A new day is dawning…
The sun shall be darkened and the moon will turn to blood
In these days
These dreadful days
Just as in the age of Noah before the flood
Living in their wicked ways
Till they were swept away
Behold!
The coming of the Son of Man
Behold!
The Day of the Lord is at hand
This tribulation
Is dreader than dread
This tribulation
Is redder than red
This tribulation
Is dreader than dread
Dreader than dread
So now them want we put the triple six depon we hand or we head
Pon them head
Now how would you feel if you woke up in the morning just to find
Your family them gone
You've been left behind!
You thought you could see
But you realize you're blind
And you wish you could rewind
Like a thief inna the night Him ago come
Collecting His children
A thief inna the night Him ago come
Uno better be prepared
Me say you must beware
You hear?
You must face the truth before the truth faces you
And deal with the case before the case deals with you
Read the Word of God
Discern the lies from the true
Judge for yourself before the Judge judges you
Behold!
The coming of the Son of Man
Behold!
The Day of the Lord is at hand
This tribulation
Is dreader than dread
This tribulation
Is redder than red
This tribulation
Is dreader than dread
Dreader than dread
So now them can't buy no food without the Mark of the Beast pon them head
Pon them head
Like a thief inna the night Him ago come
Collecting His children
A thief inna the night Him ago come
Uno better be prepared
Me say you must beware
You hear?
Like a thief inna de night
No warning light
No siren to enact
Coulda come any time
At the drop of a dime
Just like a thunder clap
So you better prepare
And must beware
Just stay pon di narrow track
Him come as a King
Judgement Him ah bring
No you cannot hold Him back
This is a warning
You better accept the truth
A warning
Me say me talking to you
This is a warning
Better repent of your sin
A warning
The Son of Man is coming
Behold
The coming of the Son of Man
Behold!
The day of the Lord is at hand
This tribulation
Is dreader than dread
This tribulation
Is redder than red
This tribulation
Is dreader than dread
Dreader than dread
Cha man it's tougher than tough and it's rougher than rough nuff blood shed
Nuff bloodshed!
So wha you ago do when Him come?
Wha you ago do when Him come?
Wha you ago do when Him come fi take Him people?
Yeah ah, eh oi!
Thief in the Night/Behold
Song Meaning
Christafari's “Thief in the Night/Behold” is a reggae warning about the return of Christ, delivered in the Jamaican patois the group uses on much of its music. It opens with a new day dawning and the sun darkened, and compares the present age to the days of Noah before the flood, when people lived in wicked ways until they were swept away.
The first section announces the coming of the Son of Man and the day of the Lord at hand. A spoken verse then asks how it would feel to wake up and find your family gone, left behind and blind. The chorus says he will come like a thief in the night to collect his children, and tells listeners to be prepared. Another verse urges them to read the Word of God, discern the lies from the truth and judge for themselves before the Judge judges them. The closing questions ask what you will do when he comes to take his people. The song is plain about its message, and the call to repent is the point of the track. It follows the end-times teaching that many churches share, and it presents the return of Christ as both a warning to the careless and an encouragement to the ready. The heavy bass and horn lines give it a serious mood that matches the words.
The thief in the night is 1 Thessalonians 5:2. Staying awake because the hour is unknown is Matthew 24:42, and the darkened sun and moon appear in Matthew 24:29.