Joseph’s Dreams

Inspired by Genesis 37: 1-11 - Joseph’s Dreams

(Intro - 0:00-0:20)

(Verse 1)
Jacob lived in the land where his father stayed
In the fields of Canaan, the history was laid.
Joseph was young, just seventeen years,
Tending the flocks, amidst the family fears.
Now Israel loved him more than all the rest,
The son of his old age, the one he considered best.
He made him an ornate robe, a coat of pride,
But in the brothers' hearts, there was nowhere left to hide.

(Chorus)
Oh, they saw the father’s love, and the hate began to grow,
A heavy silence falling like the winter snow.
They could not speak a kind word, no peace could be found,
While the favorite son walked on holy ground.

(Verse 2)
Then Joseph had a dream, and he spoke it out loud,
To the angry faces of the waiting crowd.
"Listen to this," he said with a spark in his eye,
"We were binding sheaves beneath the open sky.
Suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright,
And yours gathered round and bowed to its height."
The brothers scoffed, "Do you intend to reign?
Will you rule over us on this open plain?"

(Chorus)
Oh, they saw the father’s love, and the hate began to grow,
A heavy silence falling like the winter snow.
They could not speak a kind word, no peace could be found,
While the favorite son walked on holy ground.

(Bridge)
Then came another dream, deeper than before,
He told his father and his brothers, looking for something more.
"The sun and the moon and eleven stars so bright,
They were bowing down to me in the middle of the night."

(Verse 3)
His father rebuked him, "What is this dream you see?
Will your mother and your brothers truly bow to thee?"
Will we fall to the ground, is that what you intend?
The brothers' jealousy was a fire without an end.
But Jacob watched him closely, though the words were unkind,
Yes, the father kept the matter... lingering in his mind.

(Outro)
He kept the matter in his mind.
The sun, the moon, the stars... And the ornate robe.
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