The Day After Salvation

The day is long spent, our backs to the sea,
the thunder of hooves advance from a far.
Clouds of dust and loud clacking
of wheels on the sand;
thousands of soldiers
with swords in their hand.
We’re slaves without weapons, no bow and no spear,
we ponder our death; our last evening star.

In the depths of the night a pillar of fire
casts long shadows across the dry sea.
Mountains of water
on the left and the right;
Marching towards darkness
the shore out of sight.
What we witnessed this morning, a sea of dead soldiers,
to be saved without conflict we could not foresee.

“We’re all here” father shouted, as heads he was counting,
“How we made it I still do not know”
“I thought sure they would catch us
as we hurried our flight;
I surely discounted
God’s mercy and might”.
“We’re slaves nevermore, safe on this shore;
we witnessed God horse and rider overthrow.”

Through the LORD'S mercies
we are not consumed;
His compassions are sure,
never fail.
They are new every morning;
Great is Your faithfulness.
renewed this great morning;
Great is Your faithfulness.
Salvation behind us, enemy vanquished,
a new hope has risen, we finally exhale…



Exodus 14:26-29 (NKJV) Then the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand over the sea, that the waters may come back upon the Egyptians, on their chariots, and on their horsemen." And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and when the morning appeared, the sea returned to its full depth, while the Egyptians were fleeing into it. So the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. Then the waters returned and covered the chariots, the horsemen, and all the army of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them. Not so much as one of them remained. But the children of Israel had walked on dry land in the midst of the sea, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.