Verse
F Am
I'm living in a land of death
C F
The trees are burnt and gray
F Am
There's a smoldering smoke overhead
C G
And the night looks the same as the day
F Am
It seems a miracle that I can stand
C F
When everyone I've known
F Am
Drifts up in the air with the ash
C G
Every time that the wind starts to blow
[Pre-Chorus]
F Am C
But I feel alive with a life that's not mine
F Am C G
Your law is a stream in this wasteland - my lifeline
[Chorus]
F C
So much more than precious gold
F Am
are your promises my Lord
F C
By them is your servant warned
G
in keeping them great reward
[Interlude]
F Am C F x2
[Verse 2]
F Am
Your direction is marked in light
C F
Your law secures my wounds
F Am
I will meditate day and night
C G
And in season you'll harvest your fruit
F Am
Though a poison should threaten to kill
C F
I know my savior reigns
F Am
And when the breezes of death leave a chill
C G
I've got Jesus' blood in my veins
[Pre-Chorus]
F Am C
So I feel alive with a life that's not mine
F Am C G
And I'm believing that that is your intended design
[Chorus]
F C
So much more than precious gold
F Am
are your promises my Lord
F C
By them is your servant warned
G
in keeping them great reward
[Instrumental]
F Am G x4
[Bridge]
F
The kingdoms of man have all decayed
Dm
The ruins of progress turn to waste
C
The gods of greed lay in their graves
G/E
Darkness is everywhere
F
But there's a path in the dark that has emerged
Dm
I can see a great light beyond this curse
Am
A brilliant blaze that is your word
G/E
A beacon of hope that burns
F
And I focus my captivated gaze
Dm
On the radiant light from Jesus' face
C
The water of life is all I crave
Em
Only your word remains
F
So much more than precious gold
Dm
Is the beauty I behold
C
Give me the glorious reward
Em
Of knowing you, my King, my Lord
[Outro] (starts on "you" in last line, play twice and end with another Em)
Em
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E|-0--0-------|
F
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B|--------------|
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D|------8h10-10-| x4
A|-8--8---------|
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Dm
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G|-----------------|
D|-----------------| x4
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E|-10--10----------|
C
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B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|--------------| x4
A|------8h10-10-|
E|-8--8---------|
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