The Ark lyrics

The skies turned black, the wind began to blow A warning whispered to a world below But they kept on laughing, they turned their heads away While one man labored, preparing for the day He built it strong of gopher wood and pitch A giant vessel in the dusty ditch Two by two, they marched into the dark The wild and gentle, entering the ark Oh, let the rain fall, let the waters rise We are lifted up beneath the stormy skies Noah, build your ark, keep the hope alive Through the deepest deluge, we will survive The fountains of the deep burst wide and free The mountains drowned beneath a rising sea For forty days and forty nights it poured But safe inside, they trusted in the lord The wooden walls did creak against the wave A floating cradle that was built to save Lost in the grey, with nowhere left to stand Waiting for the promise of a dry, new land Oh, let the rain fall, let the waters rise We are lifted up beneath the stormy skies Noah, build your ark, keep the hope alive Through the deepest deluge, we will survive A raven flew, but found no place to rest And then a dove was sent upon the quest She returned at evening, flying through the dark With a green olive branch back to the ark Oh, let the rain fall, let the waters rise We are lifted up beneath the stormy skies Noah, build your ark, keep the hope alive Through the deepest deluge, we will survive The doors flew open to the morning light A brand new world, beautiful and bright And in the clouds, a promise painted high A rainbow shining in the clear blue sky