Jerusalem

We won't let it fall

God is overall

This wall won't give in

Til God says it should end

We won't let it fall

We won't let it fall

We won't let it fall

Nehemiah, found out about their plot

So they prayed to God, and put out a guard

Their enemies said, we'll sneak up and take their lives

Outside of town, the Jews said you should come and hide

But Nehemiah, said we will firmly press on

Half the men worked, while the others soldiered up

Even the workers, built only with one hand

Sword in the other, for defense of this land

Now Sanballat, with his plot defeated

Told Nehemiah, to come out and meet with him

And when he didn't, he got an inside man

To try and trick, Nehemiah, to go to the temple

But God revealed this deadly plan

So Sanballat and Tobiah

Rebeled against The Lord Jehovah

But couldn't stand against His wall

Nehemiah worked

To show God's power unto all

The Great God, brought His people back, stopped the enemies, and showed Himself to be Lord of all

Lord of all

Showed Himself to be Lord of all