Intro (Full Band + Choir Chant) (Drums kick, handclaps in 2-and-4, organ swell) (Choir chant with call & response): Praise Him! (Praise Him!) Lift Him high! (Lift Him high!) Glory, hallelujah — to the man who saw the light! (Guitar riff into Verse 1) Verse 1 (Driving and Joyful) Praise to the man who communed with Jehovah, Jesus anointed that prophet and seer! Blessed to open the final dispensation, Kings shall extol him, the nations revere! Chorus (Call & Response Explosion) Lead: Hail to the Prophet, ascended to heaven! Choir: Hail! Hail to the Prophet! Lead: Traitors and tyrants — they fight him in vain! Choir: Hallelujah, can’t chain him again! Lead: Mingling with Gods, he plans for his brethren — All: Death can’t conquer the hero again! (Big band hit — guitar and organ trade riffs) Verse 2 – (Soulful Groove) Praise to his mem’ry — he died as a martyr, Honored and blessed be his great name! Long shall his blood, which was shed by assassins, Cry unto heav’n — and the earth sing his fame! Chorus (Full Choir) Hail to the Prophet, ascended to heaven! Traitors and tyrants now fight him in vain. Mingling with Gods, he plans for his brethren — Death cannot conquer the hero again! (Tambourine and clapping rise; horns punch accents.) Bridge – (Revival Groove with Call & Response) Lead: Sacrifice brings heaven’s blessing! Choir: Heaven’s blessing, yes it does! Lead: Earth shall answer for the blood of that man! Choir: For the blood of that man! Lead: Wake up the world, let the righteous stand! Choir: Millions shall know Brother Joseph again! (Organ solo / blues guitar run) Verse 3 (Triumphant & Convicting) Great is his glory, endless his priesthood, Ever and ever the keys he will hold! Faithful and true, he’ll enter his kingdom, Crowned with the prophets and saints of old! Final Chorus (Full Power) Hail to the Prophet, ascended to heaven! Traitors and tyrants — they fight him in vain! Mingling with Gods, he plans for his brethren — Death cannot conquer the hero again! (Choir repeats: “Death cannot conquer — no, never again!”) Tag / Outro (Clapping & Shouts) Praise Him! (Praise Him!) Lift Him high! (Lift Him high!) Glory, hallelujah — the truth will never die! Hail to the Prophet — risen and free! Praise to the Man who set Zion’s key! (Band hits final A major chord — organ swell, choir fades on “Amen!”)
