[silence] Songtext
von David

When the lamb opened the seventh seal
There was silence in heaven
For about half an hour
A crescendo has been reached
And God halts every angelic expression
Every whisper, every song

The elders surrounding the throne
Crying holy, holy, holy are hushed momentarily
The very idea is staggering
Shh, silence, the hand of God is raised

Drawing attention away from the majestic worship
Rising before the throne
A divine hush from the mouth of the Supreme One
A celestial quietness, amidst the silence
Heavenly ears are poised, listening, waiting to hear

What could be important enough to make God pause?
Then, as if on cue, another angel steps up
With an empty golden censer
In his hand and stands at the altar


He was given much incense to offer
With the prayers of all God′s people
On the golden altar in front of the throne
The smoke of the incense
Together with the prayers of the saints
Went up before God from the angel's hand

The prayers of every generation
Since man first began to call on the Lord
Have been captured and saved
God has been collecting them

After the offering before the throne in heaven
The angel took the censer
Filled with fire from the altar
And hurled it through space and time
Where it landed on earth upon impact

There were peals of thunder
Voices, flashes of lightning
And a earthquake, don′t be fooled
Our prayers have impact
The fervent prayer of the righteous avails much
God hears and collects them all
And in due time, those prayers explode with power


God's silence is heaven to listen
To listen to every whispered plea
Every groan and cry of brokenness
Every intercession for the nations
Don't lose hope in the silence

Every spoken syllable matters to him
At the precise moment
The angel will hurl toward the earth
Divine answers that will shake the planet

Silence in heaven shows us that God listens
When the lamb cracked open the seventh seal
A great silence filled all of heaven
Penetrating everything for about half an hour