Jesus Christ Is Lord

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[INTRO - QUIET, CLOSE-MIKED, PRECISE]
Give us Your heart.
Give us Your mind.
Make us one.
Make us like Christ.
[CHORUS - SOFT MELODIC HOOK, CONTROLLED BUILD]
Jesus, Jesus,
Name above all names;
Every knee will bow,
Every tongue proclaim:
Jesus, Jesus,
God has lifted You high;
Jesus Christ is Lord—
Jesus Christ is Lord!
[VERSE 1 - CONTROLLED RAP, GROWING TENSION]
No selfish ambition, no hunger for praise,
No pushing my brother so I can be raised.
Break down the pride that keeps ruling inside;
Give me the mind and the mercy of Christ.
Teach me to listen, to carry their pain,
To look to their good, not only my gain.
If Your love has changed us, then make us one—
One heart, one Spirit, one life in the Son.
I don’t need status, position, applause;
I want to be faithful, whatever the cost.
One love, one purpose, united in soul—
Jesus, come shatter our need for control!
[CHORUS - STRONGER, STILL RESTRAINED]
Jesus, Jesus,
Name above all names;
Every knee will bow,
Every tongue proclaim:
Jesus, Jesus,
God has lifted You high;
Jesus Christ is Lord—
Jesus Christ is Lord!
[VERSE 2 - PROGRESSIVE DESCENT INTO DARKNESS]
Though You were God, You came down from above,
Taking the place of a servant in love.
You didn’t cling to Your rights as God;
You were born as a man and walked where we walked.
Lower and lower, obedient to death;
The King on a cross, giving His final breath.
Mocked and rejected, a crown made of thorns;
The hands that made heaven were bloodied and torn.
No army beside You, no throne in that place;
You carried our burden, You carried our shame.
You humbled Yourself—
[BREAK - MAXIMUM DARKNESS]
Even to death on a cross.
[COMPLETE SILENCE]
[BUILD - SUDDEN UPWARD EXPLOSION]
Therefore—
God lifted You high!
[CHORUS - FIRST FULL EXPLOSION, RADIANT]
Jesus, Jesus,
Name above all names;
Every knee will bow,
Every tongue proclaim:
Jesus, Jesus,
God has lifted You high;
Jesus Christ is Lord—
Jesus Christ is Lord!
[VERSE 3 - SUDDEN DROP, SPARSE AND PRECISE RAP]
God, You are working Your life deep within,
Giving desire and power to live.
With reverence and awe, we answer Your call;
Work out our salvation as You work through us all.
No more complaining, no fighting for place;
Make us a people who carry Your grace.
Clean in the darkness, alive in the night,
Holding Your Word as we shine with Your light.
Even if all that I am must be poured
Out as an offering before You, my Lord,
All that we are, every breath, every choice—
Poured out for Jesus, and still we rejoice!
[BRIDGE - SOFT, DRY VOCAL, GRADUALLY RISING]
You took the low place.
You carried the cost.
You humbled Yourself—
Even death on a cross.
Now God has lifted You
High over all.
Heaven and earth
Will answer the call.
[FINAL CHORUS - ONE FULL TRIUMPHANT EXPLOSION]
Jesus, Jesus,
Name above all names;
Every knee will bow,
Every tongue proclaim:
Jesus, Jesus,
God has lifted You high;
Jesus Christ is Lord—
Jesus Christ is Lord!
[SUDDEN ENDING - ALL VOICES]
To the glory of God the Father—
JESUS CHRIST IS LORD!