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Ezekiel 37

Breathe Upon These Bones

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Ezekiel 37

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This song belongs to the Ezekiel collection. 8 recordings are available to play here, with the complete lyrics below.

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[Verse 1] The hand set Ezekiel In a valley broad and low, Full of bones exceeding many, Very dry in every row. "Can these bones live?" came the question. He answered, "Lord, Thou knowest." Then prophecy crossed silence Where no pulse or sinew flowed. [Build] Bone came to bone. Sinew took hold. Flesh covered frame. Skin closed the cold. Yet no breath moved Through the army that stood; Bodies filled the valley, But life was not yet good. [Chorus] Breathe upon these bones, Come from the four winds. Breathe upon the slain, Let the living rise again. Breath entered bodies, And an army stood full grown. Breathe upon these bones, For hope is not gone. [Verse 2] "These bones are the whole house That says its hope is lost. Their graves shall open outward; Exile shall release its cost. One nation in the homeland, One shepherd over all; No idols split their worship, No kingdom face its fall." [Final Chorus] Breathe upon these bones, Place Thy Spirit deep within. Plant the people in the land, Wash away the ancient sin. A covenant of peace, A sanctuary known: Breathe upon these bones, And make the dry bones live.

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Ezekiel 37: The people who said their hope was gone

Ezekiel 37 gives hopelessness a landscape: a valley crowded with very dry bones. Ezekiel is made to inspect them before he is commanded to speak, and the vision carefully distinguishes assembly from life. Bones join, flesh and skin return, yet the bodies remain breathless until the breath is summoned and the host stands. God then interprets the sign himself as the whole house of Israel, a people saying that their hope is lost and they are cut off. A second sign uses two labeled pieces of wood for Judah and Joseph, making reunion as important as return. The promise gathers, cleanses, and joins the divided people under one king and one shepherd, God's servant David. The chapter's destination goes beyond survival: an everlasting covenant and God's sanctuary in their midst define the restored life.

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