Altar and Abyss

(Verse 1)
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee.
Holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty!
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!

(Chorus)
(Heavy, driving guitars kick in)
I'm reaching for the sound that was before the light
A trembling voice that cuts through the endless night
Oh, the sacred current, the infinite refrain
It pulls me under, then lifts me up again.
Holy, Holy, Holy, is the name we call!
Watch the empires crumble, watch the idols fall.

(Verse 2)
Holy, holy, holy! all the saints adore thee,
Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea.
Cherubim and seraphim, falling down before thee,
Who was and is and evermore shall be.

(Chorus)
I'm reaching for the sound that was before the light
A trembling voice that cuts through the endless night
Oh, the sacred current, the infinite refrain
It pulls me under, then lifts me up again.
Holy, Holy, Holy, is the name we call!
Watch the empires crumble, watch the idols fall.

(Bridge)
(Tempo slows, bassline becomes prominent, building tension)
The darkness hides, they say, the shadows cling to the door
But in the deepest void, I'm finding something more.
A flaw in the design, a crack where the truth gets through,
If only you are holy, what's left for us to do?
To face the unseen, the pure and blinding grace,
In this fragile, broken, temporary space.

(Verse 3)
Holy, Holy, Holy! though the darkness hide thee,
Though the eye of sinful man thy glory may not see,
Only thou art holy; there is none beside thee,
Perfect in pow'r, in love, and purity.

(Chorus)
I'm reaching for the sound that was before the light
A trembling voice that cuts through the endless night
Oh, the sacred current, the infinite refrain
It pulls me under, then lifts me up again.
Holy, Holy, Holy, is the name we call!
Watch the empires crumble, watch the idols fall.

(Outro)
(Drums and guitar hit hard, then fade with echoing vocals)
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
In earth, and sky, and sea...
Blessed Trinity!
(Music completely cuts out on the final word)

Alternative rock