Zechariah 1 — Return to Me
Verse 1 — Remember
In the eighth month, the word came near
In Darius’ second year
The Lord spoke through Zechariah’s voice
A call, a warning, a choice
Your fathers walked a hardened way
My anger burned, they turned away
The prophets cried — they would not hear
Now learn from what has brought you here
Chorus — Return to Me
Return to Me, says the Lord of Hosts
And I will return to you
Do not walk where your fathers went
Do not live the lies they knew
Return to Me — hear My plea
And I will return to you
Verse 2 — Lessons of the Past
Where are your fathers now?
Where are the prophets who cried out loud?
Did not My words overtake their days
Just as I said — just as I warned?
They turned, they saw, they understood
That the Lord had done what He said He would
His ways are just, His words are true
What He decrees, He brings it through
Chorus — Return to Me
Return to Me, says the Lord of Hosts
And I will return to you
Do not walk where your fathers went
Do not live the lies they knew
Return to Me — hear My plea
And I will return to you
Verse 3 — The Vision Begins
I looked in the night — and there He stood
A man on a red horse, calm and still
Among the myrtle trees below
In the quiet of the lowland hill
Behind Him horses — red, brown, white
Patrolling earth through darkest night
Messengers sent to walk the land
To see what stands, what still is planned
Bridge — The Report
“We’ve gone throughout the earth,” they said
“All is quiet — all at rest”
Then the angel of the Lord replied
“How long, O Lord, will mercy wait?”
Seventy years of ruin passed
Jerusalem still broken fast
Verse 4 — God Answers
The Lord spoke words both kind and strong
Comfort spoken, grief undone
“I am jealous for Jerusalem
For Zion burns My love again
I am angry with the nations at ease
Who pushed too far, who showed no restraint
I was only a little displeased
But they made the wound more than it meant”
Chorus — I Have Returned
I have returned to Jerusalem
With mercy in My hand
My house will rise, My city stretched
By My own command
Comfort will overflow again
The Lord has chosen Zion
Verse 5 — The Measuring Line
Cry this out — proclaim it clear
My towns will overflow with cheer
I will comfort Zion once again
And choose Jerusalem as My own
The measuring line is stretched out wide
Not to destroy — but to build inside
What was torn will rise once more
The Lord restores — forevermore
Outro — Night Turns
The riders still, the myrtles stand
The Lord has spoken — hope begins
