Jericho: The Shout Of Victory

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 there of 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 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 principal 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 worshiped 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 wall

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 lightening flash

They didn't need to hear a theatric rumble or a mind blowing crash

They prepared their souls for victory

Now its 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 tumbling down

Now this is where we come in

Now how many know the anointing breaks the yolks

Of the bondages of sin? Sin can't survive

When the anointed move in spontaneous praise of man

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 hear within the sound of my voice

Are not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ?

Are you ready to tear down walls

That have held you captive tonight?

You sick and tired of being down and out

And you wanna be up and coming?

You ready to ransack the kingdom of darkness

And send some Devils running?

You ready to let some strong holds 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 ya, I said, I dare ya to forget the person next to you

And trials you've been in.

Forget religious dos and don'ts 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

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, oh, ye people

Shout unto God with a voice of triumph