The Spiritual Song - Exploring Prophetic Worship by Mike Herron

and at other times repeating a chorus. We taught the orchestra an ‘order of entry’ into the song; first the piano would set the pattern, the bass guitar would follow, then Don Fleming, our orchestra director would encourage different sections to enter and exit as was appropriate for the song. We could crescendo and decrescendo using this method as well as just being sensitive to the Holy Spirit’s direction. The ‘ Chant of the Lord ’ became the ‘ Song of the Lord ’ and finally the ‘ Symphony of the Lord! ’ We experienced times of inspired prophetic songs from the instruments as well as the voices. No one knew for sure what was going to happen as we began the worship service with our song lists. We became aware of the Hol y Spirit’s desire to move into this realm and would make an attempt to follow. Pastor Iverson taught us to be aware that we were to support the praises of the congregation, not overwhelm them or be a substitute for their voices in worship. I personally experienced highly prophetic musical moments when I would be describing biblical events or prophesying with musical accompaniment on my piano, the orchestra playing and the choir backing up with words and praise. Different singers would add other verses. Sometimes it was slow and worshipful; other songs were fast, rhythmic and powerful. God’s variety is unending, it doesn’t always have to sound the same!