[Verse 1]
I woke to thunder on the roof, my breath a hollow drum,
Sandals gone, the river high — I thought my running was done.
You reached with hands like lanterns, scooped the cold out of my chest,
Stitched the torn seam of my courage, laid my shaking head to rest.
[Pre-Chorus]
You didn't speak in general words — you turned the锁ed door wide,
Water turned to roadway underfoot, the dark made room for light.
(Whisper) Come on now, tell 'em what He's done.
[Chorus]
Rise and shine — mercy's morning light (Say it!)
Turn my night into a road of fireflies (We sing!)
Leader: Rise and shine — mercy's morning light
Choir: Turn the night, turn the night into grace tonight!
[Verse 2]
There was a scar beneath my ribs that told of all I'd lost,
You poured a dawn like warm honey, healed the ledger, paid the cost.
You planted maps in these two palms, led me through a crowded street,
Where hungry hands found a table, where sorrow met its heartbeat.
[Pre-Chorus]
No platitudes — just a quiet shove, a door that would not stay closed,
A voice that called me by my name, and walked me out of those roads.
(Congregation: Amen!)
[Chorus]
Rise and shine — mercy's morning light (Call!)
Turn my night into a chorus of new life (Respond!)
Leader: Rise and shine — mercy's morning light
Choir: Turn the night, turn the night into grace tonight!
[Bridge — Testimony]
Before: I kept my pockets full of questions and my windows shuttered tight,
Counting crumbs, counting coins, fearing every quiet night.
After: Now pots simmer stories, my doors throw open wide,
Neighbors bring their laughter, and a stranger shares my pride.
I traded whispers for a trumpet — I learned to claim my name,
From ashes to an anthem, from broken into brave.
[Choir Call & Response]
Leader: Who brought you through?
Choir: He did! (He did!)
Leader: Who broke the chains?
Choir: He did! (He did!)
Leader: Shout it out!
Choir: Mercy's morning light!
[Final Chorus — Key change, choir harmonies lift]
Rise and shine — mercy's morning light (Higher!)
Turn my night into a river bearing life (Ooh!)
Leader: Rise and shine — mercy's morning light
Choir: Turn the night, turn the night — into grace, into grace, into grace!
[Ad-lib / Choir Overlap]
(Hallelujah, hallelujah)
(You made a way when there was no way — sing it!)
(Hallelujah!)
[Outro]
Rise and shine, the valley wakes, the last shadow folds away,
With hands together, we keep walking — beneath mercy's morning ray.
(Soft choir: Mercy's morning light...)
[End - Suggested performance note]
Final chorus with a step-up key change and three-part choir harmony; short instrumental vamp for ad-libs and call-and-response before fading on the line: "Mercy's morning light."
