Eyolf Østrem

Am
Uttering idle words from a reprobate mind,

Clinging to strange promises, dying on the vine,
E
Never bein' able to separate the good from the bad,
Am
Ooh, I can't stand it, I can't stand it,

It's makin' me feel so sad.

Dead man, dead man,

When will you arise?
E
Cobwebs in your mind,
               Am
Dust upon your eyes.

Satan got you by the heel, there's a bird's nest in your hair.
Do you have any faith at all? Do you have any love to share?
The way that you hold your head, cursin' God with every move,

A
          C   D   A
Well, I'm hangin' on
     C D   A
to a solid rock
D E F#m
Made
D E F#m
before
    D E F#m
the foundation
D E F#m
of
    A
the world
      D
And I won't let go, and I can't let go, won't let go
                                                        A
And I can't let go, won't let go, and I can't let go no more.

     C  D      A              C  D      A
For me He was chastised, for me He was hated,
     C     D     A           E
For me he was rejected by a world that He created.
C  D        A      C      D   A
Nations are angry, cursed are some,

C              C/7     F            G     C
If You find it in Your heart, can I be forgiven?
C       C/b       Am           C/g   F  Bb  F
Guess I owe You some kind of apology.
/f /g  Ab                                         C
I've escaped death so many times, I know I'm only living
              G                 C
By the saving grace that's over me.

By this time I'd-a thought I would be sleeping
In a pine box for all eternity.
My faith keeps me alive, but I still be weeping
For the saving grace that's over me.

Well, the death of life, then come the resurrection,

B

I was blinded by the devil,

Born already ruined,

Stone-cold dead

As I stepped out of the womb.

By His grace I have been touched,

By His word I have been healed,

By His hand I've been delivered,

By His spirit I've been sealed.

I've been saved

By the blood of the lamb,

Saved

By the blood of the lamb,

Saved, (saved)
        E
And I'm so glad

Yes, I'm so glad,
          B
Well, I'm so glad,

so glad,
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I want to thank You, Lord,
          E
I want to thank You, Lord,
          B

Bb  Eb/Bb  Bb

          Bb             Eb/Bb  Bb
Well I'm pressing on
    Dm
I'm pressing on
    Eb       Bb
I'm pressing on
       Eb     F             Bb
To the higher calling of my Lord.

(three times)


Bb          Dm       Eb       F        Bb
Many try to stop me, shake me up in my mind,
    Bb                 Dm         Eb    F    Bb
Say, "Prove to me that He is Lord, show me a sign."
Bb           Dm                     Eb       F        Bb
What kind of sign they need when it all come from within,
            Bb            Dm              Eb                F

C        Am          Em                Dm
Covenant woman got a contract with the Lord
                                 Am        G
Way up yonder, great will be her reward.
C        Am     Em                     Dm
Covenant woman, shining like a morning star,
                                         Am    G
I know I can trust you to stay the way you are.

    F             Am
And I just got to tell you
     Bb      /c
I do intend
F       Am              Bb     /c
To stay closer than any friend.
F             Am
I just got to thank you
       Bb

        G      C Bb     G     C Bb
Are you ready
        G      C Bb     G     C Bb
Are you ready
        G      C Bb     G     C Bb
Are you ready
        G      C Bb     G     C Bb
Are you ready
        C
Are you ready to meet Jesus?

Are you where you ought to be?

Will He know you when He sees you

Or will He say, "Depart from Me"?
        G      C Bb     G     C Bb
Are you ready,
            G      C Bb     G     C Bb
hope you're ready.


Am I ready?
am I ready?
Am I ready?
am I ready?
Am I ready to lay down my life for the brethren
And to take up my cross?

Am             Dm7                    Am
God don't make promises that He don't keep.
             Dm7                                                         Am
You got some big dreams, baby, but in order to dream you gotta still be asleep.

Am                      Dm Dm   Am
When you gonna wake up,
Dm                      G  G    F   Dm
when you gonna wake up
Am                      Dm Dm   Am
When you gonna wake up
    Em                           Am
and strengthen the things that remain?

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Sometimes I feel so low-down and disgusted
               Dm                               Am
Can't help but wonder what's happenin' to my companions,
         Am
Are they lost or are they found,

have they counted the cost it'll take to bring down
Dm                                                  Am
All their earthly principles they're gonna have to abandon?
          F                Dm                   Am
There's a slow, slow train comin' up around the bend.

I had a woman down in Alabama,