Intro (Street Parade Start – Brass Band Warm-Up) (tuba boom loudly!) (trumpets blare!) (clarinet: quick trill run up the scale) (drums: parade snare roll) Lead (spoken over the groove): All right now, children of Zion, grab your shoes and shine ‘em bright — We’re marchin’ for the Lord tonight! (band kicks full swing rhythm — brass and banjo syncopation) Verse 1 (Joyful Swing - Parade Rhythm) Lead (singing with smile and bounce): I hope they call me on a mission, When I’ve grown a foot or two! I’ll be preachin’ in the streets of heaven, Teachin’ folks what they can do! (horns: answering riffs after each line — (trumpets blare!)) Choir (shouted response): Go tell the world! (Tell the world!) Spread the word! (Spread the word!) Lead: I hope they call me on a mission — yeah — To do what the Lord’s men do! (clarinet: quick gliss solo up and down) Instrumental Break (Parade Strut - Brass and Banjo Jam) (trumpets: upbeat riff) (trombone: long slides and scoops) (clarinet: rolling flutter line) (banjo: rhythmic strums on off-beats) (drums: parade snare shuffle with cymbal splashes) Group Shout (call & response): Call me! (Call me!) Send me! (Send me!) I’m ready, Lord! (Ready, Lord!) To preach and teach and sing! (horns accent the last word “sing!” with a punchy chord) Verse 2 (Preacher Energy – Call and Response) Lead: I hope I can share the gospel, With all who seek the truth! Choir: Tell it to the old folks! (Tell it!) Tell it to the youth! (Tell it!) Lead: I wanna serve and help the Savior, And show the world His way! Choir: Marchin’ down to Zion — Singin’ loud today! (band hits syncopated hits between choir lines) Bridge (Street Revival Chant - Joyful Build) (music drops to tuba, banjo, and handclaps) Lead (half-spoken): Now, when that trumpet sounds, and He calls your name, Don’t you stand still — don’t you hide your flame! Pick up your faith, lift your hands and pray, ‘Cause the mission field starts today! (horns rejoin with a strong 2-bar riff — parade groove back in full force) (trumpets blare!) Final Chorus (Full Brass Blowout - Big Finish) All voices: I hope they call me on a mission, When I’ve grown a foot or two! I’ll be walkin’ in the light of heaven, Preachin’ what I know is true! (choir echo: “Know it’s true!”) Lead: Marchin’ for the Savior, With my heart and my song today — Yeah, I hope they call me on a mission — The Lord, He knows the way! (band kicks into final parade coda — horns and drums trading fills) (trumpets blare!) (clarinet: trill flourish up to high note) (tuba: final walking riff up to tonic) Outro (Second Line Celebration - Parade Finish) (band fades into joyful New Orleans swing outro — horns riffing freely) Lead (spoken over the groove): Well, when He calls my name, I’ll shout “Send me!” ‘Cause I’m on the Lord’s mission — that’s where I’ll be! (band hits final shout chord — F6 with cymbal crash and tambourine roll)
