Time Signature: 6/8
Tempo: ~72 BPM (flowing gospel sway)
Style: Mixed choir, piano and guitar foundation, jazzy gospel feel.
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[Verse 1]
Lead (female): In the beginning, there was only night
Choir (soprano/alto higher harmony, tenor mid, bass low):
But You spoke Your word, and there was light
Lead (male): Stars took their places, oceans found their frame
Choir (full blend, bass holding root notes):
At the sound of Your voice, creation came
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[Chorus]
Choir (sopranos carry melody, altos/tenors harmonize, bass anchors root):
You are the Maker of all things
The heavens sing, the earth proclaims
From the dust, You breathed in me
Forever I will praise Your name
Lead ad-lib: Maker of all things… forever You reign!
(REPEAT CHORUS)
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[Verse 2]
Lead (male): Rivers running wild, mountains standing tall
Sun and moon in rhythm, You named them all
Every seed that grows, every breath we breathe
Moves in harmony with Your melody
Choir echo (sop/alto on top, tenor moving line, bass sustained low):
With Your melody!
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[Chorus]
Choir (sopranos soar, altos/tenors fill mid-range, bass stays strong at bottom):
You are the Maker of all things
The heavens sing, the earth proclaims
From the dust, You breathed in me
Forever I will praise Your name!
Lead ad-lib: Maker of all things! Oh, Maker of all things!
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[Bridge]
Lead: If You can paint the sky with fire
Choir (tenors and basses rich & low, sopranos/altos soaring above): Maker of all things!
Lead: If You command the seas to shore
Choir (tenor rhythmic, bass sustained): Maker of all things!
Lead: Surely You can shape my heart
Choir (full blend, sopranos lift, basses root): And make me something more!
(REPEAT BRIDGE, bigger)
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[Final Chorus]
Choir (sopranos bright, altos mid harmony, tenors warm, basses resonant):
You are the Maker of all things
The heavens sing, the earth proclaims
From the dust, You breathed in me
Forever I will praise Your name!
Lead ad-libs over repeats: Glory to Your name! / Forever You reign! / Maker of all things!
(REPEAT CHORUS twice — basses sustain roots for power, tenors double harmony)
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[Outro – Call & Response]
Lead: Light from darkness
Choir (bass & tenor anchor, sop/alto rise): Maker of all things!
Lead: Breath to the lifeless
Choir: Maker of all things!
Lead: Glory and power
Choir: Maker of all things!
ALL (sopranos peak high, basses full low cutoff):
Forever You reign — Maker of all things!
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