In the House of Peace” — Jeremiah 41
Verse 1 — The Feast at Mizpah
In the seventh month, beneath a truce
Bread was broken, fear reduced
Gedaliah welcomed guests
A table spread, a guarded rest
Ishmael came with men beside
Royal blood and hidden pride
Swords were close, the night was thin
Peace was seated… death walked in
Chorus — Betrayal Strikes
In the house of peace, blood was shed
Trust lay broken, hope lay dead
What fear could not, a kiss achieved
A quiet meal… and hearts deceived
The calm collapsed, the wound was deep
When watchful love fell fast asleep
Verse 2 — The Governor Slain
They rose and struck without a word
The faithful fell, the oath was blurred
Gedaliah on Mizpah’s floor
Babylon’s guard would wake no more
All who stood were cut away
Jews and Chaldeans — swept astray
The land went silent, breath held tight
As truth was drowned in sudden night
Chorus — Silence After Steel
No warning cry, no trumpet sound
Only bodies on the ground
What mercy built in patient days
Was torn apart in ruthless ways
A moment’s trust, a lifetime cost
A fragile future… quickly lost
Bridge — The Pilgrims’ Blood
From Shechem came with shaved-off heads
With offerings for ruins spread
Eighty walked to mourn and pray
Invited in… then led astray
The pit received the innocent
Their songs cut short, their journey spent
Ten were spared for hidden grain
Life bargained cheap… and bought with pain
Verse 3 — Captives Taken
The people bound, the daughters seized
Toward Ammon’s road they fled in haste
But Johanan heard and chased
With loyal men, the line was traced
The clash rang out by Gibeon’s pool
Captives turned, their chains grew loose
Ishmael slipped through shadows fast
The dead stayed still… the danger passed
Final Chorus — Fear Takes the Helm
Though rescued lives were pulled from night
A greater fear eclipsed the light
“If Babylon should hear this cry
They’ll strike us down — we all will die”
From Mizpah’s dust they chose to run
Toward Egypt’s road… the choice begun
Outro — Trust in Ashes
When leaders fall and oaths are torn
The remnant walks through grief and scorn
After fire, a knife, a scream
What do you trust… when trust is steam?
