| 1 |
We are the Hebrews! Praise the Lord! We're from the other side. Throughout our hist'ry we have passed Through rivers deep and wide. |
|
Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! He has brought All us river-crossing Hebrews To the land, to build up The temple of our God. |
| 2 |
Old Noah's age was so corrupt, In deep depravity; So Noah passed across the flood — That separating sea. |
|
Praise the Lord! He has brought From the old To a new recovered region Where he built in this land An altar for his God. |
| 3 |
Then Abraham was called apart, For God to take a stand; So through the river he was led Into a new, good land. |
|
Step by step he was led From Chaldee Through the river into Canaan, That good land, there to be The servant of his God. |
| 4 |
The Israelites in bondage were To Pharaoh's choking hand. The God of Hebrews made a way For them to leave that land. |
|
Through the sea, they all passed; Egypt fell, Hallelujah! In the good land They built up God's own house To satisfy His heart. |
| 5 |
Then wand'ring through the wilderness, The land they could not find; Till through the Jordan they did pass To leave themselves behind. |
|
Praise the Lord! In the land They built up God's own temple. Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! There they dwelt, His people and their God. |
| 6 |
But then religion conquered all, So John the Baptist came And buried all beneath that flood. The Jews were not the same. |
|
Buried all! Buried all! Buried all! Underneath the Jordan River Buried all to become The Hebrews passing through. |
| 7 |
Now in the church life, we have left The world, religion too; Now we're the river-crossing ones, Enjoying Christ so new! |
|
Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! We have passed From the oldness, Hallelujah, Into Christ — one new man. And now we're one with Him! |
| 8 |
O Lord, You've taken us across The fiery sea of glass, With all the worldly things beneath; Across the sea we've passed. |
|
Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! Now we stand As the Hebrews, Hallelujah, On the sea! Praise the Lord! We've passed through everything! |