Walking in Truth

All Is One Ministry

Southern gospel, black gospel, cinematic worship

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[Title: I AM THE ELECT LADY]

[Long Instrumental Intro]
[Ancient Upright Piano]
[Low Strings]
[Heartbeat]

[Intro – Female Spoken]
The elder
unto the elect lady
and her children,
whom I love
in the truth.

[Silence]

And I stopped
right there.

Her children?

Then surely—

NOT ME.

[Long Silence]

I looked
around my house.

Where
are mine?

[Organ Enters]

[Verse 1 – Female Spoken]
I thought
a mother
needed children
I could count.

Names
around a table.
Little hands.
Little feet.
Faces
bearing mine.

So when John said—

THE ELECT LADY
AND HER CHILDREN—

I lowered
my eyes.

Maybe
I had reached
too far.
Maybe
the portrait
wasn't mine.

[Silence]

Then the Book
opened wider.

[Pre-Chorus]
For though ye have
ten thousand instructors
in Christ,
yet have ye not
many fathers:

for in Christ Jesus
I have begotten you
through the gospel.

[Silence]

PAUL
HAD CHILDREN.

[Instrumental Rise]

Not according
to the flesh.

Through
the gospel.

[Choir Swell]

[Chorus]
WHERE ARE
MY CHILDREN?

[Choir]
LOOK
BY FAITH!

Where are
the daughters
at my table?

Where are
the children
of my testimony?

[Choir]
LOOK
WHAT THE LORD
HATH DONE!

If one bowed woman
heard the Word,
looked unto Jesus,
and lifted
her face—

[Silence]

DID THE WORD
BEAR FRUIT?

[Choir]
YES!

I AM
THE ELECT LADY!

And I will not
count only
AFTER THE FLESH!

[Huge Gospel Instrumental]

[Verse 2]
Sing, O barren,
thou that didst not bear;

break forth
into singing,
and cry aloud,

thou that didst not
travail with child:

for more are
the children
of the desolate

than the children
of the married wife,

saith the LORD.

[Silence]

MORE
CHILDREN?

[Organ Swell]

The woman
who thought
she had none

stared
at the page.

[Choir, Soft]
Sing,
O barren.

[FEMALE]
Maybe I was
counting
the wrong way.

[Long Instrumental]

[Verse 3]
For it is written,

Rejoice,
thou barren
that bearest not;

break forth
and cry,

thou that
travailest not:

for the desolate
hath many more
children

than she which
hath an husband.

[Silence]

Now we,
brethren,

as Isaac was,

ARE THE CHILDREN
OF PROMISE.

[Huge Organ Hit]

[Chorus]
WHERE ARE
MY CHILDREN?

Not trophies.
Not followers
bearing my name.
Not a crowd
calling me
mother.

[Silence]

CHILDREN
OF PROMISE.

Children
walking
in truth.

Fruit
that belongs
to GOD.

I AM
THE ELECT LADY!

Not because
I manufactured
a family—

THE WORD
BROUGHT FORTH
FRUIT!

[Choir]
WALKING
IN TRUTH!

[FEMALE]
That's what
John rejoiced
to see!

[Choir]
WALKING
IN TRUTH!

[Long Gospel Instrumental]
[Organ And Piano]

[Verse 4]
I rejoiced greatly
that I found
of thy children

walking
in truth,

as we have received
a commandment
from the Father.

[Silence]

There.

Not—

how famous
is their mother?

Not—

how many
sit beneath
her name?

[Silence]

WALKING
IN TRUTH.

That's
the joy.

[Instrumental Build]

[Bridge]
Timothy,

my own son
in the faith.

Titus,

mine own son
after the common faith.

Onesimus,

whom I have
begotten
in my bonds.

[Silence]

The gospel
makes families
the flesh
could never
explain.

So I will not
look only
at my body

to measure
what God
can bring forth.

I will look
for fruit.

I will look
for faith.

I will look
for daughters

who once
hid their faces—

AND NOW
LOOK UNTO HIM.

[Huge Choir Entrance]

[Final Chorus]
I SEE
MY CHILDREN!

[Choir]
WALKING
IN TRUTH!

[FEMALE]
Not mine
to possess!

[Choir]
THEY BELONG
TO CHRIST!

[FEMALE]
Not mine
to crown me!

[Choir]
THE GLORY
IS HIS!

[FEMALE]
If my testimony
helped one sister
look unto Jesus—

KEEP WALKING,
DAUGHTER!

If her testimony
helps another—

KEEP WALKING,
DAUGHTER!

[Choir]
KEEP WALKING
IN TRUTH!

[FEMALE]
The barren
thought
she had nothing.

Then God
showed her

fruit
she could
not count.

[Choir]
I AM
THE ELECT LADY!

[FEMALE]
And my joy
is not
that they follow me—

MY JOY
IS THAT THEY
WALK IN TRUTH!

[Massive Sanctuary Instrumental]
[Organ]
[Choir]
[Live Drums]
[Long Instrumental]

[Outro – Female Spoken]
The children
of thy elect sister
greet thee.

[Silence]

Sister—

maybe
you were counting
the wrong way too.

Maybe you looked
at an empty chair
and said—

I HAVE
NO CHILDREN.

[Silence]

But Paul said—

begotten
through
the gospel.

My own son
in the faith.

Begotten
in my bonds.

And the Book said—

the desolate
hath
many more
children.

