Lyrics · 2 Kings
Wash and Be Clean
2 Kings 4:38-5:27
[Verse 1]
Elisha returns to Gilgal during famine while the prophetic sons sit before him.
The men cry that death is in the pottage.
A man brings twenty barley loaves and fresh grain from Baal-shalisha.
The people eat and leave food according to the LORD's word.
[Pre-Chorus]
No crowd could see the faithfulness begun,
But quiet mercy worked when day was done.
[Chorus]
Wash and Be Clean, hold the promise near,
Through the quiet road and changing year.
A faithful heart kept walking without fame,
And mercy wrote a future in the name.
[Verse 2]
Israel's king tears his clothes, believing Syria seeks a quarrel.
Elisha summons Naaman so he may know there is a prophet in Israel.
Naaman arrives with horses and chariot at Elisha's door.
Naaman leaves angry because he expected a dramatic personal healing.
[Bridge]
Naaman dips seven times, and his flesh becomes like a child's.
He returns confessing that no God exists outside Israel and offers gifts.
Elisha refuses payment and sends Naaman away in peace.
Gehazi lies for silver and garments, then receives Naaman's leprosy.
[Final Chorus]
Wash and Be Clean, hold the promise near,
Through the quiet road and changing year.
A faithful heart kept walking without fame,
And mercy wrote a future through the name.
[Outro]
The years moved on, the faithful promise stayed.
Mercy was larger than the quiet choice they made.

