BEHOLD, I AM DOING A NEW THING

Isaiah 43:19 Lyrics: Paul Liu Melody: Paul Liu [Intro - warm piano, spacious, no vocal] [Verse 1 - intimate male lead, unhurried] When I walk through the endless wilderness, And I cannot see the road ahead; When I stand on the dry and thirsty ground, Where the rivers all seem to have fled. Still Your hand is moving in the silence, Still Your work has never ceased to be; Long before my eyes could see the pathway, You were making there a way for me. [Pre-Chorus - gradual build] Lord, open up my eyes, Let me see what You are doing; Lord, awaken now my heart, Let me trust in every promise. [Chorus - immediate lift, full drums enter, backing vocals from first word] Behold! You are doing a new thing, Even now it springs to life! I will lift my eyes and walk by faith, For You reign forevermore. You will make a way in the wilderness, You will make the rivers flow; There is nowhere Your hand cannot reach, Lord, There is nothing You cannot do. [Instrumental Interlude - brief, spacious] [Verse 2 - pull back, warm] Every road that I have walked with weeping, You can turn into a sign of grace; Every heart grown weary in the desert, You can fill with living streams again. Yesterday will never bind tomorrow, Failure cannot cancel what You said; For the One who called me still is speaking: “Child, behold, I make all things new.” [Pre-Chorus - stronger build] Lord, open up my eyes, Let me see what You are doing; Lord, awaken now my heart, Let me trust in every promise. [Bridge - strong progressive build, congregational call and response] A way will open! The rivers will flow! The night is passing! The morning will come! When You speak, it shall be done; When You call, it shall arise. In the wilderness, a road will open; In the desert, rivers come alive! [Instrumental Build - brief, rising into final chorus] [Final Chorus - biggest climax, full choir, widest arrangement] Behold! You are doing a new thing, Even now I choose to see! Though the road ahead is still unfolding, I will trust and I believe. You are making ways in the wilderness, You are making rivers flow; From generation unto generation, You are God who makes all things new! [Ending - soft piano, congregation, unhurried] In the wilderness… make a way. In the desert… rivers flow. Behold, You are doing a new thing.