Lyrics · Malachi
The Greatest History Known to Man
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This song belongs to the Malachi collection. One recording is available to play here, with the complete lyrics below.
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The Greatest History Known to Man
Malachi
The Greatest History Known To Man
The Old Testament
Genesis speaks creation for the flood and promise made
Exodus breaks the chains as sea and slavery give way
Leviticus calls the sinful near through sacrifice and flame
Numbers walks the wilderness, yet God remains the same
Deuteronomy cries, remember, love the Lord and choose his way
Joshua crosses Jordan and the walls fall down that day
Judges turns through sin and rescue
Every generation falls
Ruth stays faithful through the famine
Joining David's line and call
Through every age, through every page
The word of God remains
Through covenant, kingdom, exile and fire
The Lord will keep his name
When people fail and nations fade
His promise still stands true
The story moves through judgment and grace
And all his word will do
1 Samuel crowns Saul and David
While the prophet hears God speak
2 Samuel lifts the throne
Though even chosen hearts grow weak
1 Kings built the holy temple
Then the kingdom splits in two
2 Kings brings war and exile
When the people will not turn true
1 Chronicles recalls the tribe
The covenant and David's throne
Second Chronicles sees the temple burn
Then calls the captives home
Ezra leads the exiles back
To raise the house of God again
Nehemiah builds the walls
While foes surround his faithful man
He led them through the waters
He carried them through flame
He judged the proud and raised the weak
Forever praise His name
Esther risks her life before the king
To save her people's name
Job sits broken in the ashes
Trusting God beyond His pain
Psalms gives voice to praise and sorrow
Fear and hope before the throne
Proverbs teaches wisdom's pathway
Where the righteous safely go
Ecclesiastes calls like vapor, every earthly treasure breathed
The Song of Solomon sings a fateful love, desire, joy and peace
Isaiah sees the Holy One and One who bears the weight of sin
Jeremiah weeps for Judah, promising a heart made new within
Through every age, through every page, the Word of God remains.
Through covenant, kingdom, exile, and fire, the Lord will keep His name.
When people fail and nations fade, His promise still stands true.
The story moves through judgment and grace, and all His Word will do.
Lamentations mourns the ruins, yet new mercies greet the dawn
Ezekiel sees dry bones awaken, hearts of stone forever gone
Daniel stands through flame and lions while the kingdoms rise and fall
Hosea loves the faithless bride, revealing mercy through it all
Joel sees the day approaching and the spirit poured like rain
Amos hears the lion roaring, calling justice through the land
Obadiah warns proud Edom that the violence shall be brought, no
Jonah runs, but mercy follows everywhere he tries to go
Micah calls for truth and mercy and foretells Bethlehem's king
Nahum sees proud Nineveh fall and freedom judgment brings
Habakkuk waits upon the tower, choosing faith when fields are bare
Zephaniah warns of judgment, yet God sings above his heirs
Haggai calls, rebuild the temple, let your hearts return once more
Zechariah sees the humble king whom every nation shall adore
Malachi speaks the final warning, one will come and clear the way
Then the prophets fall to silence, waiting for the promised day
Law and history, songs and wisdom, kings and prophets, grief and glory
Thirty-nine books, one covenant, one unfolding sacred story
Creation, promised blood and freedom, wilderness and promised land
Judges, prophets, priests and kingdoms
All unfolding by his hand
Temple, exile, tears and mercy
Visions burning through the night
Every warning, every promise
Pointing toward the coming light
He spoke through fire
He spoke through rain
He spoke through triumph
Through faith
He called the wandering
For the proud
He met the faithful within the cloud
The covenant endured when every throne was dust
The word of God stood firm
And still His people trust
Through every age, through every page
The word of God remains
Though kingdoms fall and nations fade
The Lord will keep His name
Through every law and battle cry
Through every prophet's plea
His mercy moves through history
Toward what the world shall see
From Genesis to Malachi
The ancient voices say
The promised one is coming
Prepare the way
Prepare the way
Prepare the way
Prepare the way
The promised one is coming
From the garden to the kingdom
From the exile to the dawn
Every word awaits fulfillment
Every promise carries on
Prepare the way
Lyrics transcribed from this recording. Word-for-word review is pending.

