The Rise and Fall Lyrics

A kingdom strong, a throne so high

A house of gold beneath the sky

The wisdom flowed, the nations came

To hear the King who bore His name

A promise made, a covenant sure

If you obey, the land endures

But wealth and wives turned heart astray

The glory dimmed, it slipped away

Oh, the rise and the fall, the light and the dark

A nation torn, a wandering heart

Turn back, turn back, the prophets cried

Yet still they ran, still they died

The scepter cracked, the lines were drawn

A house divided can't stand long

The northern kings, they lost their way

Idols rose, the truth betrayed

Yet fire fell on Carmel's height

The prophet stood in holy might

But hearts were stone, the call ignored

They turned from love, they mocked the Lord

Oh, the rise and the fall, the light and the dark

A nation torn, a wandering heart

Turn back, turn back, the prophets cried

Yet still they ran, still they died

Still they died

A chariot rose, Elijah went

Yet still they bowed, their hearts unbent

The warnings rang, the judgment fell

The city burned, they wept in hell

From Zion's walls to foreign chains

A people lost in exile's pain

Yet even here, a hope remains

A whispered name, a coming reign

Oh, the rise and the fall, the lost and the found

Yet mercy speaks, His love resounds

From David's line, a King will rise

And rule forever, never die

The throne of man will rise and fade

But One will come to heal and save

Not by might, not by sword

But by the Spirit of the Lord