Let Zion's Rescue Come

Sober mountain lament turning toward gospel hope, 76 BPM, 4/4, E minor, Bubba: unmistakably male reflective storyteller; Darlene: unmistakably female urgent gospel-soul answering voice, Modal fingerpicked guitar, wooden flute, bowed upright bass, sparse floor tom, muted piano and low B3, Original Em-C-Am-B7 verses; G-D-Em-C-Am-B7-Em refrain, Begin exposed and searching; no jaunty treatment of corruption, Build harmony on the plea for Israel's rescue, Wooden-flute solo leads into a restrained brighter G-major bridge, then return to the minor refrain and a hopeful open-fifth ending

[Intro - Modal guitar; wooden flute] [Verse 1 - Bubba, male] In the heart a fool keeps saying, There's no God to whom we bow. Heaven searches through our living: Who is seeking wisdom now? Every road has bent from goodness, Every heart has wandered wide; No one stands above the searching, No one has a boast to hide. [Chorus - Duet] Let Zion's rescue come, Lord, Let Your scattered people sing. Turn the sorrow of Your children To the joy that You can bring. We have wandered, we are waiting; You alone can make us whole. Let Zion's rescue come, Lord, Bring Your people home. [Verse 2 - Darlene, female] They consume Your troubled people Like the bread upon their board; Never pause to seek Your wisdom, Never call upon the Lord. Then a terror overtakes them Where they thought no fear could be; God has scattered those who camped there, Brought their strength to shame to see. [Instrumental Break - Wooden flute; bowed bass] [Bridge - Duet] When You turn Your people's fortune, Jacob's mourning turns to song; Israel will rise rejoicing, All our rescue Yours alone. [Final Chorus - Duet and small choir] Let Zion's rescue come, Lord, Let Your scattered people sing. Turn the sorrow of Your children To the joy that You can bring. We have wandered, we are waiting; You alone can make us whole. Let Zion's rescue come, Lord, Bring Your people home. [Outro - Darlene, female] Search us, Lord, and hear our longing; Let Your people's joy return.

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