[Verse 1] Eight years beneath Mesopotamia, Israel learned the weight of chains, Then Othniel rose beneath the Spirit, and forty years released the plains. But evil called the yoke again; Moab seized the city of palms, Eighteen years the tribute traveled while Israel cried beneath alarm. [Pre-Chorus] A hidden blade, a guarded room, A trumpet waiting past the doors. [Chorus] The left-handed deliverer carried freedom through the gate, A secret word became the turning of a nation under weight. Seize the Jordan, sound the trumpet, do not let the tyrant flee, The LORD had heard the cry of Israel and broke the power of Moab free. [Verse 2] Ehud bore the tribute inward, dagger bound against his thigh, Sent the carriers from the palace, then returned beneath the king's eye. “I have a message,” and the chamber closed; the servants waited still, While Ehud crossed beyond the idols and escaped into the hills. [Bridge] Ephraim gathered at the signal, Moab met them at the ford, Ten thousand strong could not withstand the people strengthened by the LORD. Eighty years the land lay quiet; then Shamgar took the ox goad high, Six hundred Philistines fell before another unexpected hand. [Final Chorus] The left-handed deliverer carried freedom through the gate, A secret word became the turning of a nation under weight. Seize the Jordan, sound the trumpet, do not let the tyrant flee, The LORD had heard the cry of Israel and broke the power of Moab free. [Outro] God did not need the obvious hand To answer Israel's cry.