Before the sun rose over stone, before the battle line was drawn, the ark went forward through the dust, and Israel followed God. No voice of man, no pride of kings, no boast beneath the morning sky, only the sound of holy feet and seven trumpets cry. Joshua rose in the break of day With the weight of the promise in his eyes Priests took the ark of the covenant And the ram's horns lifted high Round the walls where the nation slept Round the gates where the proud men stood They marched by faith through the silent dust Believing that the Lord was good No sword was raised, no spear was thrown But heaven had already spoken Step after step in the dust, in the dawn Hold to the word, keep marching on When God gives the city, the wall cannot stay When he commands the people, the stone gives way When the trumpets cry and the people shout What God has spoken will come down Not by our power, not by our name The Lord goes before us and breaks what stands in the way Lift up the sound, let faith rise now When the trumpets cry, the walls come down Six days passed with a holy wait One long road around the wall No answer came from the stones above But they still obeyed the call Then the seventh morning burned with fire And the people circled seven times The breath of a nation held in sight Till the Lord released the sign The breeze drew breath, the horn rang out And the earth began to tremble Step after step till the promise is near Stand in the dust and conquer fear When God gives the city, the wall cannot stay When He commends the people, the stone gives way When the trumpets cry and the people shout What God has spoken will come down Not by our power, not by our name The Lord goes before us and breaks what stands in the way Lift up the sound, let faith rise now When the trumpets cry, the walls come down Shout for the Lord has given Shout for the King has won Shout for the stone is broken Shout for the work is done Mercy was kept in the house of Rahab Grace was alive in a scarlet side While judgment fell on the pride of Jericho God Remembered the faithful line The silver, the gold, the bronze, the iron Were gathered for the house of the Lord The city fell beneath his sentence But mercy walked through the door Not every wall falls fast Not every promise comes with thunder But every step of faith Is heard by the God of wonders So march when the road is silent Stand when the giants stare The battle belongs to the Holy One And the Lord is already there When the trumpets cry and the people shout What God has spoken will come down Not by our power, not by our name The Lord goes before us And breaks what stands in the way Lift up the sound Let faith rise now When the trumpets cry The walls come down When the trumpets cry And the people shout Strongholds shake And fear runs out The promise stands, the proud fall down When the Lord goes before us The walls come down Rahab lived among his people Mercy stood where judgment passed The Lord was faithful in the battle And his word was true at last When the trumpets cry The walls come down