On The Third Day

 
Verse 1
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Creation brings an offering as autumn leaves turn to gold
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The trees bow down in highest praise
         D                C2
Now made bare before Your throne
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The western sky's an amber blaze at the end of the day
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For ev'rything must die to rise again

Verse 2
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The winter's chill a bitter cold
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As sin and shame leave us to fall
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The clouds now full of newborn snow
             D                C2
For grace to come and save us all
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Within the darkest night of man
               D      C/E
Was found Your saving hand
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For ev'rything must die to rise again

Chorus 1
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On the third day behold the King
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On the third day death has no sting
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On the third day we're forgiven and reconciled

Verse 3
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The earth it groans in labor pains
           D                  C2
As flowers stretch to heav'n above
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Your creatures sing the prophet's song
        D                C2
To be a gift of selfless love
           G/B           C2
The sun is rising in the east
         D              C/E
And Your Spirit is unleashed
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For ev'rything must die to rise again

Verse 4
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And so we wait in joyful hope for You to come and take us home
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And so we join beneath the cross
         D                  C2
In suffering from whence we go
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The greatest act of sov'reign grace in the universe displayed
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For ev'rything must die to rise again

[Chorus 1]

Chorus 2
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On the third day the saints rejoice
       C            Em7      D
On the third day we lift our voice
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On the third day we're united and glorified