[Verse 1] Two men entered Jericho When evening touched the gate. A woman named Rahab received them Before the hour grew late. The king sent men to seek them; She hid them under flax, Then turned the search toward Jordan And sent the soldiers back. [Refrain] A cord of scarlet in the window, A promise in the wall, A household waiting under mercy When Jericho would fall. A cord of scarlet in the window, Bright against the night; Faith tied hope above the doorway Before the battle's light. [Verse 2] "We heard what happened at the sea, How kingdoms lost their breath. Your God is God in heaven above And earth beneath," she said. She asked that father, mother, And kindred all be spared; The spies required the scarlet sign And secrecy she shared. [Bridge] She lowered them down by a rope, For her house stood on the wall. Three days they hid among the hills Till searchers heard no call. [Final Refrain] A cord of scarlet in the window, Not silver, sword, or fame, Marked the room where trust had entered Before the conquerors came. A foreign woman chose the Lord, And mercy heard her call; A cord of scarlet in the window Would outlive Jericho's wall.