Jonah - Full Lyrics and Scripture Annotations
Jonah One
The word came down, the command was clear (Jonah 1:1 NLT)
"Arise, go to Nineveh, cast away the fear." (Jonah 1:2 NLT)
But the prophet turned, he looked the other way (Jonah 1:3 NLT)
Running from the presence, seeking the bay. (Jonah 1:3 NLT)
He found a ship in Joppa, a ticket to the west (Jonah 1:3 NLT)
Paying the fare, putting his soul to the test. (Jonah 1:3 NLT)
Tarshish was the target, far from the light (Jonah 1:3 NLT)
Trading his duty for the dead of the night. (Jonah 1:3 NLT)
Oh, the sea is rising, the wind begins to blow (Jonah 1:4 NLT)
You cannot hide from the path you know. (Jonah 1:10 NLT)
The storm is coming, the waves are crashing high (Jonah 1:4 NLT)
When you run from the truth, you’re just a hollow lie. (Jonah 1:10 NLT)
But the Lord sent a wind, a gale on the deep (Jonah 1:4 NLT)
While the prophet was hidden, fallen asleep. (Jonah 1:5 NLT)
The sailors were frightened, they cried to their gods (Jonah 1:5 NLT)
Casting their cargo, beating the odds. (Jonah 1:5 NLT)
They looked for the man, the source of the shaking (Jonah 1:7 NLT)
Found him in the corner, his foundation breaking. (Jonah 1:6 NLT)
"What have you done?" the captain cried in the rain, (Jonah 1:8 NLT)
"Tell us your people, explain all this pain." (Jonah 1:8 NLT)
"I am a Hebrew," he stood on the deck, (Jonah 1:9 NLT)
"I fear the Creator, the one who brings the wreck." (Jonah 1:9 NLT)
He told them the story, the flight from the call, (Jonah 1:10 NLT)
The pride of the prophet leading to the fall. (Jonah 1:10 NLT)
"Pick me up, throw me into the blue, (Jonah 1:12 NLT)
And the sea will grow calm, I am the cause for you." (Jonah 1:12 NLT)
Oh, the sea is rising, the wind begins to blow (Jonah 1:13 NLT)
You cannot hide from the path you know. (Jonah 1:14 NLT)
The storm is coming, the waves are crashing high (Jonah 1:13 NLT)
When you run from the truth, you’re just a hollow lie. (Jonah 1:14 NLT)
The sailors prayed, they cast him in the tide, (Jonah 1:15 NLT)
The fury settled down, there was nowhere left to hide. (Jonah 1:15 NLT)
The sea became still, the waters turned to glass, (Jonah 1:15 NLT)
While a great fish was waiting, for the time to pass. (Jonah 1:17 NLT)
For the time to pass... pass... pass... (Jonah 1:17 NLT)
Jonah Two
In the belly of the dark, I called to the One, (Jonah 2:1 NLT)
From the heart of the sea, where the light is undone. (Jonah 2:2 NLT)
The currents were swirling, wrapping 'round my head, (Jonah 2:3 NLT)
Cast away from Your eyes, counting up the dead. (Jonah 2:4 NLT)
The roots of the mountains, the bars of the cage, (Jonah 2:6 NLT)
Locked in the silence, feeling the age. (Jonah 2:6 NLT)
I was sinking down, into the final breath, (Jonah 2:5 NLT)
Facing the shadow, the doorway of death. (Jonah 2:2 NLT)
But You heard me, Lord... heard the call... (Jonah 2:2 NLT)
When the water was cold, and I felt so small... (Jonah 2:7 NLT)
You brought up my life, from the dark and the deep... (Jonah 2:6 NLT)
The promise You hold, is the promise You keep. (Jonah 2:9 NLT)
My soul was fainting, the hope was a ghost, (Jonah 2:7 NLT)
I remembered the Temple, the things I miss the most. (Jonah 2:7 NLT)
They worship the idols, the vanity they hold, (Jonah 2:8 NLT)
But I bring the sacrifice, turning from the cold. (Jonah 2:9 NLT)
A debt that is paid, a heart that is true, (Jonah 2:9 NLT)
Salvation belongs to the hand of the Few. (Jonah 2:9 NLT)
The storm is forgotten, the sea has its say, (Jonah 2:10 NLT)
Deliverance is rising, at the breaking of day. (Jonah 2:10 NLT)
