[Title: The Word Still Carries On] [Brief Spoken Intro — deep male, gentle acoustic underneath] Inspired by President Donald J. Trump’s Reformation Day message, October thirty-first, twenty twenty-six. [Verse 1 — sung, intimate storytelling] An English page by candlelight, A promise carried through the night. Tyndale put the Word in hands That worked the fields and tilled the land. Through Luther’s call, the truth rang clear: God’s grace is not a thing we earn. Through faith in Jesus, hope draws near; A light no darkness can overturn. [Chorus — male lead, soft female harmony] By grace through faith, we’re standing strong, The Word still carries on. Through every trial, through every dawn, The Word still carries on. Let freedom ring, let mercy lead, Let love be more than words we read. With grateful hearts, we sing this song: The Word still carries on. [Verse 2 — warm, conversational melody] An open Bible, a wooden pew, A neighbor asking, “What can I do?” A church that keeps its doorway wide, A hungry child with food inside. Two hundred fifty years we’ve come, Still seeking liberty for all. May every right we claim as ours Mean standing when our neighbors call. [Short Instrumental Turnaround — two bars, dobro] [Bridge — restrained lift, female harmony enters] No earthly name can take Your throne, Our deepest hope is Yours alone. Give us the strength to serve, not boast; To love the ones who need us most. [Final Chorus — fuller, still intimate] By grace through faith, we’re standing strong, The Word still carries on. Through every trial, through every dawn, The Word still carries on. Let freedom ring, let mercy lead, Let love be more than words we read. With grateful hearts, we sing this song: The Word still carries on. [Outro — gently sung together, slow resolution] From hand to hand, from home to home, Your Word still carries on. [End — resolved acoustic G chord]
