[INTRO – LIVE CHURCH, HAMMOND ORGAN AND DRUMS] [Male Lead – Spoken] I was minding my own business! Wasn't looking for no sign! But something happened in my spirit... And I knew that voice was divine! [CHOIR – SHOUT] HE CALLED ME! [VERSE 1 – MALE BARITONE] I was walking down an ordinary street, Had my own plans and somewhere to be. Wasn't looking for a revelation, Wasn't expecting a visitation! Then something stirred way down inside, A holy fire I could not hide. I stopped right there in the afternoon sun, And I knew my running days were done! [CHOIR] He called my name! (HE CALLED MY NAME!) I heard Him plain! (I HEARD HIM PLAIN!) [CHORUS – FULL MASS CHOIR] I heard heaven call my name! And I ain't been the same! Something moved inside my spirit, Like a holy burning flame! I heard heaven call my name! Oh, what a glorious day! When the voice of the Almighty Turned my feet another way! [VERSE 2 – FEMALE ALTO TAKES LEAD] Now everybody thought I'd lost my mind, Said, "Girl, what is it you're trying to find?" But I couldn't explain what my soul had heard, Couldn't put that calling into words! Didn't see thunder, didn't see rain, Didn't hear nobody on that train. But deep in my spirit, clear as a bell, I heard a voice that I knew so well! [CHOIR – POWERFUL RESPONSE] SAY MY NAME! (SAY MY NAME!) CALL ME LORD! (CALL ME LORD!) [BRIDGE – CALL AND RESPONSE] LEAD: Was it in the thunder? CHOIR: NO, NO, NO! LEAD: Was it in the rain? CHOIR: NO, NO, NO! LEAD: Was it in the earthquake? CHOIR: NO, NO, NO! LEAD: THEN HOW DID YOU KNOW? CHOIR: MY SPIRIT KNEW! [ORGAN BREAK – HAMMOND B3 RUNS, TAMBOURINES, HANDCLAPS] [CHOIR – BUILDING] He called me! (YES, HE DID!) He chose me! (YES, HE DID!) He knew me! (YES, HE DID!) BEFORE I KNEW MYSELF! [KEY CHANGE – FULL CHOIR EXPLOSION] [VAMP – FAST, FOOT-STOMPING GOSPEL] I HEARD HIM! (I HEARD HIM!) I KNOW HIM! (I KNOW HIM!) HE CALLED ME! (HE CALLED ME!) BY MY NAME! (BY MY NAME!) [MALE LEAD – SHOUTING OVER CHOIR] You can call me crazy! You can call me strange! But I know what I heard! AND I'LL NEVER BE THE SAME! [CHOIR – THUNDEROUS] NEVER! (NEVER!) NEVER! (NEVER!) NEVER BE THE SAME! [FINAL CHOIR – SUSTAINED] HE CALLED MY NAAAAAME! [DRUM FILL – ORGAN STAB – BIG FINAL CHORD]