I will pay what I vowed, I will walk in the light, (Jonah 2:9 NLT)
No more running from shadows, no more fear in the night. (Jonah 2:4 NLT)
Let the fish be the vessel, let the ocean subside, (Jonah 2:10 NLT)
There is nowhere to run, and nowhere to hide. (Jonah 2:8 NLT)
Salvation... Salvation... (Jonah 2:9 NLT)
The deep... the deep... (Jonah 2:3 NLT)
Let the light come in... let the light come in... (Jonah 2:10 NLT)
Jonah Three
Forty days and the city will fall (Jonah 3:4 NLT)
The prophet walked in, he delivered the call. (Jonah 3:3 NLT)
Nineveh heard, from the king to the street, (Jonah 3:5 NLT)
The pride of the nation fell down to its feet. (Jonah 3:5 NLT)
They put on the sackcloth, they fasted the bread? (Jonah 3:5 NLT)
Turning from the violence, leaving the dead. (Jonah 3:8 NLT)
The king rose up, cast his throne to the floor, (Jonah 3:6 NLT)
"Maybe He’ll listen, maybe He’ll open the door." (Jonah 3:9 NLT)
Change the way, turn the tide (Jonah 3:10 NLT)
There’s a mercy deep inside (Jonah 3:10 NLT)
From the dust to the crown, they hit the ground (Jonah 3:5 NLT)
The grace of the One is the only sound. (Jonah 3:10 NLT)
God saw the change, He saw the heart turn (Jonah 3:10 NLT)
He pulled back the fire that was starting to burn. (Jonah 3:10 NLT)
The judgment was lifted, the sentence was stayed, (Jonah 3:10 NLT)
The debt of the city was completely paid. (Jonah 3:10 NLT)
The grace of the One... (Jonah 3:10 NLT)
...is the only sound... (Jonah 3:10 NLT)
Turn the tide... (Jonah 3:8 NLT)
...turn the tide... (Jonah 3:8 NLT)
Change the way, turn the tide (Jonah 3:10 NLT)
There’s a mercy deep inside (Jonah 3:10 NLT)
From the dust to the crown, they hit the ground (Jonah 3:5 NLT)
The grace of the One is the only sound. (Jonah 3:10 NLT)
Mercy... it falls like rain... (Jonah 3:10 NLT)
Mercy... to wash away the stain... (Jonah 3:10 NLT)
Jonah Four
Jonah sat outside, watching the heat (Jonah 4:5 NLT)
Waiting for the fire on the busy street. (Jonah 4:5 NLT)
The sun was a hammer, the air was a blade, (Jonah 4:8 NLT)
But a vine grew up, giving him shade. (Jonah 4:6 NLT)
He loved the green, he loved the cool, (Jonah 4:6 NLT)
Thinking he was wise, but feeling like a fool. (Jonah 4:1 NLT)
Then came the worm, a tiny little thing, (Jonah 4:7 NLT)
And the vine withered down, losing its sting. (Jonah 4:7 NLT)
Oh, the shade fades fast... (Jonah 4:7 NLT)
Nothing built on pride is meant to last... (Jonah 4:4 NLT)
You cared for the plant, for the vine in the light... (Jonah 4:10 NLT)
But what about the thousands lost in the night? (Jonah 4:11 NLT)
"I'm angry," he muttered, "enough to die," (Jonah 4:9 NLT)
Looking at the clouds in the burning sky. (Jonah 4:8 NLT)
The Voice came soft, a weight in the air: (Jonah 4:10 NLT)
"You value the vine, but you don't even care (Jonah 4:10 NLT)
For the city of thousands, who don't know the way, (Jonah 4:11 NLT)
Lost in their darkness, looking for day." (Jonah 4:11 NLT)
Lost in the night... (Jonah 4:11 NLT)
The lesson is mercy... (Jonah 4:11 NLT)
...deeper than the sea... (Jonah 4:11 NLT)
Mercy for you... (Jonah 4:6 NLT)
...Mercy for me... (Jonah 4:11 NLT)
Oh, the shade fades fast... (Jonah 4:7 NLT)
Nothing built on pride is meant to last... (Jonah 4:4 NLT)
You cared for the plant, for the vine in the light... (Jonah 4:10 NLT)
But what about the thousands lost in the night? (Jonah 4:11 NLT)
The lesson is mercy... deeper than the sea... (Jonah 4:11 NLT)
Mercy... for you and for me... (Jonah 4:11 NLT)
Mercy... Mercy... (Jonah 4:11 NLT)
