Intro (Call & Response – Big Gospel Groove) Lead (spoken/blues drawl): Come on now, church — let me tell you ‘bout the Way! Choir (clapping): Jesus is the Way! Jesus is the Way! Lead (singing): Oh, He opened the gate, He set me free! Choir: Jesus is the Way — the only Way for me! (Band swells — drums roll into Verse 1) Verse 1 (Joyful Testimony - Strong conviction) Our Savior, Jesus Christ, has said, “Come in, oh come through Me!” By other paths we lose our way, But through His grace we’re free! Choir (call & response): Come in through Him! (Come in through Him!) Into the fold of God! (Into the fold of God!) Our Savior, Jesus, is the Way— (Jesus is the Way!) The Savior of the world! Verse 2 (Faith in Action - Rising energy) God’s servants teaching in His name, They live the truth, they do! For didn’t Jesus do the same? He taught and lived it too! Choir (call & response): Come in through Him! (Come in through Him!) Into the fold of God! (Into the fold of God!) Our Savior, Jesus, is the Way— (Jesus is the Way!) The Savior of the world! (Organ riff — guitar licks echo the line “Jesus is the Way.”) Bridge (Powerful Declaration - Full Choir) Lead: He’s the Way, the Truth, the Life, He breaks the chains, He ends the strife! Choir: He’s the Way! (He’s the Way!) The only Way! (The only Way!) Lead: From the cross to the grave, from the grave to the sky — My Savior lives, and He’s still alive! Choir (shouting): He’s the Way, the Truth, the Light! Oh, Jesus is the Way tonight! (Band hits — tambourine and drums double up the rhythm.) Verse 3 (Sweet Soul Resolve - Joyful groove) Our Savior is that precious tree, Bearing fruit so pure and true. His truth endures eternally — And now He calls for you! Choir (call & response): Come in through Him! (Come in through Him!) Into the fold of God! (Into the fold of God!) Our Savior, Jesus, is the Way— (Jesus is the Way!) The Savior of the world! Tag / Outro (Celebration - Choir & Band Revival) Lead (over clapping): He’s the Way! (He’s the Way!) The Truth and the Light! (Truth and Light!) My heart was lost — but He made it right! Choir (full force): Jesus is the Way! Jesus is the Way! He’s the door, the path, the truth, the life! Jesus is the Way! Jesus is the Way! (Band builds — big Hammond swirl and horn blast) Lead (last shout): Oh, yes He is — Jesus is the Way! (Choir echoes: “Jesus is the Way!” three times, fade on claps and organ sustain.)
