[Intro]
(Lead) Oh— (Choir) Ohhhh—
(Lead) Come on, sing! (Choir) Come on, sing!
[Verse 1 — We]
We walked through the valley where the shadows bend low,
Hands linked, lanterns dim, but a whisper said go.
The night pressed its weight like a blanket of stone,
Yet somewhere in the hush we heard heaven's own tone.
[Pre-Chorus]
(Lead) Trouble came knocking, tried to steal our sight,
(Choir) But Your word was a match, struck a spark in the night.
(Lead) And together we breathed what the promise required—
(Choir) You pulled at our seams, You lifted us higher.
[Chorus — Call & Response]
(Lead) Hallelujah, we rise in Your grace!
(Choir) Hallelujah, we rise in Your grace!
(Lead) Every chain broken, every fear left behind—
(Choir) Every chain broken, every fear left behind!
(Tag — Leader / Choir) Lift me, lift me higher! (Lift me, lift me higher!)
[Verse 2 — I / Testimony]
I remember the night when the rain would not cease,
The roof of my hope leaked, my breath found no peace.
My palms were raw from holding on to doubt's rope,
Then You came like thunder and braided me hope.
You hoisted me up from the river of doubt,
Set my feet on a rooftop of light, pushed the darkness out.
The scent of the rain turned to perfume in dawn,
My song found a voice that kept carrying on.
[Pre-Chorus — Short]
(Lead) I called in the dark, You answered with fire—
(Choir) You set every heartbeat to lift and aspire.
[Chorus — Call & Response]
(Lead) Hallelujah, we rise in Your grace!
(Choir) Hallelujah, we rise in Your grace!
(Lead) From the lowest valley to the highest shore—
(Choir) From the lowest valley to the highest shore!
(Tag) Lift me, lift me higher! (Lift me, lift me higher!)
[Bridge — Spoken/Ad-Lib Space]
(Lead spoken) Listen—when the world said 'end', He said 'begin.'
(Choir hums) Ooo— ooo— ooo—
(Lead) You are the hand that won't let go, the drum that keeps time.
(Choir) You steady our feet, You steady our climb.
(Lead) Ad-lib over groove: "Higher!" (ad-lib)
(Choir) "Higher!" (ad-lib)
[Arrangement Cue]
(Build) Band lifts, choir answers; allow room for ad-libs and a rising vocal riff.
[Chorus — Leader/Choir with Riff]
(Lead) Hallelujah, we rise in Your grace!
(Choir) Hallelujah, we rise in Your grace!
(Lead) Hope like a banner, love like a fire—
(Choir) Hope like a banner, love like a fire!
(Tag) Lift me, lift me higher! (Lift me, lift me higher!)
[Key Change]
(Modulate up a whole step — push it higher)
[Final Chorus — Big & Triumphant]
(Lead) Hallelujah, we rise in Your grace!
(Choir) Hallelujah, we rise in Your grace!
(Lead) Every chain broken, every fear left behind—
(Choir) Every chain broken, every fear left behind!
(Tag repeat — Leader/Choir with ad-libs)
(Lead) Lift me, lift me higher! (Lift me, lift me higher!)
(Choir) Lift me, lift me higher! (Lift me, lift me higher!)
(Ad-lib layer) "Oh—oh—oh— / Come on, lift me! / Higher!"
[Outro]
(Lead) On a rooftop of light we stand, hands wide to the sky.
(Choir) Bound by the grace that will never untie.
(Lead) We sing it once