Intro (Showtime Swing Entrance - Band Warming Up) (piano: quick rag-style run) (trumpets blares!) (clarinet: swirls up into melody) (bass: walking line, drums with brushes and tambourine on 2 and 4) Lead (spoken / sly): Now folks, I saw somethin’ up in that sky… It wasn’t no bird, it wasn’t no plane — It was an angel swingin’ down with a gospel refrain! (band hits the downbeat) Verse 1 (Smooth Swing - Laid-Back Delivery) I saw a mighty angel fly, From heaven he came my way! Carried a message from on high, To cheer the sons o’ day. Truth was the tune he came to play, That gospel sweet and round — He calmed our doubts, he chased our fears, And made our joy abound! (horns: punchy hits on “abound!”) (trumpets: short riff) Call & Response (Cab-Style Scat Revival) Lead: He said “Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-ho!” Choir: Hallelujah! (Hallelujah!) Lead: “Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-hey!” Choir: Praise the Lord! (Praise the Lord!) Lead: Said “Truth’s gonna swing, from sea to sea!” Choir: Swing it loud for all to see! (piano gliss, horns answer with gliding line) Verse 2 (Groovin’ - Preacher Style) He cried with a mighty voice, “Ye nations, lend an ear!” The islands shout, the mountains sing, The Great Redeemer’s near! (horns: big brassy fanfare) He said “Fear God, and make Him friend! Bow down before His call! From thrones to valleys, all shall bend, The King, the Lord of all!” (choir: echo “Lord of all!” twice with swing rhythm) Bridge (Band Breakdown - Stride Piano & Bass) (piano & bass only for first half, building) Lead (half-spoken): He made the sea, the sky, the sand, And judgment’s close at hand… So don’t you run, don’t you hide — Get your soul sanctified! (band re-enters: trombone slide, trumpet flutter) Choir (call & clap): Get right, get right — time is nigh! The angel’s swingin’ from the sky! (clarinet solo – quick 8-bar run) Verse 3 (Full Swing - Joyful Declaration) Fear God who made the waters pure, The heavens, sea, and land! His justice sure, His mercy sure — The day is close at hand! (horns swell in harmony – (trumpets blares!)) So worship God and lift His name, Let all the nations sing! The holy angel came to shout — Prepare to meet your King! Final Call & Response (Full Revival Swing) Lead (yelling): Can you hear that trumpet blow? Choir: Yes we hear it! (Yes we hear it!) Lead: Can you feel that Spirit flow? Choir: Yes we feel it! (Yes we feel it!) Lead: Then raise your hands and testify, The Lord is near — redemption’s nigh! (band hits full swing finale – horns in tight riffs) Final Chorus (Big Band Blowout) All voices: He’s comin’ down — swingin’ from on high! He’s comin’ down — gospel in the sky! He’s comin’ down — with power divine! The angel flew down, now the world’s gonna shine! (band hits final tag — (trumpets blares!) (clarinet: high trill fade)) Lead (spoken softly): Yeah… that mighty angel swung by. (upright bass finishes with walking lick — pluck-pluck-pluck-plunk!)
