When the Land Got More Rest Than Me

Lyrics

Title: When the Land Got More Rest Than Us
Scripture: Leviticus 26:34–36

[Verse 1 – Solo]
We don’t sleep, we just scroll all night,
Chasin’ that bag, chasin’ that light.
Weekend hit, but we still on go,
Body say “stop,” but we tell it “no.”
Leviticus said when we broke His plan,
He’d move us out and clear the land.
“The land enjoy her sabbaths” while we gone,
Whole earth restin’ while we runin’ on our own.

[Pre-Chorus – Choir]
Too busy for the Lord, but tired in our soul,
Never took His rest, now it’s out of our control.
He let the land chill, got quiet and still,
While we in our enemies’ land, payin’ the bill.

[Chorus – Youth Choir]
When the land got more rest than us,
That’s a sign we broke His trust.
He said, “Let My sabbaths breathe,”
But we worked like we ain’t need Him.
Now we stressed out, hearts on E,
In a strange land, can’t find peace.
Lord, bring us back to Your hand,
So we can rest like You planned.

[Verse 2 – Solo + Choir Echo]
Jobs on jobs, side hustle on ten, (on ten)
We skip Sabbath, say, “I’ll pray later, amen.” (amen)
No time for the Word, no time to heal,
Then wonder why our life feel unreal.
26:35 said while it’s desolate,
The land gon’ rest ’cause we never did.
We played god with our own schedule,
Now anxiety the new heavy metal.

[Hook – Call & Response]
Leader: We gave the phone our nights, the grind our days,
Choir: But never gave the Most High His praise.
Leader: We broke His rest, thought we’d be fine,
Choir: Now we slaves to the clock and the overtime.
Leader: But if we turn back, learn how to breathe,
Choir: He’ll break that faintness in our knees.

[Bridge – Build, soft pads]
Leviticus 26:36,
Faint hearts in a foreign mix.
Run from a leaf like we run from war,
’Cause we don’t trust the One we ignore.
Give us courage, give us peace,
Teach us how to rest in Thee.

[Vamp – Drive]
Choir: I need rest that the world can’t give,
Leader: Not just sleep—peace to live.
Choir: Bring me back to Your sabbath plan,
Leader: So I don’t break while the land just stands.
Choir: No more runnin’ till my soul burn out,
Leader: I’m comin’ back to Your rest, no doubt.

[Tag – Unison]
If the land took the sabbath we refused to see,
Lord, bring us home and let that rest start in me.