Turned Back Psalms 126

Verse 1 You broke the chains we thought would hold us under You turned the night to day before our eyes We stood there in the sunlight, half-believing As we took our first free breaths under the skies Psalm 126:1–2 Verse 2 Our mouths filled up with forgotten laughter Our tongues broke loose in uncontained singing The nations turned and asked what had happened to us We saw amazing things — let the songs go ringing Psalm 126:2–3 Chorus Every tear we planted turned to grain Every step we carried wasn't in vain We left bent low beneath the weight we bore We come back singing, harvest filling the store Psalm 126:5–6 Verse 3 Come release, Lord, what is still in shackles Like desert streams that flood and rush and run The dry riverbed that waited through the seasons Now flowing bright with reflected sun Psalm 126:4; Isaiah 35:6–7 Chorus (repeat) Every tear we planted turned to grain Every step we carried wasn't in vain We left bent low beneath the weight we bore We come back singing, harvest filling the store