Joseph (The Dreamer Persevered)

[Intro] In the land of promise, beneath a desert sky, A father loved a son, and the brothers wondered why. [Verse 1] Jacob's favored child, wrapped in colors bright, A coat of many shades, set apart in his father's sight. At seventeen he dreamed of sheaves that bowed down low, Sun and moon and stars then said, "Soon you’ll also know" [Pre-Chorus] But envy crept like shadows through eleven jealous hearts, They could not bear the favor, so they tore the family apart. [Chorus] Sold as slave for silver, and cast into a hole, Carried down to Egypt, but the Lord redeemed his soul. Through the chains and through the years, Through the famine and through the tears, God was always working, God was always near Joseph, the dreamer, did always persevere. [Verse 2] In Potiphar's house he rose, though a slave in a foreign land, Falsely accused, thrown to prison, still held in God's right hand. He read the dreams of kings that no man else could see, From a dungeon to a palace that is prophecy. [Chorus] Sold as slave for silver, and cast into a hole, Carried down to Egypt, but the Lord redeemed his soul. Through the chains and through the years, Through the famine and through the tears, God was always working, God was always near Joseph, the dreamer, did always persevere. [Bridge] What man meant for evil, the Lord meant for good A famine, a family, a savior who understood. He wept and he forgave them, he held no bitter score, The covenant was greater than the wound he bore. [Verse 3] Two sons were born to Joseph Ephraim, Manasseh true, "Forgetting" and "made fruitful," a blessing born anew. Their seed would scatter far and wide through every nation's door, A remnant in the latter days will help gather evermore. [Final Chorus] Sold as slave for silver, remained in God's good grace, Israel's favored son became salvation for his race. Through the chains and through the years, Through the famine and through the tears, God was always working, God was always near Joseph, the dreamer, did always persevere. [Outro] What man meant for evil, the Lord turned to good, A dreamer in a pit became the bread of brotherhood. Two branches from one root will bless the world again The covenant through Joseph the gospel preached to men.