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