[Anacrusis] (Acoustic Guitar only) [Verse 1] (Finger picking acoustic guitar) Red numbers in the dark say it’s five a.m. A tap on the snooze buys ten minutes again Then reality hits me, it’s time to rise I stumble to the bathroom to wash the sleep from my eyes [Verse 2] (Finger picking acoustic guitar and mandolin) I turn on the kitchen light Heat up a cup of old coffee I look out that dark window and yawn I whisper, “The sun’ll be rising soon” I sit on my porch swing and sip my coffee slow Then I look up and say goodbye to the moon [Chorus] (Finger picking acoustic guitar, mandolin, fiddle, SATB vocal ensemble backup vocals with increased wetness for fuller sound) Then the birds start singing hallelujah The trees wave their leaves and applaud All of Heaven and earth lift their voices And sing out their praises to God And the color of the music fills my eyes There’s nothing like the song of a golden sunrise [Verse 3] (Finger picking acoustic guitar, mandolin and fiddle) The gravel crunches beneath that old Ford truck As my neighbor heads to work, I smile and wave Dew starts to shimmer like diamonds on my lawn Blue shadows stretch their arms to welcome the dawn The world is waking up, shaking off the night And everything feels new in that golden light [Bridge] (Crescendo poco a poco leading into Chorus) It ain’t a thundering chorus or a heavy beat It’s the wind through the branches of the rustling trees It’s the sweetest song you’ll ever hear Breaking through the silence with a bird chirping near It’s a melody of mercy, a symphony of grace That I can feel right here in this holy place [Chorus] (Finger picking acoustic guitar, mandolin, fiddle, handclaps, SATB vocal ensemble backup vocals with increased wetness for fuller sound) The birds start singing hallelujah The trees wave their leaves and applaud All of Heaven and earth lift their voices And sing out their praises to God And the color of the music fills my eyes There’s nothing like the song of a golden sunrise [Final Chorus] (Finger picking acoustic guitar, mandolin, fiddle, handclaps, double SATB vocal ensemble backup with increased wetness for fuller sound) The birds are singing hallelujah The trees wave their leaves and applaud All of Heaven and earth lift their voices And sing out their praises to God (Bring down volume reducing to acoustic guitar and mandolin only) And the music fills my heart inside ’Cause there’s nothing like the song of a golden sunrise [1 beat pause] [Outro - Spoken like a conversation with God] Yeah, I’m listening… Thank You Jesus For the song of a golden sunrise (Fade out with the sound of Acoustic Guitar and Mandolin)
