Across the Lands
G/A A7 D G
You're the Word of God the Father
D A
From before the world began.
G D/F#
Ev'ry star and ev'ry planet
Em7 G
Has been fashioned by Your hand.
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All creation holds together
A7 D A
By the power of Your voice.
G D/F#
Let the skies declare Your glory;
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Let the land and seas rejoice!
CHORUS
Asus A G D/F#
You're the Author of creation;
G Aadd9 Bm
You're the Lord of ev'ry man;
Bm/A G G/A Bm7 A7 D
And Your cry of love rings out across the lands.
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VERSE 2
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Yet You left the gaze of angels,
D A
Came to seek and save the lost,
G D/F#
And exchanged the joy of heaven
Em7 G
For the anguish of a cross.
G/A A7 G
With a prayer You fed the hungry;
A7 D A
With a word You calmed the sea;
G D/F#
Yet how silently You suffered
Em7 G6 Asus
That the guilty may go free!
CHORUS
Asus A G D/F#
You're the Author of creation;
G Aadd9 Bm
You're the Lord of ev'ry man;
Bm/A G G/A Bm7 A7 D
And Your cry of love rings out across the lands.
AGDAGadd9
VERSE 3
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With a shout You rose victorious,
D A
Wresting vict'ry from the grave,
G D/F#
And ascended into heaven,
Em7 G
Leading captives in Your way.
G/A A7 D G
Now You stand before the Father,
A7 D A
Interceding for Your own;
G D/F#
From each tribe and tongue and nation,
Em7 G6 Asus
You are leading sinners home!
CHORUS
Asus A G D/F#
You're the Author of creation;
G Aadd9 Bm
You're the Lord of ev'ry man;
Bm/A G G/A Bm7 A7 D
And Your cry of love rings out across the lands.
AGDAGadd9