Newsboys – The Orphan lyrics

maybe I push when I'm meant to be still
maybe I take it all to personal
Jesus, how to reconcile
the joyful noise
the ancient land
the tug from some invisible hand
the dying mother weaving bulrushes
along the Nile

[Chorus:]
float her basket over the sea
here on a barren shore
we'll be waiting for
a tailwind to carry her [an] orphan's cry
don't you worry, child
I wrote a lullaby

I try to settle, but I just pass through
a rain dog, gypsy
a wandering Jew
all those homes were not ours
then I slept one night
in Abraham's field
and dreamt there was no moon
the night he died
counting stars
Selah

[Chorus:]
float her basket over the sea
here on a barren shore
we'll be waiting for
a tailwind to carry her [an] orphan's cry
don't you worry, child
I wrote a lullaby

[Bridge:]
building you a home
building you a home
building you a home
we're building you a home
Selah

[Chorus:]
float her basket over the sea
here on a barren shore
we'll be waiting for
a tailwind to carry her [an] orphan's cry
don't you worry, child
I wrote a lullaby

float her basket over the sea
here on a barren shore
we'll be waiting for
a tailwind to bring us your sweet cry
don't you worry, child
I'm gonna sing you a lullaby