[Intro] (Organ pads, soft piano arpeggio, hush of choir hum)
Lead: In the quiet before the dawn, I heard a whisper call,
Choir: (ooh)
Lead: A gentle hand that reached my heart and turned my night to all.
[Verse 1]
Lead: In the hush before the dawn, I felt a whisper, soft and true,
A hand upon my trembling heart — O Lord, You made me new.
Shadows that once named my fear dissolve beneath Your light,
You called my name from brokenness, You set these weary feet to flight.
[Pre-Chorus] (piano lift, strings swell)
Lead: Hold fast to the spark You gave, let grace outshine the night,
Choir: (Grace, grace)
Lead: Every chain unwinds by love, and mercy paints the sky.
[Chorus] (short, repeatable hook — call & response; tambourine & handclaps join)
Lead: We rise in Your grace, Lord
Choir: We rise! (We rise!)
Lead: Your mercy lifts our hearts
Choir: Lift us! (Lift us!)
Lead: We rise in Your grace, Lord
Choir: We rise! (We rise!)
(Repeat hook twice — congregation encouraged to join)
[Verse 2] (organ and choir pad, rhythmic gospel piano)
Lead: Echoes of old sorrow tried to write my name in stone,
But by the blood, by gentle hands, You brought me back, brought me home.
What once was loss became a song — testimony fills my voice,
You turned my sorrow into praise; with You, O Lord, I rejoice.
[Pre-Chorus] (shortened; building)
Lead: Hold fast to the spark You gave, let grace outshine the night,
Choir: (Shine, shine)
Lead: Every doubt gives way to truth when Jesus is our light.
[Chorus] (call & response, fuller harmonies)
Lead: We rise in Your grace, Lord
Choir: We rise! (We rise!)
Lead: Your mercy lifts our hearts
Choir: Lift us! (Lift us!)
Lead: We rise in Your grace, Lord
Choir: We rise! (We rise!)
[Testimonial Tag — Spoken / Sung Softly] (quiet, intimate — solo lead with light guitar)
Lead (spoken): I was buried in the ashes — but You called my name.
Lead (sung softly): From the ruin You reclaimed me; by Your love I'm not the same.
Choir (soft harmony): Redeemed. Redeemed.
[Bridge] (build: tambourine, full organ, choir swell — big declarative statements)
Lead: Hallelujah — the grave could not hold what heaven gave,
All: Hallelujah! (Hallelujah!)
Lead: Chains fall down, the night is gone — Your kingdom breaks the grave,
All: Glory to the King! (Glory!)
Lead: You are my Deliverer, my refuge in the storm,
All: You are our Deliverer, forever sure and warm!
[Bridge Build — Key Change Cue] (modulate up a step; choir lifts higher; horns or strings accent)
Lead: We shout it out — redeemed and reconciled!
Choir: Redeemed! (Redeemed!)
Lead: We lift His name — the everlasting God!
Choir: The Lord! (The Lord!)
[Final Chorus — Key Change, Full Choir]
Lead: We rise in Your grace, Lord
Choir: We rise! (We rise!)
Lead: Your mercy lifts our hearts
Choir: Lift us! (Lift us!)
Lead: We rise in Your grace, Lord — alive because You came
Choir: Alive! (Alive!)
Lead: We rise in Your grace, Lord
Choir: We rise! (We rise!)
[Choir Vamp — 8 bars for ad-libs] (organ swells, hand
