Love Is the Greatest

Liturgical hip hop opens with lush pads and pulsing sub-bass under a communal sung hook, layered with choral harmonies, Verses feature introspective rap verses over gospel-inflected keys and crisp beats, The bridge uses antiphonal call-and-response, spotlighting organ, choir, and handclaps for an uplifting climax

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[Intro] [low vocal register] If I speak in every language If I sound like thunder in this room But I do not have love I’m just noise in a holy place [Chorus] Love is patient Love is kind Love is stronger Than my pride Love is patient Love is kind Love will lead us All the time [Verse 1] I can quote the verse, still miss the point Hold the mic tight, still miss the joint Know all mysteries, maps of the mind But I cross the street, leave the hungry behind I can give it all, lay my body down But if I want applause, that’s a hollow crown Faith that moves mountains, shifts the stone Yet fear my neighbor I have never known Love is not envy, not a jealous glare Not a sharp word thrown like a broken prayer Not a scoreboard list of every wrong Not a clenched fist, it’s an open palm [Chorus] [Verse 2] When I was younger, I thought I knew Spoke like a child, saw a narrow view Now I see dimly, like a fogged-up glass Waiting for the day all the shadows pass Love does not boast, does not need a stage Quiet in the hallway, mercy in the rage Bears with the tired, believes through the fall Hopes through the silence, holds through it all Three things remain when the crowds all fade Faith in the struggle, hope in the grave But love is the greatest, outlasts the night Strong as death, turning graves to light [Chorus] [Bridge] [call side] Where you are, there is love [response side] Teach our hearts your way [call side] Slow our speech, soften us [response side] In your love we stay [call side] Keep no record, let it go [response side] Wipe the slate, renew [all together, building] Love is patient, love is kind Make our lives speak truth [Chorus]

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