Verse
F# A#m
I'm living in a land of death
C# F#
The trees are burnt and gray
F# A#m
There's a smoldering smoke overhead
C# G#
And the night looks the same as the day
F# A#m
It seems a miracle that I can stand
C# F#
When everyone I've known
F# A#m
Drifts up in the air with the ash
C# G#
Every time that the wind starts to blow
[Pre-Chorus]
F# A#m C#
But I feel alive with a life that's not mine
F# A#m C# G#
Your law is a stream in this wasteland - my lifeline
[Chorus]
F# C#
So much more than precious gold
F# A#m
are your promises my Lord
F# C#
By them is your servant warned
G#
in keeping them great reward
[Interlude]
F# A#m C# F# x2
[Verse 2]
F# A#m
Your direction is marked in light
C# F#
Your law secures my wounds
F# A#m
I will meditate day and night
C# G#
And in season you'll harvest your fruit
F# A#m
Though a poison should threaten to kill
C# F#
I know my savior reigns
F# A#m
And when the breezes of death leave a chill
C# G#
I've got Jesus' blood in my veins
[Pre-Chorus]
F# A#m C#
So I feel alive with a life that's not mine
F# A#m C# G#
And I'm believing that that is your intended design
[Chorus]
F# C#
So much more than precious gold
F# A#m
are your promises my Lord
F# C#
By them is your servant warned
G#
in keeping them great reward
[Instrumental]
F# A#m G# x4
[Bridge]
F#
The kingdoms of man have all decayed
D#m
The ruins of progress turn to waste
C#
The gods of greed lay in their graves
G#/F
Darkness is everywhere
F#
But there's a path in the dark that has emerged
D#m
I can see a great light beyond this curse
A#m
A# brilliant blaze that is your word
G#/F
A# beacon of hope that burns
F#
And I focus my captivated gaze
D#m
On the radiant light from Jesus' face
C#
The water of life is all I crave
Fm
Only your word remains
F#
So much more than precious gold
D#m
Is the beauty I behold
C#
Give me the glorious reward
Fm
Of knowing you, my King, my Lord
[Outro] (starts on "you" in last line, play twice and end with another Em)
Fm
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|------------| x4
A|------0h2-2-|
E|-0--0-------|
F#
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|------8h10-10-| x4
A|-8--8---------|
E|--------------|
D#m
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------| x4
A|--------10h12-12-|
E|-10--10----------|
C#
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|--------------| x4
A|------8h10-10-|
E|-8--8---------|
| h Hammer-on