Tin Roof Hallelujah

[Intro — percussive call] [Lead] Hear that rain! [Choir] Hear it write! [All] Tin roof hallelujah tonight! [Verse 1] Cloud rolled low past the laundry line Wind flipped the corners at half past five The first drop landed on the old tin sheet Then a hundred quick fingers discovered the beat Power blinked once, the kitchen went dim Candle in a bottle with a short white rim Spoons on the table, palms ready too We made a rhythm while the hard rain grew [Pre-chorus] Each wooden rafter carried the sound We sent our grateful answer around [Chorus] Tin roof hallelujah, bright above our heads Rainfall drumming where the heavy cloud spreads Tin roof hallelujah, thunder keeping time We raise a grateful answer as the weather passes by No velvet ceiling, no polished floor Just a towel at the threshold and a bowl beside the door Tin roof hallelujah, let the strong song run Till the cloudbank opens and releases the sun [Verse 2] A bucket caught the drip by the pantry wall Mud on the doormat, wet coats in the hall Corn in the saucepan, steam in the room Basil by the window drinking up the gloom A chair leg tapped and the cupboard replied Low notes rolled with the thunder outside We moved the chairs and made an open square Every voice had breathing room there [Breakdown — handclaps] [Lead] Rain on the roof! [Choir] Hallelujah! [Lead] Water for the garden! [Choir] Hallelujah! [Lead] Bowl by the doorway! [Choir] Set it down! [Lead] Dry cloth for the next hand! [Choir] Pass it around! [Bridge] We do not praise damage; we do not praise fear We praise You for courage made active right here A bowl for the floor and dry cloths in a row Hands keeping rhythm wherever they go Giver of gladness, receive what we raise: Rain on the rooftop and a room full of praise [Final chorus] Tin roof hallelujah, bright above our heads Rainfall drumming where the heavy cloud spreads Tin roof hallelujah, thunder keeping time We raise a grateful answer as the weather passes by Tin roof hallelujah, let the strong song run The cloudbank opens and releases the sun [Outro] One last drop. One last clap. Tin roof hallelujah!