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Isaiah acts out a sign of coming humiliation for Egypt and Cush, warning Judah not to trust foreign powers. Human alliances prove unreliable and shameful.
Christ alone is trustworthy; reliance on Him replaces false confidence in worldly strength.
Isaiah 20 — “Do Not Trust in Egypt”
Song Lyrics
Verse 1
In Ashdod’s year, the word came plain,
The Lord spoke truth through public shame.
Isaiah walked, his sandals gone,
A living sign, three years drawn long.
Not whispered words, not hidden sign—
A prophet’s life became the line.
Chorus
Do not trust in borrowed strength,
Do not lean on fragile friends.
What you hope will save you now
Will fall and leave you bowed.
The Lord alone, the Lord alone—
Is refuge, strength, and throne.
Verse 2
So Egypt’s pride will walk away,
So Cush will flee in disarray.
Young and old, stripped of their boast,
Led captive by a foreign host.
What Judah trusted, seen and strong,
Will prove unable to hold on.
Chorus
Do not trust in borrowed strength,
Do not lean on fragile friends.
What you hope will save you now
Will fall and leave you bowed.
The Lord alone, the Lord alone—
Is refuge, strength, and throne.
Bridge
Where will we run when help is gone?
What will we say when plans are wrong?
If Egypt falls and Cush can’t stand,
Who saves us then? Who holds our hand?
Final Chorus
The Lord alone, our only stay,
Our hiding place, our saving way.
When nations fail and hopes collapse,
His word still stands, His promise lasts.
Do not trust in what you see—
Trust the Lord who sets you free.
Outro
A living sign… a warning clear.
Salvation’s not in fear or fearsome power.
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