From the recording Who Is On The Lord's Side
Who Is on the Lord’s Side? (A Man of Understanding) marries Latin-jazz swing with prophetic fire. From Bezalel’s Spirit-filled craftsmanship to Ezra’s riverside roll call and Jehu’s rooftop challenge, the song summons those who bear three unmistakable marks—Consecrated, Capable, Covenant-loyal. Dynamic call-and-response choruses, cinematic horns, and a closing spoken charge invite listeners who know they carry these marks to connect through CrownLifeInternational.org and KingdomTunes.org. Answer the rally, add your name to the remnant, and build the dwelling of the King.
Lyrics
Men of Understanding
[INSTRUCTIONS – DO NOT SING]
Style: cinematic Latin-jazz (≈92 BPM) in 6/8; nylon-string guitars, cajón & congas, upright bass, soft brass stabs, melodic sax lines, distant shofar accents.
Target length: 4–4½ min; total prompt ≈4 600 chars (Songer Max OK).
Use clear labels: [Male:], [Female:], [Choir:], [Spoken—Jedidiah:].
Chords appear above lyric lines. Bracket all stage directions.
[INTRO – pads + shofar]
[Spoken—Jedidiah:]
Am G F
“From the rivers of Ahava to every nation under heaven—
the Lord is searching for men and women of understanding.”
[SAX FILL – 2 bars]
[VERSE 1 – Male lead, light guitar]
Am G/B C
Be-za-lel heard the whisper in the flame,
Am G F
O-ho-li-ab traced glory on the grain;
Dm G C E7
Spirit-taught hands carved cedar with gold,
Am G F E7
Building a dwelling where wonders unfold.
[PRE-CHORUS]
F G Am
Wisdom plants pillars, knowledge swings doors,
F G E7
Understanding decks the halls with stored treasure.
[CHORUS – Rally cry, crowd echo]
Am G F E7
[M+F] Who is on the Lord’s side? [Choir] We are on the Lord’s side!
Am G F E7
Raise your hearts, raise your hands—consecrated, capable, covenant-loyal band!
[SAX RIFF – 4 bars]
[VERSE 2 – Female lead, brass accent]
Am G/B C
Jehu called from Jez-re-el’s high wall,
Am G F
Levites drew swords when the idols called;
Dm G C E7
Holy allegiance stood the testing flame—
Am G F E7
Holding their ground when others ran away.
[BRIDGE 1 – Three C’s, call-and-response]
Am
Leader: Consecrated! [Choir:] *Set apart!*
G
Leader: Capable! [Choir:] Skilled by His art!
F
Leader: Covenant-loyal! [Choir:] True to the end!
E7
All: Here we stand—ready again!
[BRIDGE 2 – Builders’ Call, spoken over low drums]
[Spoken—Jedidiah:]
Am
Designers of code and canvas, financiers, intercessors, translators, builders—
if Ruach has skilled your hands, come! CrownLifeInternational dot org
Kingdom Tunes dot org—declare, ‘I am consecrated, capable, covenant-loyal.’
The harvest is great; the rod is raised!
[INSTRUMENTAL – 8-bar Latin groove; sax & brass trade-off]
[VERSE 3 – Male + Female duet, full band]
Am G/B C
Name by name they gathered at the riverside,
Am G F
Sherebiah and his sons took up the cry;
Dm G C E7
Thirty-eight Levites, two-twenty to serve—
Am G F E7
Men of understanding, ready to preserve.
[PRE-CHORUS 2 – Choir swell]
F G Am
By wisdom a house, by knowledge rooms fill;
F G E7
The Spirit still calls for hearts and for skill.
[CHORUS x2 – Final rally; second repeat modulates up]
Am G F E7
Who is on the Lord’s side? We are on the Lord’s side!
Am G F E7
Raise your hearts, raise your hands—consecrated, capable, covenant-loyal band!
[key jumps: Am→Bm]
Bm A G F#7
Who is on the Lord’s side? We are on the Lord’s side!
Bm A G F#7
Consecrated, capable, covenant-loyal band—together we stand!
[BREAKDOWN – music softens to pads]
[Spoken—Jedidiah, closing paragraph]
Bm
“If these words burn in your bones, know this: the Father has set you apart.
We are not hiring employees—we are gathering a remnant fashioned in secret,
consecrated to holiness, capable by Spirit anointing, covenant-loyal beyond applause.
Answer only if Heaven witnesses those three marks upon your life.
Come—let us build the dwelling of the King.”
[OUTRO – whispered choir “We come, we come…” + fading sax & shofar]