[Chorus] Twelve tribes of Israel, sons of the promise Each one remembered, each one has a name From the first to the last, God knows every one Twelve tribes of Israel, forever the same [Verse 1] Reuben, firstborn, unstable as water Simeon was scattered for the violence he chose Levi got attached, became the priestly tribe Judah’s the lion, where the scepter still goes [Chorus] Twelve tribes of Israel, sons of the promise Each one remembered, each one has a name From the first to the last, God knows every one Twelve tribes of Israel, forever the same [Verse 2] Dan is the judge who became like a serpent Naphtali runs free, the hind giving good words Gad is a troop that gets knocked but still rises Asher walks happy with oil and rich food [Chorus] Twelve tribes of Israel, sons of the promise Each one remembered, each one has a name From the first to the last, God knows every one Twelve tribes of Israel, forever the same [Verse 3] Issachar’s strong, he knows what the times say Zebulun dwells by the ships and the sea Joseph’s the fruitful one, double the portion Benjamin’s the wolf, fierce and free [Final Chorus] Twelve tribes of Israel, sons of the promise Each one remembered, each one has a name From Reuben to Benjamin, God knows every one Twelve tribes of Israel, forever the same
