[Beatbox Intro] [Beatbox: Heavy kick, crisp mouth-snare, breathing hi-hat pattern with rimshot accents] (Female Vocals: On the river bank... hear the voice cry out... prepare the way...) [Verse 1] Down on the river bank the Prophet calls out clear, Announcing to the world that the Lord is standing near. Wake up and pay attention, listen to the news, The King of kings brings gladness that we can't afford to lose! (Female Backing Vocals: Oh, wake up now... the King is near...) [Verse 2] So clear out every sin and wash the spirit clean, Make straight the path inside where God has never been. Let every heart prepare a space, unlatch the inner door, For Christ to enter in and make His home forevermore. (Female Backing Vocals: Make straight the way... prepare your heart...) [Verse 3] We hail You as our Savior, our Master and our Lord, Our shelter in the storm, our ultimate reward. Without Your saving grace inside, we wither and decay, Like autumn leaves that dry up and just blow away. (Female Backing Vocals: Yes, You are... without Your grace we fade...) [Beatbox Breakdown & Rhythm Shift] [Beatbox: Fast double-time hi-hats, hard snare snap, vocal bassline drop] [UK Street Rap Verse - The Core Message] Yeah, look— Listen to the herald on the corner shouting loud, Trying to cut through the static and the chatter of the crowd. We’re running through the ends, chasing status and a bag, Trapped inside the cycle while the spirit starts to lag. (Female Vocals: Hear the voice call out...) Nah, clear the highway, level out the ground, There’s a shift up in the atmosphere, a holy kind of sound. You can’t welcome the King with a heart full of pride, With dirt on your hands and a darkness deep inside. Drop the heavy baggage, leave the ego at the gate, When the Lord approaches, you don't hesitate or wait. He ain't coming for the flex, He’s coming for the soul, To heal up every broken piece and make the damaged whole. (Female Vocals - Soaring: Lay down your burden... set the captive free...) Yeah, wake up from the sleep, let the light break through, The King is at the threshold making all things new! [Verse 4] Lay Your healing hand upon the sick and those in pain, Raise up the fallen strong so they can stand again! Reveal to us the glory and the brightness of Your face, Till beauty blooms and overflows in every single place. (Female Backing Vocals: Thy healing hand... show us Your glory!) [Verse 5] All praise, eternal Son, be lifted up to Thee, Whose arrival breaks the chains and sets Your people free. Whom with the Father we adore in unity divine, And Holy Spirit evermore, until the end of time! [Outro] [Beatbox: Softening kick and brush mouth-snares, fading echo] (Female Vocals: Evermore... I said evermore... set Your people free...)
