“When the Witness Rose”

By Zeres Vitto

Verse 1

In midnight’s reign when truth lay bound,

And sacred pages chained to crown,

A scholar knelt in Oxford’s light

And heard the Word reclaim its right.

No throne of man could take its place,

No priest could stand in saving grace;

“The Lamb alone,” his voice declared,

“No mortal hand salvation shares.”

Pre-Chorus

When power claimed the keys of heaven,

And conscience bowed to law misgiven,

A whisper rose against the throne:

“The Word of God stands firm alone.”

Chorus

When the witness rose from sackcloth torn,

When the sealed Book met the dawn,

Heaven’s light broke through the night —

Truth would not be gone.

Though beasts may roar and crowns may fall,

The Lamb still stands above them all;

From Wycliffe’s flame to angels’ cry,

The harvest draws us nigh.

Verse 2

A beast arose from storm and sea,

Clothed in borrowed majesty;

Authority by dragon given,

Claiming keys that belong to heaven.

Another beast with gentle horn,

Yet dragon’s breath at break of morn;

It spoke of worship, mark, decree,

And bound the will to loyalty.

Who holds the soul? Who writes the law?

Who shapes the fear that nations saw?

The ancient question wakes again —

Whose voice commands the heart of men?

Pre-Chorus

But heaven will not leave the earth

To trembling fear and forced rebirth;

Three voices sound across the sky —

A final gospel cry.

Chorus

When the witness rose from sackcloth torn,

When the sealed Book met the dawn,

Heaven’s light broke through the night —

Truth would not be gone.

Though beasts may roar and crowns may fall,

The Lamb still stands above them all;

From Wycliffe’s flame to angels’ cry,

The harvest draws us nigh.

Verse 3

“Fear God alone,” the first voice pleads,

“Worship the One who made the seas.”

Not throne of clay nor sword of might,

But Maker’s law restores what’s right.

“Babylon falls,” the second cries,

Her towers crack before all eyes;

Traditions melt like dust and flame,

No crown survives the Lamb’s true name.

“If any bow to beastly claim,”

The third declares in solemn flame,

Choose now the seal, choose now the Name —

No soul escapes the final claim.

Bridge — The Remnant and the Harvest

Here stand they in patient faith,

Through threat of loss and shadowed death;

Commandments kept, the faith of Christ,

Their hope not bought, their souls not priced.

The Son of Man with sickle bright

Moves across the crimson light;

Earth is ripe — the end begun —

The fields of time are done.

Final Chorus

When the witness rose from sackcloth torn,

When the sealed Book met the dawn,

From Oxford’s halls to Zion’s height,

The Lamb has led us on.

Beast and image fade away,

Babylon cannot delay;

The everlasting gospel cries —

The harvest fills the skies.

And every crown laid at His feet

Confirms the Word complete;

From Wycliffe’s stand to heaven’s throne,

The Kingdom stands alone.

“The Cry of the Little Ones” is a solemn prophetic song contrasting Christ the True Shepherd, who welcomes and protects children, with corrupt religious power that harms the innocent while claiming sacred authority. Drawing on biblical imagery of the millstone judgment and the fall of Babylon, it portrays heaven’s certainty that every hidden injustice will be answered. The song moves from lament to warning to hope, ending with a vision of redeemed children clothed in white with red markings—symbols of suffering transformed into honor—showing that Christ remembers every wounded life and will ultimately restore safety, truth, and peace in His kingdom.

“The Cry of the Little Ones”

By Zeres Vitto

Verse 1

In courts of stone and candlelight,

Where holy words were said,

The shepherd’s staff became a rod,

And lambs were filled with dread.

The robes were white, the prayers were long,

But heaven heard their plea,

For every silent midnight tear

Is kept eternally.

Pre-Chorus

The Judge of all remembers still

What power tried to hide,

No wall can keep the searching eye,

No altar veil the cry.

Chorus

Woe to the throne that wounds the small,

Woe to the hands that bind,

The millstone waits beside the sea

For those who crush the blind.

But Christ still walks among the lambs,

He calls them each by name,

And every stolen innocence

He comes at last to claim.

Verse 2

A kingdom rose in sacred guise,

With keys held to the sky,

It spoke as heaven’s voice on earth

Yet taught the truth to lie.

For when a crown outshines the cross

And power outshines grace,

The dragon’s breath begins to sound

Behind a gentle face.

