| Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the
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| Children of Israel… None went out and none came in
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| And the Lord said unto Joshua, «See, I have given
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| Into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof
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| And the mighty men of valor.» |
| And ye shall compass the city
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| The inhabitants of Jericho were perverted by sin and corrupt
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| Surrounded by walls so thick the chariots raced on top
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| With ladders, catapults and spearheads readied
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| And blazing in the sun
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| The armies of Israel stood waiting for commands of
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| War to come
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| For thirty-nine years Joshua was trained under
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| Moses' righteous hand;
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| And it was Joshua who led nearly three million
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| Israelites into the Promised Land
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| Now Moses was dead and the real test came:
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| Could he simply follow God’s Word
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| And do something that, to the natural mind
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| Would be utterly absurd?
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| Without Moses to ask advice of, or an
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| Advisory Committee
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| God said the wall will fall — «Just tell them 'shout,'
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| For I have given you the city!»…
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| Now God was putting into operation a principle of war--
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| Setting at our disposal weaponry that drops
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| Demons to the floor!
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| Something with tremendous power that
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| Assassinates fear and doubt--
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| It’s the high praises of victory unleashed by a shout!
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| When David played his songs of praise demons fled from Saul…
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| As Paul and Silas worshipped God, their chains bean to fall!
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| It lifts us above circumstance and lets God’s power flow:
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| The shout of victory binds the devil with chains that
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| Won’t let go
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| So, with the confidence of warring angels, Israel
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| Stood stone ready
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| To obey Joshua, speak to their mountain, and shout
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| For God was giving them the city!
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| Six days they marched around Jericho, and the last
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| Day they marched seven
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| While the Caananites jeered from their evil wall
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| Israel’s faith reached heaven!
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| Before any manifestation, with every brick still in place
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| Eyeball to eyeball--
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| They looked fear dead in the face
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| They didn’t wait to feel some earthquake or to see a lighting flash;
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| They didn’t need to hear a theatric rumble, or a mind-blowing crash
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| They prepared their souls for victory…
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| Now it’s God’s turn to come through!
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| They’d screamed their lungs out simply because
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| They believed God’s Word was true!
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| So, with the high praises of God in their mouths
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| Came a massive… there came a volcanic sound!
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| And Israel shouted in victory… and they shouted in
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| Faith and the walls came tumbling down!
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| How many know the anointing breaks the yokes of
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| The bondages of sin?
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| Sin can’t survive in the anointed, moving
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| Spontaneous praise of men!
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| The devil’s tormented sickness can’t function when
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| We worship and when we pray…
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| 'Cause the church of the Living God is still alive and
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| Well today!
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| Now how many here within the sound of my voice
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| Are not ashamed of the gospel of Christ?
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| Are you ready to tear down walls that have held
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| You captive tonight?
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| Are you sick and tired of being «down and out,» and
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| You want to be «up and coming?»
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| Are you ready to let some strongholds fall that have
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| Never fallen before?
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| How many know it’s «not by might, nor by power
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| But by my Spirit» says the Lord?
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| Then in the name of Jesus Christ I challenge you
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| Tonight and I dare you…
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| I said, I dare you to forget the person next to you
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| And trials you’ve been in…
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| Forget religious «do's and don’ts and traditions
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| Made of men…
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| With a shout of victory on your lips, with praise
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| Declaring war
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| To leap to your feet right now and make a joyful
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| Noise and praise the Lord!
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| We worship You, we worship You; |
| we worship You
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| Christ the Lord!
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| We worship You, we worship You, we worship You
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| Christ the Lord! |