A New Thing

I AM DOING A NEW THING
Bible Verse: Isaiah 43:18–19
Style: Big Slow Emotional Gospel Mass
Tempo: 68 BPM
Sound: Crying Violin 🎻 • Soft Flute 🪈 • Piano/Keyboard • Deep Bass Guitar • Lead Vocal • Adult Mass Choir
Vocal: Male Lead + Adult Gospel Choir

No vocals.
Crying violin enters slowly.
Soft flute answers the violin.
Warm keyboard pad underneath.
Deep bass enters gently.

Soft, intimate, emotional — like a prayer.
Before you break your back
For those you love,
Ask yourself,
Who will push the chair
When you can no longer walk?
Every family has a person
Who breaks the chain of poverty.
Lord, may that person be me.
Oh Lord, may that person be me.

I have cried,
I have waited,
I have walked through the pain.
But I believe,
You are not finished with me.
My God, You are making a way.

God says, forget what happened before,
Stop looking back at the past.
Look at the new things
I am about to do.
It is already happening,
Can't you see it?
I will make a road for you
In the wilderness.
I will make a river flow
In the dry land.
Have faith in Me.
Your past is not your future.
I am doing a new thing in your life.

As long as your hands are clean,
Don't be afraid of those who shame you.
Those who beat the drum of shame for you
Shall dance to it themselves.
Be careful what you tell people.
A friend today
May become an enemy tomorrow.
But Jesus never changes.
Jesus will never leave you.
Jesus will never forsake you.

When people turn away,
God remains beside me.
When doors are closed,
He can open another.
When the road is dry,
He can send the river.
My future is in His hands.
My future is not my past.

I AM DOING A NEW THING!
CHOIR:
NEW THING!
LEAD:
In your life!
CHOIR:
IN YOUR LIFE!
LEAD:
I will make a road in the wilderness!
CHOIR:
ROAD!
LEAD:
I will make a river in the dry land!
CHOIR:
RIVER!
ALL:
Have faith in Me!
I am doing something new in your life!
Your past is not your future!
Your past is not your future!
I AM DOING A NEW THING!

Life is a beautiful gift.
Every day gives us a chance
To learn and grow.
Some days are happy,
Some days are hard,
But we will never give up.
We will stay positive.
We will keep our dreams.
We will be kind.
We will help others.
And through it all,
We will hold on to God.
Because when everything changes,
Jesus never changes.

Keyboard only.
Lead, almost whispering:
I don't know what tomorrow holds...
But I know who holds tomorrow.
I don't know how You will do it...
But I believe You will make a way.
Choir softly:
Make a way...
Make a way...

Lead:
Oh Lord, make a road for me...
Choir:
Make a road for me...
Lead:
Make a river in my dry land...
Choir:
River in my dry land...
Lead:
I believe You are doing a new thing!
Choir:
A new thing!
Lead:
A new thing in my life!
ALL:
I AM DOING A NEW THING!
I AM DOING A NEW THING!
In my life!
In my family!
In my future!
You are making a way!

Lead holds a long emotional note.
Lead:
My past...
Is not...
My future...
Choir softly:
You are doing a new thing...
You are doing a new thing...
Lead:
Oh Lord...
I believe...

All vocals fade.
Deep keyboard chord.
Violin plays one long crying note.
Soft flute answers.
Silence.