Verse 1:
D G
You're the Word of God the Father,
D A
From before the world began;
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Every star and ev'ry planet
Em G
Has been fashioned by Your hand.
D G
All creation holds together
D A
By the power of Your voice:
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Let the skies declare Your glory,
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Let the land and seas rejoice!
Chorus:
G D
You're the Author of creation,
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You're the Lord of ev'ry man;
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And Your cry of love rings out
A D
Across the lands.
Verse 2:
D G
Yet You left the gaze of angels,
D A
Came to seek and save the lost,
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And exchanged the joy of heaven
Em G
For the anguish of a cross.
D G
With a prayer You fed the hungry,
D A
With a word You stilled the sea;
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Yet how silently You suffered
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That the guilty may go free. [to Chorus]
Verse 3:
D G
With a shout You rose victorious,
D A
Wresting victory from the grave,
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And ascended into heaven
Em G
Leading captives in Your wake.
D G
Now You stand before the Father
D A
Interceding for Your own.
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From each tribe and tongue and nation
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You are leading sinners home. [to Chorus]