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Genesis 18:1-19:38

Smoke over the Plain

Lyrics · Genesis

Smoke over the Plain

Genesis 18:1-19:38

[Verse 1] Three visitors stood beneath the trees of Mamre in the heat, Bread was laid, a calf prepared, and promise shared the meal. Sarah laughed behind the tent at what the year would bring, But nothing was too hard for God, not age, not barren spring. [Pre-Chorus] The road then turned toward Sodom, And Abraham stood pleading in the way. [Chorus] Smoke rose over the plain, Fire answered violence and shame. Mercy pulled a household through the gate, But no one could turn backward from the judgment of that day. [Verse 2] The angels entered Sodom and the city struck the door, Blindness fell upon the mob while evil demanded more. At dawn they seized Lot's family, urging every foot to flee, And brimstone crossed the heavens over every wicked street. [Bridge] Lot's wife looked behind her and became a pillar there, Abraham saw the furnace smoke ascending through the air. The cave beyond the ruins held a family bent by fear, And Moab and Ben-ammi marked what followed in the years. [Final Chorus] Smoke rose over the plain, Fire answered violence and shame. Mercy led the willing from the flame, But no one could turn backward from the judgment of that day. [Outro] The promise laughed beneath the trees, While judgment burned beyond the hills.