The Victim Reigns

[Intro | ambient pads | percussive acoustic guitar | light electric swells | cinematic build] [Chorus | melodic anthem | light gang vocals | flowing delivery] Come, oh mouth, confess the triumph. Tell what your blest heart believes. Speak how Christ the world’s Redeemer Warred to set the captives free. Boast how one for all was wounded. Sing how one for all was slain. Faith! How sweet the sound of voices Calling, “Hark! The Victim reigns!” [Verse 1 | melodic vocal | steady rhythm] Tell how at the peak of hist’ry He the Seed of Eve was born, Stable, manger, ox and donkey, Witness to the Servant’s form. From his throne above in heaven He descended to our home, All to save such wretched sinners As mankind had firm become. [Mini Guitar Lead | melodic electric guitar | expressive phrasing] [Chorus | fuller | layered vocals] Come, oh mouth, confess the triumph. Tell what your blest heart believes. Speak how Christ the world’s Redeemer Warred to set the captives free. Boast how one for all was wounded. Sing how one for all was slain. Faith! How sweet the sound of voices Calling, “Hark! The Victim reigns!” [Verse 2 | stronger vocal | rhythmic lift] Thus, he walked right here among us, Light of Light to pierce the dark, Chosen, baptized, willing, able To endure the sinner’s part. Though his own, we did not know him, Could not see his life Divine. So we murdered Good of Goodness, God enflesh’d in frail mankind. [Chorus | full band | light gang + harmony support] Come, oh mouth, confess the triumph. Tell what your blest heart believes. Speak how Christ the world’s Redeemer Warred to set the captives free. Boast how one for all was wounded. Sing how one for all was slain. Faith! How sweet the sound of voices Calling, “Hark! The Victim reigns!” [Verse 3 | darker tone | driving rhythm] Yet, the cross became his vict’ry And the sign of God revealed. There he sealed the fate of evil, Crushed beneath his wounded heel. Dead, though death could not contain him, Lost, though loss could not conceive, That the one by God anointed By his breaking broke us free. [Chorus | strong anthem | full band] Come, oh mouth, confess the triumph. Tell what your blest heart believes. Speak how Christ the world’s Redeemer Warred to set the captives free. Boast how one for all was wounded. Sing how one for all was slain. Faith! How sweet the sound of voices Calling, “Hark! The Victim reigns!” [Bridge | call and response | male chant | rhythmic groove | light percussion | guitar + banjo texture] (Leader) Come, oh mouth — (Group) Confess the triumph! (Leader) Tell it out — (Group) What the heart believes! (Leader) Christ has won — (Group) The captives free! (Leader) Hark the cry — (Group) The Victim reigns! [Instrumental Break | extended musical section | electric guitar lead + light distorted banjo texture | building energy] [Verse 4 | steady vocal | rising resolve] Praise the Father who from ages Planned to save us from the fall. Praise the Son whose life was given Suff’ring glory for us all. Praise the Spirit whose election Justifies us by the call. As it was and ever shall be, Triune God all hope enthrall! [Extended Guitar Solo | expressive to soaring | melodic phrasing | sustained bends | emotional peak] [Final Chorus | maximum anthem | light gang vocals + choir support | full band] Come, oh mouth, confess the triumph. Tell what your blest heart believes. Speak how Christ the world’s Redeemer Warred to set the captives free. Boast how one for all was wounded. Sing how one for all was slain. Faith! How sweet the sound of voices Calling, “Hark! The Victim reigns!” [Outro | ambient fade | subtle reggae texture | warm bass] Come, oh mouth, confess the triumph. Come, oh mouth, confess the triumph. Tell what your blest heart believes. Come, oh mouth, confess the triumph. Come, oh mouth, confess the triumph. Tell what your blest heart believes. The Victim set the captives free