Verse 1
     F                   Am            C                F
I am living in a land of death, the trees are burning gray
          Dm7                   Am
There's a smoldering smoke overhead
         C G                      Em G
And the night looks the same as day
             F                Am       C               F 
It seems a miracle that I can stand when everyone I've known
       Dm7                    Am 
Drifts up in the air with the ash
       C G                          Em G 
Every  that the wind starts to blow

Pre-chorus 1
            F            Am              C   C
But I feel alive with a life that's not mine
              F              Am             C    G
Your law is a stream in this wasteland, my lifeline

Chorus 1
        F                  C
So much more than precious gold
            F          Am 
Are Your promises my Lord
        F                 C
By them is Your servant warned
                 G
In keeping them great reward
   

Tag
F  Am C F  

Verse 2
       F                  Am 
Your direction is my delight
      C              F
Your law secures my wounds
         Dm7               Am 
I will meditate day and night 
        C G                         Em G
And in season You'll harvest the fruit
            F                     Am 
Though a poison should threaten to kill
    C              F 
I know my Savior reigns
                Dm7                     Am 
And when the breezes of death leave a chill
           C G              Em G 
I've got Jesus' blood in my veins

Pre-chorus 2
            F          Am               C   C 
So I feel alive with a life that's not mine
                         F            Am         C  G 
And I'm believing that that was Your intended design

[Chorus 1]

Interlude
F  Am7 Em G       

Chorus 2
                F 
The kingdoms of man have all decayed
               Dm7 
The ruins of progress turn to waste
               Am     
The gods of greed lay in their graves
              Em G
Darkness is everywhere
                           F  
But there's a path in the dark that has emerged
                   Dm7
I can see a great light beyond this curse
             Am7  
A brilliant blaze that is Your word
             Em G 
A beacon of hope that burns
                F
And I focus my captivated gaze 
                Dm7 
On the radiant light from Jesus' face
               C                              Em
The water of life is all I crave, only Your Word remains
         F                             Dm7 
So much more than precious gold is the beauty I behold
              C                          Em
Give me the glorious reward of knowing You my King, my Lord

Ending
F Dm7 C  Em