[Title: THE TARRYING TRUSTEE] [Intro – Royal horns, thunder, deep male baritone] [Male] CALL THE KING'S COURT! LET THE RECORD BE READ! THE LION OF JUDA HAS CONQUERED DEATH! [Female – Powerful gospel] MANY DEVICES IN THE HEART OF MAN, BUT THE COUNSEL OF THE LORD— THAT SHALL STAND! [Verse 1 – Fast royal roll call] [Male] GOD UPON THE THRONE! THE LAMB WHO PREVAILED! THE SPIRIT SPEAKS TO THE CHURCHES! HIS COUNSEL SHALL NOT FAIL! FOUR BEASTS CRY HOLY! FOUR AND TWENTY ELDERS CROWNED! TEN THOUSAND TIMES TEN THOUSAND ANGELS SEND THEIR PRAISE AROUND! SEVEN ANGELS WITH THEIR TRUMPETS! SEVEN ANGELS WITH THEIR VIALS! MICHAEL AND HIS ANGELS CAST THE DRAGON FROM THE HEIGHTS! THE MIGHTY ANGEL WITH THE BOOK! THE SOULS BENEATH THE ALTAR CRY! THE GREAT MULTITUDE IN WHITE STANDS BEFORE THE THRONE ON HIGH! [Female – Soaring] THE CHURCH OF THE FIRSTBORN! THE SERVANTS OF THE KING! TWELVE TRIBES UPON THE GATES! TWELVE APOSTLES IN FOUNDATION! THE SPIRIT AND THE BRIDE SAY COME! LET ALL CREATION SING! [Chorus – Thunderous Viking gospel] [Male] WHERE IS JOHN?! [Female] AT HIS POST! [Both] THE TRUSTEE! THE TRUSTEE! THE WITNESS OF THE KING! THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST— LET THE HEAVENLY COURT SING! [Female] FACE TO FACE! THAT OUR JOY MAY BE FULL! [Both] THEN FACE TO FACE WITH JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD! [Verse 2 – Warm strings, driving gospel rhythm] [Female] At Calvary stood the mother, And the disciple Jesus loved. “Behold thy mother,” spoke the Saviour, And John received her into love. He wrote unto the elect lady, Her children walking in the truth. He longed to come beyond the paper, And speak face to face with joy made full. [Male – Hard stop] AND WHAT DID JESUS SAY OF JOHN? [Female – Strong declaration] “IF I WILL THAT HE TARRY TILL I COME, WHAT IS THAT TO THEE? FOLLOW THOU ME.” [Both – Driving drop] THE TRUSTEE AT HIS POST! THE WITNESS STANDING FAST! THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS CHRIST FROM FIRST UNTO THE LAST! [Verse 3 – Male rapid rhythmic proclamation] [Male] JOHN SAW THE BOOK WITH SEVEN SEALS! HE WEPT WHEN NONE WAS FOUND! THEN CAME THE LION OF JUDA— THE ROOT OF DAVID CROWNED! THE LAMB ALONE WAS WORTHY TO TAKE THE BOOK AND BREAK THE SEALS! JOHN ATE THE LITTLE BOOK, THE SWEET AND BITTER WAS REVEALED! [Female] COME HITHER! SEE THE BRIDE! THE LAMB'S OWN WIFE ARRAYED! THE HOLY CITY COMING DOWN, THE GLORY GOD DISPLAYED! [Both] THE MOTHER AT THE CROSS! THE LADY IN THE LETTER! THE BRIDE THAT JOHN WAS SHOWN! THE LAMB SHALL REIGN FOREVER! [Chorus – Full gospel choir] [Male] WHERE IS JOHN?! [Female] AT HIS POST! [Both] THE TRUSTEE! THE TRUSTEE! THE WITNESS OF THE KING! THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST— LET THE HEAVENLY COURT SING! FACE TO FACE! THAT OUR JOY MAY BE FULL! THEN FACE TO FACE WITH JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD! [Verse 4 – Female, powerful and hopeful] Paul spoke of our adoption, The redemption of the body. We groan within these earthly vessels, Waiting for our promised glory. Beloved, now we are His sons! What we shall be is not yet shown! But when He shall appear before us, WE SHALL BE LIKE HIM, FULLY KNOWN! [Male] NOW THROUGH A GLASS WE SEE SO DARKLY! [Female] BUT THEN WE SHALL SEE FACE TO FACE! [Both] THE LAMB SHALL BE OUR LIGHT FOREVER! NO MORE CURSE IN THAT HOLY PLACE! [Bridge – Fast husband-wife call-and-response] [Male] WHO TOOK THE MOTHER? [Female] THE DISCIPLE JESUS LOVED! [Male] WHO WROTE THE LADY? [Female] THE ELDER IN THE TRUTH! [Male] WHO SAW THE BRIDE? [Female] THE SERVANT JOHN! [Male] WHO HOLDS THE SEALED BOOK? [Female] THE LAMB UPON THE THRONE! [Male] WHO IS THE DOOR? [Female] JESUS THE CHRIST! [Male] WHO REDEEMS THE BODY? [Female] OUR RISEN LORD OF LIFE! [Both – Thunderous drop] THE TRUSTEE AT HIS POST! THE BRIDE AWAITING GLORY! THE ADOPTION OF THE BODY— THE FULFILMENT OF HIS STORY! [Final Chorus – Full King's Court, triumphant gospel choir] NO GLASS! NO DISTANCE! THE NIGHT IS PAST! FACE TO FACE! WITH JESUS AT LAST! NO MORE DARKNESS! NO MORE VEIL! THE LAMB IS WORTHY! HIS WORD SHALL NEVER FAIL! [Male – Royal proclamation] THE TRUSTEE AT HIS POST! [Female – Soaring] THE BRIDE SHALL SEE HER KING! [Both – Full heavenly choir] NO GLASS! NO DISTANCE! LET ALL CREATION SING! WE SHALL SEE HIM AS HE IS! OUR JOY MADE FULL AT LAST! [Outro – Driving final proclamation, no instrumental break] [Male] CHRIST DIED FOR OUR SINS ACCORDING TO THE SCRIPTURES! [Female] HE WAS BURIED! HE ROSE AGAIN THE THIRD DAY ACCORDING TO THE SCRIPTURES! [Both – Final thunderous chord] JESUS IS THE LORD
