Title: Son of Rising Mercy
[Title: Son of Rising Mercy]
[Style: Appalachian folk / modal minor / “Man of Constant Sorrow”-esque]
[Key: Dorian or Aeolian mode (e.g., D minor or A Dorian)]
[Tempo: 65–80 BPM]
[Instrumentation: Acoustic guitar, banjo or mandolin, fiddle, upright bass (optional), sparse percussion]
[Vocals: Male lead with weathered tone, optional harmony on chorus, slight reverb]
[Spoken Intro]
He was born with strength in his limbs. Not just muscle—but meaning. Fearless, faithful, mythic.
I call him Son of Rising Mercy.
[Verse 1]
I am a man of many trials
But you, my son, were born to rise
Through flood and flame, through grief and fire
You walked with light behind your eyes
[Chorus]
So take this song, my youngest blessing
Let mercy echo through your days
The world may twist, the road may tremble
But you were born for higher ways
[Echo] (But you were born for higher ways
[Verse 2]
He came with strength in newborn sinew
A fearless fire behind his eyes
The kind of faith that moves the mountain
The kind of heart that never dies
[Verse 3]
They said he’d fall like all the others
But he stood tall through storm and flame
He bears the mark of rising mercy
Not just a boy, but born for fame
[Chorus]
So take this song, my youngest blessing
Let mercy echo through your days
The world may twist, the road may tremble
But you were born for higher ways
[Echo] (But you were born for higher ways
[Verse 4]
I’ve seen the world try to unmake him
With crooked floors and bitter loss
But he walks level through the chaos
A son who knows the weight of cost
[Verse 5]
My mind once stacked in rigid towers
Now blooms like branches in the rain
He is the fruit of that renewal
A living Tree that bears no shame
[Chorus]
So take this song, my youngest blessing
Let mercy echo through your days
The world may twist, the road may tremble
But you were born for higher ways
[Echo] (But you were born for higher ways)
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