The fiery burning furnace
Could have been the end of the boys
The dangerous den of lions
Could have been the end of Daniel
The closed stinking tomb
Could have been the end of Lazarus
BUT YOU SAID, NOT YET!
The raging sea could have been the end of Jonah
The belly of the whale could have been the end of Jonah
Sweltering Nineveh heat could’ve been the end of Jonah
BUT YOU SAID, NOT YET!
The pit could have been the end of Joseph
The pit could have been the end of Jeremiah
BUT YOU SAID, NOT YET!
The prison could have been the end for Joseph
The prison could have been the end for Peter
The prison could have been the end for Paul
The prison could have been the end for Silas
BUT YOU SAID, NOT YET!
It’s not over, till it’s over
Until You say it’s over
It’s never over
For You are Yahweh
Who hovers over us to cover
As our banner and our lover!
David would have perished by the jaws of the bear
David would have perished by the paws of the lion
David would have perished in the hands of the giant
David would have perished in the hands of Saul’s men
David would have perished by the javelin of the king
David would have been stoned to death at Ziklag
David would have perished in the hands of Absalom
David would have perished in the wars with philistines
BUT YOU SAID, NOT YET!
Egypt would have been the end of the Israelites
They would have sank and drowned at red sea
They would have perished in the wilderness
They would have been killed by the serpents
They would have perished by the desert heat
They would have succumbed to thirst and hunger
They would have been swept by the swollen Jordan
BUT YOU SAID, NOT YET!
History is replete with the enemies of the Jews
Through the agency of evil men
By now the Jews should be history
They have been persecuted by…
The pharaoh
King Xerxes
Evil Haman
King Nebuchadnezzar
King Herod
Nero Ceasar
Adolf Hitler
Sadaam Hussein
Idi Amin Dada
Amedjadad
And their cousins
But every time they have tried
YOU ALWAYS SAID, NOT YET!
It’s not over, till it’s over
And until You say it’s over
It’s never over
For You are Yahweh
Who hovers over us to cover
As our banner and our lover!
Jesus Would have died as baby
In a national sponsored massacre
He would have died at the raging sea
He would have been thrown over a cliff
He would have been stoned
He would have been crushed by crowds
BUT YOU SAID, NOT YET!
The whips would have been the end of Jesus
The thorns would have been the end of Messiah
The cross would have been the end of Immanuel
The nails would have been the end of the Saviour
The crowds would have been the end of God’s Son
BUT YOU SAID, NOT YET!
The jeers would have been His shutdown
The shame would have been His blackout
The spear would have been His termination
The grave would have been His final rest
Hades and hell would have been people’s end!
BUT YOU SAID, NOT YET!
That this truth might forever stand sure
And exemplify and amplify
The power of resurrection
That even death is never final
And even the final
Is just a beginning for You
We the redeemed declare:
It’s not over, till it’s over
And until You say it’s over
It’s never over
For You are Yahweh
Who hovers over us to cover
As our banner and our lover!
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