Pre-Chorus

The wound appeared, the throne fell low,

Yet prophecy declared —

The world would marvel once again

At power long repaired.

Chorus

Woe to the throne that wounds the small,

Woe to the hands that bind,

The millstone waits beside the sea

For those who crush the blind.

But Christ still walks among the lambs,

He calls them each by name,

And every stolen innocence

He comes at last to claim.

Bridge

“Come out of her, My people now,”

The midnight message cries,

Not hate for souls still trapped within,

But truth that frees the eyes.

For many kneel with honest hearts

Not knowing chains they wear,

The Shepherd seeks His scattered sheep

And calls them into care.

Verse 3

I saw beyond the shadowed earth

Where morning never dies,

A host of children clothed in light

With wonder in their eyes.

Their garments white with crimson traced

Along the woven seam,

The marks of suffering borne below

Now shine in heaven’s gleam.

No scar of pain, no fearful night,

No memory left to harm,

For every tear was wiped away

Within the Savior’s arm.

Final Chorus

Hope for the lambs who wept alone,

Hope for the broken past,

The King returns with healing hands,

His mercy stands at last.

The sea will close on every throne

That fed upon the weak,

But in His fold the children safe

Will hear the Shepherd speak.

Outro

The red that once was grief and loss

Now crowns them robed in peace —

The blood of sorrow turned to song

Where all their weeping cease.

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Under Emmanuel’s Banner tells the story of redemption from Eden to the New Earth, showing that humanity is saved not by power but by Christ’s self-sacrificing love. Through the symbols of the lamb, the covenant sacrifices, the cross of Calvary, and the witness of believers through the ages, the song gathers the redeemed of every generation beneath His banner. Before the watching universe God’s justice and mercy are vindicated, death is finally abolished, and all creation worships the Lamb who was slain and now reigns forever.

Under Emmanuel’s Banner By Zeres Vitto Verse 1 — Eden In Eden’s hush when silence cried, Creation shuddered as life died; Mercy appeared in crimson sign, An innocent life for guilty mine. A lamb was slain, the promise given, The gate was barred, yet hope was heaven; The soil drank blood yet spoke of grace: “The coming Seed shall take your place.” Verse 2 — The Patriarchs By altars raised on Moriah’s heights, Faith placed the knife in trembling hands; A ram appeared where death had stood, It fulfilled the work the Lord had planned. Through flood and fire the story ran, Salvation comes from God to man; A door marked red preserved from fright, A scarlet cord in judgment’s night. Chorus Lift high Emmanuel’s banner, Stained by the love that conquered death; No earthly sword, no warrior’s cry; The Lamb prevailed in yielding breath. The cross our refuge — earth and heaven proclaim: The King was crowned through grief and shame; Forever redeemed, forever we stand Beneath the blood-stained banner in His hand. Verse 3 — Calvary On Calvary’s hill the heavens saw The Judge bore sin and upheld the law; The thorns, the nails, the opened side; The universe beheld love crucified. The veil was torn, the shadows fled, The cup was drained, the ransom paid; The Lamb once slain, the dragon cast; The war of ages doomed at last. Verse 4 — The Witness Through prison chains and martyr flame, They held to Christ and bore His name; Their robes made white by crimson flood, They overcame through Jesus’ blood. The records kept, the books revealed, The faithful hearts forever sealed; All heaven saw, all worlds agreed: God’s law is love in word and deed. Bridge — Vindication Before unfallen worlds He stood, The throne upheld by sacred blood; No force compelled, no freedom forced; Love proved itself at infinite cost. Creation sings, rebellion ends, The Judge is righteous, Redeemer and Friend Chorus (Reprise) Lift high the banner of Emmanuel, Stained by the love that conquered death; The scars remain, the heavens confess: His wounds became our righteousness. Final Verse — Earth Made New No night remains, no graves to keep, No tears to sow, no curse to reap; The tree of life spreads endless shade, Where death itself has died and faded. And still the King will bear the marks— Redemption’s story shining there; Through endless years the saved will stand Beneath the blood-stained banner in His hand. Final Chorus (reprise) Lift high the banner of Emmanuel, Stained by the love that conquered death; The scars remain — all heaven confesses: His wounds became our righteousness. Tag From Eden lost to Eden restored, All creation crowns the Lamb as Lord.

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