[INTRO — SOUND EFFECTS] [SFX: Two loud, hollow wooden knocks. Brief pause.] [FEMALE — dark, raspy voice] Lantern Keepers, gather close. SIVvyserve—this is what I’ve learned. [VERSE 1 — ISAIAH 34:14] [FEMALE LEAD] Isaiah saw a land laid barren, Wild things moving through the night. One rare Hebrew word appears there; Its meaning isn’t settled right. Some translations render “Lilith”; Some say night creature, owl, or shade. The verse doesn’t tell her story Or name a woman God had made. [MALE — low, gravelly response] One word in the wilderness— A mystery in the night. [PRE-CHORUS — 1 THESSALONIANS 5:21] [FEMALE] Later tales began to shape her, Gave the shadow face and name. Test each word and hold what’s good; Don’t mistake a legend for the Word. [CHORUS — JOHN 8:12] [FEMALE LEAD; MALE INTERWOVEN] Lilith, your name has crossed the ages, Changed by every telling, every hand. Some saw a demon in the darkness, Some saw a woman who would not bend. I can hear the story, face the mystery; Still I know where I belong: Jesus, I choose You— No name above You. You are the Light that leads me on. [VERSE 2 — LATER SOURCES] [FEMALE LEAD] The Talmud tells of night-spirit fears; Ben Sira’s medieval tale Names her Adam’s first wife, who leaves— But Genesis does not tell that tale. The Zohar shapes her mystic shadow, Kabbalah’s stories deepen her name. These are later traditions, Not the Bible’s own account of her claim. [MALE — low, rough] And modern voices read her differently— [FEMALE] “The Coming of Lilith” reframes her As a woman’s voice reclaimed. A later feminist interpretation— Not the Bible’s claim. [PRE-CHORUS — GENESIS 1:27] [BOTH] God made humankind in His image; Male and female, Scripture says. We can study every story And keep each source in its place. [CHORUS — JOHN 8:12] [FEMALE LEAD; MALE INTERWOVEN] Lilith, your name has crossed the ages, Changed by every telling, every hand. Some saw a demon in the darkness, Some saw a woman who would not bend. I can hear the story, face the mystery; Still I know where I belong: Jesus, I choose You— No name above You. You are the Light that leads me on. [BRIDGE — PSALM 119:105] [FEMALE — intimate, raspy] Your Word’s a lamp unto my feet, Lord, A steady flame when paths aren’t clear. I keep walking toward Your light, Lord, But I won’t leave the lost in fear. [MALE — low, rough] If they’re standing in the darkness— [FEMALE] Let Your love shine through my own. [BOTH] I can share the flame You gave me, So they see You drawing near. Jesus, meet them in the shadows; Let them know they need not fear. [FINAL CHORUS — FULL DUET] Lilith, your name has crossed the ages, Every age has shaped what people know. Some see danger, some see freedom, Some read symbols in the undertow. I can learn the sides, discern the story; Still I know where I belong: Jesus, I choose You— No name above You. You are the Light that leads me on. [FEMALE — strong, raspy] I walk toward the light— [MALE — dark, interwoven] And I’ll share it through the night— [BOTH] Jesus, I choose You. No name above You. [OUTRO — PIANO AND WIND] The story’s old. Your Word is true. I walk toward the light And share it, Lord, with You.
