Changed by the Night (For Good)

Style: Folk-Rock Revival (The "Josiah" acoustic intro into the "Brandon" roaring bridge)

Tempo: 4/4 (Stomping Americana groove)

(Intro)

(Starts with aggressive, fast-paced acoustic guitar strumming—Josiah Queen style. A lone kick drum stomps on the downbeat.)

(Verse 1: Josiah Queen - The Storyteller)

The hills were silent, the night was cold

Just a couple of shepherds watching over the fold

We were waiting for a sign, waiting for a spark

Just trying to keep our fire burning in the dark

Then the sky tore open, the glory fell down

On a little no-name, dusty town

And I heard a song I never heard before

Like a key unlocking a prison door.

(Pre-Chorus)

And people say that things happen for a reason

That the wind just blows through every season

But when I looked into the manger bed

I felt the old me turning up dead.

(Chorus 1: Brandon Lake - The Anthem)

(Full band kicks in—Gritty and driving)

Because I knew You! Yeah, because I knew You!

The darkness broke and the Light came through!

I’ve heard the stories of the Savior’s birth

But now I feel the shaking of the Earth!

You rewrote my story, You understood

That I needed saving, like only You could!

And because I knew You, Jesus...

I have been changed for good.

(Verse 2: Josiah Queen - The Journey)

Round yon Virgin, mother and child

It’s a holy peace, but it feels so wild

I was a ship blown off course by the wind

Lost in the waves of my shame and my sin

But a stream of light from a holy face

Anchored my soul in amazing grace

Yeah, the shepherds are running, the angels sing

And I’m bowing down before the Beggar King.

(Chorus 2: Brandon Lake - Belting)

Because I knew You! Yeah, because I knew You!

The old is gone and the rest is new!

Sleep in heavenly peace tonight

'Cause You won the war and You brought the Light!

Who can say if I’ve been changed for the better?

Well, You took the chains and You broke the fetter!

And because I knew You, Jesus...

I have been changed for good.

(Bridge: The Mashup - Building Tension)

(Music drops to a low tom-tom rumble. Vocals start low and climb high)

(Josiah) Silent Night... Holy Night...

(Brandon) All is calm... but my heart is bright!

(Josiah) Son of God... Love’s pure light...

(Brandon) You’re the handprint on my heart tonight!

(Crescendo - "Lion" style roaring)

(Both)

RADIANT BEAMS FROM THY HOLY FACE!

WITH THE DAWN OF REDEEMING GRACE!

JESUS, LORD AT THY BIRTH!

YOU ARE CHANGING THE EARTH!

YEAH, YOU’RE CHANGING THE EARTH!

(Tag/Spontaneous Flow)

I’ll never be the same!

I’ll never be the same!

You came to the world, You came to my heart!

And we’re never gonna be apart!

(Outro)

(Music fades back to just the acoustic guitar)

Silent night, holy night...

All is calm, all is bright.

And because I knew You...

I have been changed for good.