Ebenezer

*[INTRO – Horn Blast + Drum Roll]*
*DJ:* _shout_ Here we go! Thus far the Lord!
*Choir:* Ebenezer! Ebenezer!
*Lead:* Mr Genesis Coker... make we dance!

*[VERSE 1]*
*Lead:* Look how far He brought me, from the miry clay
*Backups:* From the miry clay
*Lead:* Set my feet on the rock, now I dance and say
*Backups:* Dance and say
*Lead:* Owaji oku me' Mbuban... You are *Holy*
*Backups:* Truly you are Holy
*Lead:* Raised me from no body to somebody
*Backups:* nobody to somebody
*Lead:* When the enemy came like a flood
*Backups:* Like a flood
*Lead:* The Spirit of the Lord raised a standard
*Backups:* Raised a standard!

*[CHORUS – Party]*
*All:* Ebenezer! Thus far He’s helped me
*Backups:* He’s helped me
*All:* Ebenezer! I’m standing only
*Backups:* Standing only
*Lead:* By the *Holy* One who never fails
*Backups:* Never fails
*All:* E'tah me' geh... tell the story
*Backups:* Tell the story
*Lead:* Lift your hands, it’s a victory dance
*All:* Ebenezer! Stone of Help!
*Backups:* Stone of Help!

*[VERSE 2]*
*Lead:* Tears may fall at night, but joy comes at dawn
*Backups:* Joy at dawn
*Lead:* Every battle I faced, You helped me overcome
*Backups:* Overcome
*Lead:* ogisakoñ... You are *worthy*
*Backups:* You are worthy
*Lead:* From the prison to the palace, Your grace carry me
*Backups:* Carry me
*Lead:* Not by power, not by might
*Backups:* Not by might
*Lead:* But by my Spirit, says the Lord of Hosts
*Backups:* Lord of Hosts!

*[BRIDGE – Call & Response]*
*Lead:* _call_ Who helped me?
*Backups:* _response_ Ebenezer!
*Lead:* _call_ Who is *my rock of ages*?
*Backups:* _response_ Jesus!
*Lead:* _call_ Atah Oki Ben uwo!
*Backups:* _response_ ,you are Atah oben uwo
*All:* Jump! For the Lord is good
*Backups:* Lord is good
*All:* Dance! For He understood
*Backups:* Understood
*Lead:* If He helped you, shout it loud
*All:* _shout_ Ebenezer! Ebenezer!

*[SPECIAL – Breakdown]*
_Music drops... bass + kick only_
*Lead:* _soft_ Hitherto hath the Lord helped us...
*Backups:* _whisper_ Helped us...
_Horns + full band crash_
*All:* THUS FAR! THUS FAR!

*[FINAL CHORUS]*
*All:* Ebenezer! Thus far He’s helped me
*Backups:* He’s helped me
*All:* Ebenezer! I’m standing only
*Backups:* Standing only
*Lead:* By the *Holy* One who never fails
*Backups:* Never fails
*All:* Okumughem.. takes the glory
*Backups:* takes the glory
*Lead:* Everybody skank, let the praise go up
*All:* Ebenezer! Stone of Help!
*Backups:* Stone of Help!

*[OUTRO]*
*Lead:* I am Mr Genesis Coker
*Backups:* _chanting_ Ebenezer! Ebenezer!
*Lead:* my strong tower ...*My defender*...
*All:* _fade_ Thus far... thus far...
_Horns riff... one-drop rolls... fade on “Help!”_

Male Vocals, Moderate (76-108 BPM), Groovy, Traditional Folk, Vocal Effects, Growling, Reggae, Gospel, Choir, Chanting