Jericho: The Shout of Victory

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Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out and none came in And the Lord said unto Joshua, "See, I have given Into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valor." And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams' horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him For the Lord hath said unto Joshua, "Shout, for I have given you the city!" The inhabitants of Jericho Were perverted by sin and corrupt Surrounded by walls so thick That chariots raced on top With ladders, catapults, and spearheads readied And blazing in the sun The armies of Israel stood waiting For commands of war to come For thirty-nine years, Joshua was trained Under Moses' righteous hand And it was Joshua who led nearly three million Israelites Into the Promised Land Now Moses was dead and the real test came: Could he simply follow God's Word And do something that, to the natural mind Would be utterly absurd? Without Moses to ask advice of Or an advisory committee God said, "The walls will fall; just tell them: 'Shout, for I have given you the city!'" Now God was putting in operation A principle of war Setting at our disposal weaponry That drops demons to the floor; Something with tremendous power That assassinates fear and doubt: It's the high praises of victory Unleashed by a shout! When David played his songs of praise Demons fled from Saul As Paul and Silas worshipped God The chains began to fall It lifts us above the circumstance And lets God's power flow; The shout of victory binds the devil With chains that won't let go! So, with the confidence of warring angels Israel stood stone ready To obey Joshua, speak to their mountain, and shout For God was giving them the city Six days they marched 'round Jericho And the last day, they marched seven While the Canaanites jeered from their evil walls Israel's faith reached heaven Before any manifestation With every brick still in place Eyeball to eyeball They looked fear dead in its face They didn't wait to feel some earthquake Or to see a lighting flash; They didn't need to hear a theatric rumble Or a mind-blowing crash They prepared their souls for victory; Now it's God's turn to come through They'd scream their lungs out simply because They believed God's Word was true So, with the high praises of God in their mouths Came a massive— There came a volcanic sound— And Israel shouted in victory… And they shouted in faith... And the walls came tumblin' down! Now, this is where we come in! Now, how many know the anointing Breaks the yokes and the bondages of sin? Sin can't survive in the anointed, moving Spontaneous praise of men The devil's tormented sickness can't function When we worship and when we pray 'Cause the church of the living God Is still alive and well today! Now, how many here within the sound of my voice are not ashamed of the gospel of Christ? You ready to tear down walls that have held you captive tonight? You sick and tired of being "down and out" and you want to be "up and coming"? You ready to ransack the kingdom of darkness and send some devils running? You ready to let some strongholds fall that have never fallen before? How many know it's "'not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit', says the Lord"? Then in the name of Jesus Christ, I challenge you tonight and I dare you— I said, I dare you— To forget the person next to you And trials you've been in Forget religious "do's and dont's" And traditions made of men And with a shout of victory on your lips With praise declaring war To leap up on your feet right now Make a joyful noise, and praise the Lord! We worship You We worship You We worship You Christ the Lord! We worship You We worship You (Come on, praise him tonight) We worship You Christ the Lord! Put on the garment of praise For the spirit of heaviness! Lift up your voice and sing! We worship You We worship You We worship You Christ the Lord! Clap your hands, all ye people; Shout unto God with the voice of triumph!