[Verse 1] At Horeb the long encampment ended: Turn north; the mountain waits. Judges took the smaller burdens, And a terrible road led on to Kadesh. Twelve leaders crossed the border; Eshcol came back hanging from a pole. [Refrain] The hill stood open. You would not go up. The fire had led you, But fear became your guide. [Verse 2] You heard of walls and taller bodies, Forgot the Father in the waste, Forgot the One who walked ahead To choose each night's encampment. Caleb held his ground alone; Joshua received tomorrow's charge. [Refrain] The hill stood open. You would not go up. Your children, named as prey, Would cross where you refused. [Verse 3] When the sentence reached the tents, Repentance dressed itself for war. Moses warned: the LORD is not among you. Still the armed men climbed. [Breakdown] No ark. No cloud. No word to send them. [Bridge] Amorites poured down like bees, Drove the presumption back to Hormah. Many days the people stayed at Kadesh, Facing the gate they would not enter. [Outro] Moses told the sons beside the river: Do not confuse late courage with obedience.