Lyrical
Bible
Genesis
49
Verse 1
Gather
'round, O sons of Jacob,
Hear
your father's call.
Listen
to Israel's words,
Prophecies
for all.
Chorus
From
Reuben to Benjamin,
Blessings
and fate,
Tribes
of Israel,
Hear
what lies in wait.
Verse 2
Reuben,
first of my strength,
Turbulent
as the sea,
You
shall not excel, my son,
For
unstable you will be.
Bridge
Passions
and pride,
Led
you astray,
Firstborn's
birthright,
Gone
away.
Verse 3
Simeon
and Levi, brothers,
Instruments
of cruelty,
Their
anger fierce, their swords are wild,
Divide
them in Jacob, scatter them in Israel.
Chorus
From
Reuben to Benjamin,
Blessings
and fate,
Tribes
of Israel,
Hear
what lies in wait.
Verse 4
Judah,
lion's cub,
From
the prey, my son, you've gone up.
Your
hand on the neck of your foes,
To
you the scepter shows.
Bridge
Brothers
shall praise,
Kings
from your line,
Shiloh
shall come,
The
kingdom's sign.
Verse 5
Zebulun
by the sea,
Merchant
ships will be your trade.
Issachar,
strong as a donkey,
Bending
to burdens laid.
Verse 6
Dan
shall judge his people,
Serpent
by the road.
Raiders
shall raid Gad,
But
he'll raid at their abode.
Chorus
From
Reuben to Benjamin,
Blessings
and fate,
Tribes
of Israel,
Hear
what lies in wait.
Verse 7
Asher's
food rich and royal,
Naphtali,
a deer set free.
Joseph,
fruitful bough by a well,
Blessings
of heaven and sea.
Bridge
Strength
in trial,
Blessed
above,
Hands
of mighty,
Eternal
love.
Verse 8
Benjamin,
ravenous wolf,
Morning
and evening divide the spoil.
These
are the tribes of Israel,
Each
with their father's toil.
Outro
Jacob's
words now given,
Prophecies
complete,
Twelve
sons and their destinies,
In
the land where they shall meet.
Chorus (Final)
From
Reuben to Benjamin,
Blessings
and fate,
Tribes
of Israel,
In
history's gate.
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