[Intro: River sounds. Silence. Then thunder from the north. Drums — FAR LEFT — slow, massive. Cello — FAR RIGHT — trembling.] (Voice): I was just a man. By a river. In exile. (Voice): And then... the sky changed. [Verse 1: Male Lead — trembling witness] וָאֵרֶא רוּחַ סְעָרָה בָּאָה מִן הַצָּפוֹן (va-E-re RU-ach se-a-RAH ba-AH min ha-tsa-FON) A storming wind... from the north. עָנָן גָּדוֹל וְאֵשׁ מִתְלַקַּחַת (a-NAN ga-DOL ve-ESH mit-la-KA-chat) A great cloud... fire flashing within itself. (Choir — stunned): ...fire inside the cloud... (Ad-lib): (Lord... what IS this... what IS this...) [Verse 2: Voice breaking] וּמִתּוֹכָהּ דְּמוּת אַרְבַּע חַיּוֹת (u-mi-TO-chah de-MUT ar-BA cha-YOT) From within it... four living creatures. פְּנֵי אָדָם... פְּנֵי אַרְיֵה (pe-NEI a-DAM... pe-NEI ar-YEH) The face of a man... the face of a lion... (Choir): ...lion... man... eagle... ox... אוֹפַן בְּתוֹךְ אוֹפַן (o-FAN be-TOCH o-FAN — a wheel within a wheel) וְגַבֵּיהֶם מְלֵאִים עֵינַיִם סָבִיב (ve-ga-bei-HEM me-le-IM ei-NA-yim sa-VIV) Their rims... full of eyes. All around. (Choir): EYES... EVERYWHERE... EYES... [Electric Slide Guitar SCREAMS — FAR LEFT — one sustained burning note] [Chorus: Supernatural explosion] (Lead): THE HEAVENS OPENED AND I SAW— (Choir): מַרְאוֹת אֱלֹהִים! (mar-OT e-lo-HIM!) (Lead): WHEELS OF FIRE TURNING IN THE SKY! (Choir): אוֹפַן בְּתוֹךְ אוֹפַן! (o-FAN be-TOCH o-FAN!) (Lead): LIVING CREATURES BLAZING LIKE THE SUN— (Choir): כְּמַרְאֵה הַבָּרָק! (ke-mar-EH ha-ba-RAK!) (Together): וָאֶרְאֶה אֶת כְּבוֹד ה' (va-er-EH et ke-VOD Adonai) [EVERYTHING STOPS. Total silence. One heartbeat.] [Vision Solo: Drums LEFT and RIGHT like wings. Saxophone CENTER crying upward. Trumpet HIGH RIGHT — herald from above. Guitar FAR LEFT burning. Vibraphone scattered everywhere — like eyes watching. You are INSIDE.] (Choir — from all directions): קָדוֹשׁ... קָדוֹשׁ... קָדוֹשׁ... (ka-DOSH... ka-DOSH... ka-DOSH...) [Verse 3: The throne] וּמִמַּעַל לָרָקִיעַ דְּמוּת כִּסֵּא (u-mi-MA-al la-ra-KI-a de-MUT ki-SEH) Above the firmament... a throne. וְעַל הַכִּסֵּא דְּמוּת כְּמַרְאֵה אָדָם (ve-AL ha-ki-SEH de-MUT ke-mar-EH a-DAM) And upon the throne... like the appearance of a man. (Choir — breaking): ...like a MAN... like a MAN... [All music drops. Only Cello breathing.] מִמַּרְאֵה מָתְנָיו וּלְמַעְלָה... אֵשׁ (mi-mar-EH mot-NAV ul-MA-la... ESH) From his waist upward... fire. וּלְמַטָּה... אֵשׁ (ul-MA-tah... ESH — and downward... fire) [Outro: A man undone. Cello alone.] כְּמַרְאֵה הַקֶּשֶׁת בֶּעָנָן (ke-mar-EH ha-KE-shet be-a-NAN — like a rainbow in the cloud) הוּא מַרְאֵה דְּמוּת כְּבוֹד ה' (hu mar-EH de-MUT ke-VOD Adonai) The appearance... of the glory of the Lord. וָאֶרְאֶה וָאֶפֹּל עַל פָּנַי (va-er-EH va-e-POL al pa-NAI) And I saw it... and I fell... on my face. (Choir — fading from everywhere): כְּבוֹד ה'... כְּבוֹד ה'... (ke-VOD Adonai... ke-VOD Adonai...) [Final sound: Silence. Like after God.]