[Intro – Naomi, instructive rap over hushed beat] Wash yourself clean, perfume your hair, Put on your cloak, show you care. Go down to the threshing floor tonight, Observe where he lies, wait for the right. [Verse 1 – Ruth, obedient vow] All you say I will do, I’ll not resist, I’m yours to counsel, I catch your gist. From famine to favour, from stranger to kin, I’ll trust the Redeemer, let hope begin. [Bridge – Boaz (aside), thoughtful rap with tension] There’s a kinsman nearer, the law is tight, He must decide before I claim this right. Honour demands that the choice be his, Yet my heart leans strong toward Ruth as this. [Hook – Chorus, whispered chant growing fuller] The barley piles and the night grows deep, Hearts will be tested as Boaz sleeps. Under His wings the story hides, Providence weaves where hope collides. [Verse 2 – Naomi & Ruth, duet layering counsel + trust] Naomi: > Be patient, my daughter, the dawn will show, The steps of redemption, the way to go. Ruth: > I’ll rest in the plan, though risk is near, In faith I’ll wait, His promise clear. [Finale – Full Cast, hushed but expectant] In those days of threshing, destiny nears, Covenant whispers through hunger and tears. From famine to fullness, the night takes its stand, A redeemer will rise by the Lord’s hand. [Outro – Chorus, soft reprise of motif] The barley piles and the night grows deep… A kinsman nearer, a vow to keep.
