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)
