Nathaniel Bassey keeps this interlude short — barely fifty words across its whole runtime, closer to a chant repeated in worship than a developed song with distinct verses.
"Emmanuel, Emmanuel, your name be praised" opens the piece with one of Scripture's oldest titles for Christ, God with us, repeated rather than explained.
"In Genesis 1 He is called Elohim, eternal one, Elohim, You never change" names a specific biblical reference directly in the lyric itself, tying the song's praise to the very first chapter of the Bible and to God's unchanging nature.
"Your name is a strong tower... whenever we call Your name, You make a way" borrows Proverbs' own image of the name of the Lord as a strong tower the righteous run to and find safe. Short as it is, the interlude moves through several of Scripture's names for God in the space of a few lines.
Emma, Emmanuel
Emmanuel, Emmaunel
Emmanuel, your name be praised
Emma, Emmanuel
Emmanuel, Emmaunel
Emmanuel, your name be praised
In Genesis 1 He is called:
Elohim eternal one
Elohim You never change
Your name is a strong tower
Your name is a strong tower Jesus
Whenever we call Your name
You make a way
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