4 Burnin' Bush Ground

With Track 4: “Burnin’ Bush Ground” on the album Genesis Jubilee, we reach the calling of Moses—one of the most sacred turning points in Scripture. This moment is not just a divine encounter; it’s the collision of failure, identity, and holy purpose. Let’s make the musical structure and devotional tone reflect that.

Instead of the typical verse chorus pattern, this song follows a progressive structure:

• Section 1 (Desert Confession) – Introspective spoken-word over minimal instrumental
• Section 2 (Holy Ground Response) – A rising chant-like sung section
• Section 3 (Divine Dialogue) – Call-and-response representing God and Moses
• Section 4 (Fire Walk Outro) – Musical climax with a repeated, layered refrain

Lyrics

Section 1 – “Desert Confession”
I buried the body.
I ran.
Forty years of silence and sheep.
I once thought I could save my people
But now I can't even save face.
I gave up the fire in me.
And then—I saw one.

Section 2 – “Holy Ground”
"Take off your shoes, this is burnin’ bush ground
The flame don't fade and the voice resounds
The God of your fathers is callin’ you now
So take off your shoes, you're on burnin’ bush ground"

"Take off your shoes, this is burnin’ bush ground
The flame don't fade and the voice resounds
The God of your fathers is callin’ you now
So take off your shoes, you're on burnin’ bush ground"
 

Section 3 – “Divine Dialogue” (call and response)
MOSES
Who am I to go? I’m slow, I’m weak
I lost my voice, I can hardly speak

GOD
I AM the strength behind your breath
I AM the life that conquers death

MOSES
What if they laugh? What if I fall?

GOD
I’ll be your sign, your fire, your call

MOSES
But who should I say has sent me down?

GOD 
Tell them: I AM
This is burnin’ bush ground!

Section 4
I am not enough—but You are
I’ve walked too far—but You are
This fire won’t burn me—it sends me
Your voice, Your flame—it mends me

I am not enough—but You are
I’ve walked too far—but You are
This fire won’t burn me—it sends me
Your voice, Your flame—it mends me

I am not enough—but You are
I’ve walked too far—but You are
This fire won’t burn me—it sends me
Your voice, Your flame—it mends me

Outro
“I AM… 

I AM…

I AM…”

Devotional Reflection

Moses was a fugitive with a past, exiled from Egypt, shepherding sheep in the wilderness. His dreams had died. But at a bush that burned and would not burn up, God called him by name. And Moses responded the way we often do: “Who am I?”

This is holy ground, not because Moses was holy, but because God showed up to a broken man with a burning mercy.

The gospel is hidden here: Jesus is the ultimate “I AM”, stepping into our deserts, setting hearts ablaze. We take off our shoes in surrender because the fire doesn’t destroy—it commissions.

Scriptural Foundation

• Exodus 3:1–12 – The burning bush and Moses' call
• Psalm 103:7 – “He made known His ways to Moses…”
• Isaiah 6:5–8 – Echoes of holy fear and prophetic calling
• John 8:58 – Jesus says, “Before Abraham was, I AM.”
• 2 Corinthians 4:7 – “We have this treasure in jars of clay…”