[Verse 1 - Spoken Word] (Spoken with a gentle, gravelly Southern drawl, right on the beat) You know, the Good Book tells us in Acts chapter three... About a man who didn't have a name listed down in the ledger. He was just known by his condition—lame from his mother’s womb. Every single day, some kind-hearted folks would carry him over, And they'd set him down at the gate of the temple... a gate they called Beautiful. And isn't that just like the world? To put a broken, hurting soul right on the doorstep of something beautiful, Just so he can watch everybody else walk on inside. He sat there with his tin cup, asking for alms. Just looking for a temporary handout to make it through to tomorrow's sun. [Chorus - Sung] (Full harmony—Tenor, Lead, Baritone, and Bass—warm and swelling) Silver and gold, the world might deny you, And a handful of coins only lasts for a day. But the Name above names has the power to buy you, A healing that time cannot wither away. Oh, look up to heaven, your breakthrough is near, There’s something much better than silver right here. [Verse 2 - Spoken Word] (The bass guitar drops in, keeping a slow, steady heartbeat rhythm) Well, sir, it just so happened that Peter and John, They were walking up to the temple at the hour of prayer—three o'clock in the afternoon. The lame man, he sees ’em passing by. He fixes his eyes on ’em, shakes his cup, expecting to hear the clink of a little change. But Peter didn't reach for his pockets. No, sir. Peter did something so much better. The Bible says Peter fastened his eyes upon him, and said, "Look on us." Can you see it? That poor man looking up, counting on a nickel, maybe a dime. And Peter looks him right in the soul and says: "Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee..." [Chorus - Sung] (Stronger this time, organ pulling drawbars for a richer tone) Silver and gold, the world might deny you, And a handful of coins only lasts for a day. But the Name above names has the power to buy you, A healing that time cannot wither away. Oh, look up to heaven, your breakthrough is near, There’s something much better than silver right here. [Bridge - Spoken Word / Building Intensity] (The drums kick into a driving, upbeat gospel rhythm. The speaker’s voice rises, leaning into the cadence of a Sunday morning preacher.) He didn't just say the words, church—Peter reached down! He took that man by the right hand and he lifted him up! And the Scripture says that immediately... His feet and his ankle bones received strength! He didn't just stand there wobbling, he didn't need a crutch. The Word says he, leaping up, stood! And he didn't just walk home—he entered into the temple with ’em! Walking! Leaping! And praising God! The church folk inside, they saw him, and they said, "Hold on now... ain't that the fellow from the Beautiful Gate?" They were looking for a man with a cup... But God gave ’em a man with a testimony! [Chorus - Sung] (Triumphant, highest energy, backing choir joining in) Silver and gold, the world might deny you, And a handful of coins only lasts for a day. But the Name above names has the power to buy you, A healing that time cannot wither away. Oh, look up to heaven, your breakthrough is near, There’s something much better than silver right here. [Outro - Spoken Word over Soft Music] (The music drops back down to just the piano and a fading organ hum) So friend, if you're sitting at the gate today, shaking your cup... Wondering if anybody sees your pain... Just look up. The Master's got something better for you than a temporary fix. He’s about to make you whole. (Sung softly by the Bass singer) ...Much better than silver right here.
