The March
Join the March: Embrace Love, Freedom, and Redemption
Lyrics
2. "THE MARCH"
The title of the song is "THE MARCH."
Words by Cindy Morgan
Credits: Words by Cindy Morgan.
Music by Cindy Morgan & Brent Lenthall
Credits: Music by Cindy Morgan & Brent Lenthall.
Matthew 21:5-11
Refers to Matthew 21:5-11, the triumphal entry into Jerusalem, setting a biblical context.
The triumphal entry into Jerusalem
-It was a march of a revolution
Describes the march as revolutionary, stormy, with a cadence of contention, emphasizing its significance.
It was a march of a stormy day
-It was a cadence of cruel contention
-It was a march oh what a march
-Oh it was a march for the sweet and gruesome
Highlights the march's purpose, bringing light to darkness, addressing the thirst for freedom, and acknowledging beauty amidst hardship.
To bring a light to their darkened place
-It was a march for the thirst of freedom
-And it was beauty battered and bleeding
-And it was a march yeah, yeah
-When it all comes down to me and you yeah
Presents a personal choice: whether to walk away or join the march with the One who initiated it.
Will we walk away or march on with
-The One who made the march oh yeah
-Chorus:
Chorus asking questions about loneliness, fear, and Jesus' love, inviting participation in the march today.
Do you know
-Why you are lonely
-Do you know
-Why you're afraid
-Do you know
-That Jesus loves you
-Will you join the march
-Will you join the march
-Today
-Oh it was a march for the ones who judged Him
Continues describing the march, including those who judged Jesus, with symbolic elements like crowns dipped in a crimson flood.
Dipping their crowns in a crimson flood
-It was a march for the thief and harlot
-Humble and holy oh what a story
-Oh what a march
-But when it all comes down to me and you
Reiterates the personal choice, emphasizing the decision to walk away or join the march with the One who initiated it.
Will we walk away or march on with
-The One who made the march oh yeah
-Chorus:
Repeats the chorus, urging understanding of loneliness, fear, and Jesus' love, and repeatedly asks if one will join the march today.
Do you know
-Why you are lonely
-Do you know
-Why you're afraid
-Do you know
-That Jesus loves you
-Will you join the march
-Will you join the march
-Will you join the march
-Will you join the march
-Today
-It was a march of a revolution
Reiterates the revolutionary and stormy nature of the march.
It was a stormy, stormy day
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