[INTRO | spoken low | warm authority | close-mic | unhurried | guitar sparse] Hear Me, My child You whom I have called Before the earth had found its place I was there before it all [VERSE 1 | warm chest | intimate | clear | restrained grit | leave space] My hand laid the earth below My right hand stretched the skies When I call, the heavens stand Together they arise I was there before your breath I know the road you see Turn your ear and hear My voice And know that I AM HE [PRE-CHORUS | mixed voice | controlled rise | firm | drums building] Gather close and hear My voice I told you what would be What I have spoken will be done Nothing silences Me [CHORUS | powerful belt | gritty controlled tenor | call-response | wide | no scream] I AM HE THE FIRST, THE LAST THE ALPHA AND OMEGA WHEN I CALL THE ANGELS WAKEN ALL THE HEAVENS STAND [VERSE 2 | chest voice | darker | deliberate | rhythmic grit | breathable] You saw the walls of Babylon You saw them standing proud Kingdoms cannot bind My hand Nor silence what I vowed I called the one that I would send I brought him on his way No throne can turn aside My word No empire makes Me change [PRE-CHORUS | chest to mixed | rising power | tightened delivery] I have spoken I have called I have brought him by My hand What I purpose will go forth What I command will stand [CHORUS | powerful belt | heavier guitars | call-response | controlled grit] I AM HE THE FIRST, THE LAST THE ALPHA AND OMEGA WHEN I CALL THE ANGELS WAKEN ALL THE HEAVENS STAND [BRIDGE | warm chest | intimate | heartfelt | instruments pull back] Come near And hear Me I have never spoken hidden I was there from the start Come near And hear Me You have heard what I have spoken Now receive it in your heart [BREAKDOWN | half-time Drop-A chugs | spoken-belt | commanding | space between lines] I HAVE SPOKEN I HAVE CALLED I WAS THERE BEFORE IT ALL WHEN I SPEAK CREATION STANDS WHAT I HAVE SPOKEN SHALL STAY [FINAL CHORUS | maximum controlled belt | huge | gritty | emotional | no scream] I AM HE THE FIRST, THE LAST THE ALPHA AND OMEGA WHEN I CALL THE ANGELS WAKEN ALL THE HEAVENS STAND [OUTRO | warm chest to spoken | instruments falling away | close-mic] Come near, My child And hear Me Before your beginning And after your end [dead stop | spoken low] I AM HE.
