I'll Wake the Dawn with Praise

Mountain gospel growing into southern gospel-soul, 90 BPM, 6/8, C major with A minor verse shading, Bubba: unmistakably male hushed opening lead; Darlene: unmistakably female soaring gospel-soul co-lead, Acoustic guitar and wooden flute open like shelter in darkness, Add bowed upright bass, gospel piano, brushes and B3; switch bass to plucked walking movement at the bright chorus, Original Am-F-C-G verse, C-G/B-Am-F-C/G-G-C refrain, Concert-flute solo becomes a rising piano passage, Final chorus adds fiddle, tambourine and layered choir, suggesting dawn without rushing the tempo

[Intro - Acoustic guitar; breathy wooden flute] [Verse 1 - Bubba, male] Mercy, mercy, God Most High, I have come beneath Your wing; Till the ruin passes over, Let me shelter here and sing. You can send Your help from heaven, Send Your faithfulness and love; Though the hunters crowd around me, You are mighty far above. [Chorus - Duet] I'll wake the dawn with praise, Let my heart be firm and brave. Higher than the heavens, Lord, Let Your glory rise today. Far beyond this place of hiding, Let the nations hear Your name; Underneath Your wings I'm singing, I'll wake the dawn with praise. [Verse 2 - Darlene, female] I lie down among the lions, Teeth like spears on every side; Tongues are swords that flash against me, Nets are laid where I must stride. But the pit they dug to catch me Took the feet that shaped its ground; You have turned their trap against them, Let a steadfast song be found. [Instrumental Break - Concert flute rises into gospel piano] [Bridge - Bubba and Darlene] Wake, my soul, and wake, my music, Let the strings announce the light; Love as high as heaven holds us, Faithfulness beyond our sight. [Final Chorus - Duet and choir] I'll wake the dawn with praise, Let my heart be firm and brave. Higher than the heavens, Lord, Let Your glory rise today. Far beyond this place of hiding, Let the nations hear Your name; Underneath Your wings I'm singing, I'll wake the dawn with praise. [Outro - All] Over all the earth, Your glory; Over all our fear, Your name.

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