Forged in the Fire

Lyrics

[Intro – (soft organ pad + low piano; spoken word)]  
**Spoken:** *The fire is hot, but the fire is holy… The forge is not to destroy, but to make.*  
(horns fade in with slow swells)

[Verse 1 – (brush kit, piano lead, muted horn pads)]  
What comes out of a forge is gold,  
What comes out of a forge is steel.  
But what I see in the flame is truth,  
What I see in the flame is real.  
(B3 slow rotor; bass minimal)

[Verse 2 – (drums open hi-hat, bass joins, horns soft responses)]  
I tried to run from the heat, I cried,  
I begged the hammer to pass me by.  
But every strike was the hand of God,  
Every blow was His holy rod.  
(horns 2-note answers; guitars light chops)

[Chorus – (full band, horn riffs sync with claps)]  
So I step in the fire, I won’t be afraid.  
I know who holds the hammer, I know who shapes.  
What comes through the flames will never be the same—  
I’m stronger, I’m brighter, I carry His name!  
(horns stabs on 2 & 4; choir “carry His name” echo)

[Bridge – (call & response; energy lift + handclaps)]  
Leader: Out of the ashes! (horns rise)  
Choir: We rise, we rise!  
Leader: Out of the fire!  
Choir: Alive, alive!  
Leader: From broken to chosen, from dust into flame—  
All: The joy of becoming, forever we’ll praise!  
(horns shout riff fills every 2 bars; B3 fast rotor)

[Final Chorus – (big choir + horn section lead)]  
What comes out of the forge is gold! (Gold!)  
What comes out of the forge is steel! (Steel!)  
I’ve been through the fire, and now I see—  
He was forging the best of me!  
(horns call and choir respond; band forte)

[Outro – (fading choir + organ)]  
Ohhh… forged in the fire, shining brighter,  
Carrying His name… (Horns slow decay; B3 swell fade)