On The Third Day

Creation brings an (C)offering as autumn (D)leaves leave turn to (C)gold.

The trees bow (G)down in highest (C)praise,

for now made (D)bare before Your (C)throne.

The western (G)sky an amber (C)blaze was at the (G)end of the (C)day,

for (G)ev'rything must (D)die to rise (G)again.

The winter's chill, a bitter (C)cold,

as sin and (D)shame leave us to (C)fall.

The clouds so (G)full of newborn (C)snow,

for grace to (D)come and save us (C)all.

Within the (G)darkest night of (C)man was found Your (G)saving the (C)hand,

for (G)ev'rything must (D)die to rise (G)again.

The winter's On the (C)third day (G)behold the (D)King,

on the (C)third day death (Em)has no (D)sting.

On the (C)third day we're (Am)forgiven and (D)(G)reconciled.

The earth, it groans in labor (C)pains,

the flowers (D)stretch to heaven (C)above.

Your creatures (G)sing a prophet's (C)song to be a (D)gift of selfless (C)love.

The sun is (G)rising in the (C)east and Your (G)Spirit is (C)unleashed,

for (G)ev'rything must (D)die to rise (G)again.

And so we wait in joyful (C)hope for You to (D)come and take en us (C)home.

And so we (G)join beneath the (C)cross in (D)suffering from whence we (C)go.

The greatest (G)act of sov'reign (C)grace in the (G)universe (C)displayed,

for (G)ev'rything must (D)die to rise (G)again.

And so we

the (C)third day (G)behold the (D)King,

on the (C)third day death (Em)has no (D)sting.

On the (C)third day we're (Em)forgiven and (D)(G)reconciled.

On the (C)third day the (G)saints (D)rejoice,

on the (C)third day we (Em)lift our (D)voice.

On the (C)third day we're (Em)ugiven and (D)(G)reconciled.

On the (Em)nited and (D)(G)glorified.