Amen

People & Songs and Joshua Sherman's “Amen” is a short song of praise built around the title word. The first verse opens with a throne room view: “Behold, Jehovah, seated on the throne, Abba, Father, the well that overflows.” He is “the God who was and is and shall be forevermore,” and the verse closes with “Holy is the Lord.”

The chorus is a double amen followed by an ascription: “Blessing and honor and glory and power, amen.” The second verse turns to Jesus, “Behold the Way, the Truth, and the Life, perfect Savior, the blood that washed us white.” The bridge is a set of four statements that begin with an attribute and end with a name: “Holiness has a name and it's Jesus, victory has a name and it's Jesus, the Word has a name and it's Jesus, redemption has a name and it's Jesus.” The parallel structure makes each line easy to sing back.

The ascription is from Revelation 7:12, where angels say amen and bring blessing, glory and honor. The Way, Truth and Life is John 14:6, and washed in blood relates to Revelation 1:5.