My father told me the story Of David's men How they

waited beneath the trees Until the marching started above them

He told me they came back again

With fire across the plain The same old fear, the same

old threat, the same old iron rain David stood before the

dark and did not rush ahead He asked which way to

move his men and waited when God said Go around behind

them, hold your place and breathe When the branches start to

move, rise beneath the trees There was a sound

in the treetops, like marching in the sky The leaves began

to tremble as the wind went rolling by David waited for

the signal, then he stepped into the fight There was a

sound in the treetops And the dark gave way to light

My father said, remember this When fear is at your door

Do not trust the road you took Just because it worked

before Some battles call for courage

For still, some victories begin above before they reach the hill

Go around behind them, hold your place and breathe When the

branches start to move,

rise beneath the trees There was a sound in the treetops

like marching in the sky The leaves began to tremble as

the wind went rolling by David waited for the signal, then

he stepped into the fight There was a sound in the

treetops and the dark gave way to light Not every wind

is empty, not every silence stays Sometimes the answer gathers where

no eye can trace Do not run too early Do not

move from fear Wait until the branches shake Wait until

you hear There was a sound in

the treetops Like marching in the sky The leaves began to

tremble As the wind went rolling by David waited for the

signal Then he stepped into the fight There was a sound

in the treetops And the dark gave way to light Now

when my valley closes in I lift my tired eyes

Listening for the treetops And the marching

in the sky

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