Resonate the Word - Return and Rebuild Lyrics

Seventy years in exile's chains
A people lost, a world in flames
Yet mercy spoke, the time was near
A call went out, the way was clear
A remnant rose, their hearts set free
To build again what used to be
With trembling hands, with joyful cries
They laid the stones before their eyes
Oh, return, oh, rise again
The hand of God is leading men
The walls will stand, His word is true
He's making all things new
But voices rose to bring them down
The enemy swore to steal the crown
The work grew weak, the hands grew still
Yet prophets spoke, Trust in His will
So strength returned, the people pressed
Through trial, fear, they gave their best
A temple stood, the songs were sung
A nation bowed, their hearts undone
Oh, return, oh, rise again
The hand of God is leading men
The walls will stand, His word is true
He's making all things new
The scrolls unrolled, the voices read
The sins confessed, the prayers were said
A covenant made, a people stirred
Restored again by holy words
Oh, return, oh, rise again
The hand of God is leading men
Through every trial, through exile's pain
His mercy still remains
The temple stands, but hearts still yearn
For something more, a King's return
The day will come, the Lamb will reign
And we will rise again