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Based on Isaiah 8:13–22

1. Sanctify the Lord, He said,
To the Word, to the Word we go.
Let Him be your fear, let Him be your dread.
Bend, break, burn and blow.

To the testimony and law,
To the Word, to the Word we go.
If they don’t speak this Word, they have no light at all.
Bend, break, burn and blow.

2. A stone of stumbling and rock of offense;
To the Word, to the Word we go.
Against this snare there is no defense;
Bend, break, burn and blow.

3. Many among them will stumble and fall;
To the Word, to the Word we go.
Bind up the Word behind a great wall;
Bend, break, burn and blow.

4. So I will wait upon the Lord;
To the Word, to the Word we go.
To seek the one who must be adored;
Bend, break, burn and blow.

5. Here I am and the children You gave;
To the Word, to the Word we go.
A sign that you have promised to save;
Bend, break, burn and blow.

6. Shall we go to the wizards that chirp?
To the Word, to the Word we go.
The words of the prophets they want to usurp;
Bend, break, burn and blow.

7. If they do not feed on His Word,
To the Word, to the Word we go.
They shall hunger and thirst, and die unheard,
Bend, break, burn and blow.

8. All they will see is trouble and dark,
To the Word, to the Word we go.
Their anguish great, their troubles are stark.
Bend, break, burn and blow.

Music: Traditional capstan shanty; arr. Aaron Snell, 2021 © 2021, [email protected]
Text: Douglas Wilson, 2021 © 2021, [email protected]
Tune name: RANDY DANDY OH!
Vocals: Michael E. Owens and Dorothy A. Steinruck, 2025

Original lyrics:    • Randy Dandy-O | The Longest Johns