[Verse 1] Amaziah does right in Judah, though not with David's full devotion. Amaziah defeats ten thousand Edomites and captures Selah. Joash answers with the warning of a thistle challenging a cedar. Jerusalem's wall is broken, and temple treasures and hostages are taken. [Pre-Chorus] The word was rare until the silence broke, Then truth stood upright in the words God spoke. [Chorus] The Shadow from the North, the word came like a flame, Kings could resist but could not silence the name. The prophet stood where fear had drawn the line, And heaven answered in appointed time. [Verse 2] Jeroboam II restores Israel's border according to Jonah's prophecy. God sees Israel's bitter affliction and does not yet blot out its name. Zechariah briefly reigns and is killed by Shallum, fulfilling Jehu's four generations. Pul of Assyria invades, and Menahem buys support with heavy taxation. [Bridge] Tiglath-pileser captures northern cities and carries inhabitants to Assyria. Hoshea kills Pekah while Jotham and then Ahaz rule Judah. Ahaz practices idolatry and faces the allied kings of Syria and Israel. He buys Assyrian help with temple treasure and replaces God's altar pattern with a Damascus design. [Final Chorus] The Shadow from the North, the word came like a flame, Kings could resist but could not silence the name. The prophet stood where fear had drawn the line, And heaven answered in the final time. [Outro] The word went out and did not fall in vain. The prophet left the truth upon the plain.