We Were There ✦ Featured

[INTRO: solo fingerpicked acoustic guitar, soft ambient night air, distant wind] [VERSE 1: intimate male vocal, close mic, acoustic guitar and piano only] We saw Him first in a feeding trough Wrapped in cloth, in the straw and the cold The One who holds the stars in His hand Too small to lift His own head, we're told [VERSE 2: vocal opens slightly, warm electric guitar swell enters under, faint celestial shimmer FX glistening behind vocal as the angels testify] We watched Him grow, we watched Him tire We watched Him weep beneath the trees Asking if there was another way Then rising up on bended knee to pray [PRE-CHORUS: strings begin to swell, tension building, soft tympani heartbeat, electric guitar swell rising into chorus] We watched Him die Not knowing how the story ends Even angels held our breath that night [CHORUS: full orchestra erupts, French horns proclaim, choir pads rise, female harmonies join, shimmering high string glisten woven through] We were there when the tomb stood empty We were there when the mountain shook We watched Him rise through the parting clouds Till a cloud received Him from where we stood We were there - we carry His light (echo: we carry His light) We were there - we carry His light [VERSE 3: pulls back to acoustic guitar and harp, celestial shimmer FX glistening softly under vocal, warm electric guitar swell building beneath the final two lines] Lift up your heads, you ancient gates Let the King of Glory come in Words once sung for a king on a road Now echo loud for the King of all things [BRIDGE: building slowly, harp shimmer, strings layering, celestial shimmer FX glistening through as the throne room is described, vocal rising in intensity] Thousands of thousands around the throne No number could hold what we saw Worthy is the Lamb who was slain Worthy to receive it all [INSTRUMENTAL INTERLUDE: 6-8 bars, electric guitar swell building with strings and choir pad, shimmer FX rising, tympani rolling underneath, building tension into the key change] [KEY CHANGE - FINAL CHORUS: full gospel-tinged orchestral explosion, full choir, tympani hits on every emphasis, soaring male lead, electric guitar swells layered through] We were there when the scars stayed with Him Proof of love that went all the way We were there when the Name above names Was given on that holy day We were there - we carry His light (full choir echo: we carry His light) We were there - and still we watch He lives to carry you home [OUTRO: gradual decrescendo, strings and choir fade slowly, celestial shimmer FX trailing longest of all elements, ambient outdoor FX, spacious natural ending for seamless loop] He's not waiting, He's interceding For every soul still finding the way Stay a moment with the thought Someone's praying for you today We carry His light (soft echo: we carry His light) We carry His light... [END]