[Organ, Very Soft]

So I will not
measure
the family of faith

only
after the flesh.

I will look
where John looked—

[Silence]

ARE THEY
WALKING
IN TRUTH?

[Choir, Distant]
Walking
in truth.

[FEMALE]
Then walk,
daughter.

Don't carry
my name.

Carry
the testimony.

Don't look
unto me.

LOOK
UNTO HIM.

And if another
bowed woman
sees your face
come up—

tell her
what the Lord
hath done.

[Long Silence]

I asked—

WHERE ARE
MY CHILDREN?

[Choir, Soft]
Walking
in truth.

[FEMALE]
And all along

I was counting

after
the flesh.

[Long Instrumental]
[Ancient Piano Returns]
[Choir Fades]

[Outro]
He must
increase,

but I
must
decrease.

[Long Silence]

JESUS
IS THE LORD.

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[Title: I AM THE ELECT LADY] [Long Instrumental Intro] [Ancient Upright Piano] [Low Strings] [Heartbeat] [Intro – Female Spoken] The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth. [Silence] And I stopped right there. Her children? Then surely— NOT ME. [Long Silence] I looked around my house. Where are mine? [Organ Enters] [Verse 1 – Female Spoken] I thought a mother needed children I could count. Names around a table. Little hands. Little feet. Faces bearing mine. So when John said— THE ELECT LADY AND HER CHILDREN— I lowered my eyes. Maybe I had reached too far. Maybe the portrait wasn't mine. [Silence] Then the Book opened wider. [Pre-Chorus] For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. [Silence] PAUL HAD CHILDREN. [Instrumental Rise] Not according to the flesh. Through the gospel. [Choir Swell] [Chorus] WHERE ARE MY CHILDREN? [Choir] LOOK BY FAITH! Where are the daughters at my table? Where are the children of my testimony? [Choir] LOOK WHAT THE LORD HATH DONE! If one bowed woman heard the Word, looked unto Jesus, and lifted her face— [Silence] DID THE WORD BEAR FRUIT? [Choir] YES! I AM THE ELECT LADY! And I will not count only AFTER THE FLESH! [Huge Gospel Instrumental] [Verse 2] Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD. [Silence] MORE CHILDREN? [Organ Swell] The woman who thought she had none stared at the page. [Choir, Soft] Sing, O barren. [FEMALE] Maybe I was counting the wrong way. [Long Instrumental] [Verse 3] For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband. [Silence] Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, ARE THE CHILDREN OF PROMISE. [Huge Organ Hit] [Chorus] WHERE ARE MY CHILDREN? Not trophies. Not followers bearing my name. Not a crowd calling me mother. [Silence] CHILDREN OF PROMISE. Children walking in truth. Fruit that belongs to GOD. I AM THE ELECT LADY! Not because I manufactured a family— THE WORD BROUGHT FORTH FRUIT! [Choir] WALKING IN TRUTH! [FEMALE] That's what John rejoiced to see! [Choir] WALKING IN TRUTH! [Long Gospel Instrumental] [Organ And Piano] [Verse 4] I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father. [Silence] There. Not— how famous is their mother? Not— how many sit beneath her name? [Silence] WALKING IN TRUTH. That's the joy. [Instrumental Build] [Bridge] Timothy, my own son in the faith. Titus, mine own son after the common faith. Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds. [Silence] The gospel makes families the flesh could never explain. So I will not look only at my body to measure what God can bring forth. I will look for fruit. I will look for faith. I will look for daughters who once hid their faces— AND NOW LOOK UNTO HIM. [Huge Choir Entrance] [Final Chorus] I SEE MY CHILDREN! [Choir] WALKING IN TRUTH! [FEMALE] Not mine to possess! [Choir] THEY BELONG TO CHRIST! [FEMALE] Not mine to crown me! [Choir] THE GLORY IS HIS! [FEMALE] If my testimony helped one sister look unto Jesus— KEEP WALKING, DAUGHTER! If her testimony helps another— KEEP WALKING, DAUGHTER! [Choir] KEEP WALKING IN TRUTH! [FEMALE] The barren thought she had nothing. Then God showed her fruit she could not count. [Choir] I AM THE ELECT LADY! [FEMALE] And my joy is not that they follow me— MY JOY IS THAT THEY WALK IN TRUTH! [Massive Sanctuary Instrumental] [Organ] [Choir] [Live Drums] [Long Instrumental] [Outro – Female Spoken] The children of thy elect sister greet thee. [Silence] Sister— maybe you were counting the wrong way too. Maybe you looked at an empty chair and said— I HAVE NO CHILDREN. [Silence] But Paul said— begotten through the gospel. My own son in the faith. Begotten in my bonds. And the Book said— the desolate hath many more children. [Organ, Very Soft] So I will not measure the family of faith only after the flesh. I will look where John looked— [Silence] ARE THEY WALKING IN TRUTH? [Choir, Distant] Walking in truth. [FEMALE] Then walk, daughter. Don't carry my name. Carry the testimony. Don't look unto me. LOOK UNTO HIM. And if another bowed woman sees your face come up— tell her what the Lord hath done. [Long Silence] I asked— WHERE ARE MY CHILDREN? [Choir, Soft] Walking in truth. [FEMALE] And all along I was counting after the flesh. [Long Instrumental] [Ancient Piano Returns] [Choir Fades] [Outro] He must increase, but I must decrease. [Long Silence] JESUS IS THE LORD.

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