Darkness suffocates the morning We can hardly breathe Hope is just a distant memory When will we be free? I hear a whisper from the heavenlies As the battle lines are drawn Wake up the daughter I have chosen For the reason she was born So why are you sitting on the back row When He has called you to the front lines? Are you still waiting for another sign? Don't let them leave you tongue-tied Rise up oh Deborah! And prophesy! Rise up Jael! Release your battle cry! Fear not oh Esther! This is your time! Release the fire inside 'Cause the daughter of a lion is a lion too Your father roars and so must you Rise up my sister like an eagle and fly! You are Deborah, so arise and shine! Darkness suffocates our vision We no longer dream Shadows swallow us in silence We're afraid to sing But I remember ancient melodies That a prophetess once sung And I know the Spirit of the Lord Is breathing songs into your lungs Why do you think that you're disqualified? Who has been telling you these lies? You bear the image of the living God Your mouth was not made to be quiet! Rise up oh Deborah! And prophesy! Rise up Jael! Release your battle cry! Fear not oh Esther! This is your time! Release the fire inside 'Cause the daughter of a lion is a lion too Your father roars and so must you Rise up my sister like an eagle and fly! You are Deborah, so arise and shine! Why do you wait for somebody else to do what He called you to? Will you tell it to His face that He made a mistake when He chose you? Rahab was a prostitute Sarah was too old Mary wasn't married yet And Anna was a widow Mary Magdalene had demons! And Ruth was not a Jew Rebekah was the barren one And Hagar was abused Why do you wait for somebody else to do what He called you to? Will you tell it to His face that He made a mistake when He chose you? Rise up oh Deborah! And prophesy! Rise up Jael! Release your battle cry! Fear not oh Esther! This is your time! Release the fire inside 'CauseThe daughter of a lion is a lion too Your father roars and so must you Rise up my sister like an eagle and fly! You are Deborah, so arise and shine! You are Deborah, so arise and shine!