LITTLE WORD HOPE

LITTLE WORD HOPE
THE NAZARENE
Category: Children & Hope
Subgenre: Ultra-bright children’s Gospel rap, heavenly harmony choir, Watoto-inspired joy

INTRO - SPOKEN VOCAL

Hope is a little word.
Only four letters.
Small enough to fit in a child’s hand.
But when Jesus holds it,
it becomes a sunrise.

CHOIR INTRO

Hope, hope, hope,
little word with a heaven glow.
Hope, hope, hope,
Jesus is the life we know.

Hope, hope, hope,
not just wishing, not just dreams.
Hope, hope, hope,
Christ is brighter than it seems.

RAP VERSE 1

Little word hope, four letters in a row,
but it can lift a heart when the cold winds blow.
Some hope in money, some hope in fame,
some hope in trophies with a shiny name.

Some hope in trainers, some hope in style,
some hope in likes that last for a while,
some hope in winning, some hope in cool,
some hope in being the best at school.

But things can break and lights can fade,
gold gets old and flowers decay,
games get boring, prizes rust,
crowds move on and cheers turn dust.

So where can a little heart run and hide,
when the big wide world feels cracked inside?
There is a hope that will not fall,
Jesus the King, the Lord of all.

SUNG HOOK

Jesus is the living hope,
stronger than the storm.
Jesus is the living hope,
keeping our hearts warm.

Not a maybe, not a dream,
not a wish that disappears.
Jesus is the living hope,
love that dries our tears.

CHOIR RESPONSE

Living hope, living hope,
Jesus rose and death let go.
Living hope, living hope,
Heaven’s light begins to grow.

RAP VERSE 2

King Solomon sat on a golden throne,
had gardens and music and houses of stone.
Silver stacked high, wisdom so deep,
servants awake while the palace sleeps.

He tried big parties, laughter loud,
looked for joy in the royal crowd.
Built great buildings, planted vines,
studied the stars and measured time.

He had more stuff than a child could draw,
more than the markets had ever saw,
but Ecclesiastes tells the truth,
even old kings were once searching youth.

“Meaningless, meaningless,” under the sun,
when the heart chases everything one by one.
Pleasure can sparkle and still run dry,
without God first, even kings ask why.

SUNG PRE-HOOK

But above the sun, there is a throne,
where love is real and grace is known.
The empty grave begins to sing,
hope is alive in Christ the King.

SUNG HOOK

Jesus is the living hope,
stronger than the storm.
Jesus is the living hope,
keeping our hearts warm.

Not a maybe, not a dream,
not a wish that disappears.
Jesus is the living hope,
love that dries our tears.

CHOIR RESPONSE

Hope in Jesus, hands up high,
hope like sunrise in the sky.
Hope in Jesus, hearts made new,
Lord, our hope is found in You.

RAP VERSE 3

Some hope in being the funniest one,
making everybody laugh till the school day’s done.
Some hope in never making mistakes,
but every little heart has aches.

Some hope their family will never fight,
some hope the dark won’t come at night.
Some hope tomorrow will fix today,
but hope needs more than “it’ll be okay.”

Jesus came where the sadness lives,
Jesus loves and Jesus gives.
He touched the sick, He blessed the small,
He heard the children when others walked tall.

He carried the cross, He entered the grave,
not as a story of losing, but to save.
Then Sunday morning, stone rolled away,
living hope stepped into the day.

BRIDGE

Children sing soft, then rise like light:

Hope is not pretending pain is gone.
Hope is not smiling when something is wrong.
Hope is knowing Christ is near,
even when clouds appear.

Hope has scars in holy hands.
Hope still walks through broken lands.
Hope says death has lost its crown.
Hope says Jesus will not let us down.

CHOIR HARMONY BREAK

Ahh, living hope, living hope,
high harmony rising.
Living hope, living hope,
new morning shining.

Peace in the valley, joy in the soul,
Jesus the Shepherd making us whole.
Grace like a river, mercy like rain,
hope in the Saviour again and again.

RAP VERSE 4

So little ones, listen, this word is small,
but in Jesus it stands up tall.
Not just hoping for toys or things,
but hoping in the King of kings.

When school feels hard and friends feel few,
living hope is holding you.
When prayers feel quiet and nights feel long,
living hope becomes your song.

Solomon learned what the wise still say,
everything under the sun fades away.
But fear the Lord, let your heart be true,
God is the One who carries you.

So lift that little word into the air,
hope is a seed, hope is a prayer.
In Christ it blooms, in Christ it grows,
a heaven flower the whole world knows.

FINAL HOOK

Jesus is the living hope,
stronger than the storm.
Jesus is the living hope,
keeping our hearts warm.

Not a maybe, not a dream,
not a wish that disappears.
Jesus is the living hope,
love that dries our tears.

FINAL CHOIR RESPONSE

Hope, hope, hope,
little word with a heaven glow.
Hope, hope, hope,
Jesus is the life we know.

Living hope, living hope,
Jesus rose and death let go.
Living hope, living hope,
children sing and let it grow.

OUTRO - SPOKEN VOCAL

Hope is a little word.
But when it belongs to Jesus,
it is stronger than gold,
brighter than morning,
and deeper than the sea.

THE NAZARENE.