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