Misc Praise Songs – O God Of Earth And Altar (Guitar)

  Dm      Am       C   G
O God of earth and al-tar,

     G        E    G   Am
Bow down and hear our cry.

     Am       C      F
Our earthly rulers falter,

     C      E         Am
Our people drift and die;

     Am       C        F   F
The walls of gold en-tomb us,

      C        Dm   G   E
The swords of scorn di-vide,

     Dm       Am   G   C   G
Take not thy thun-der from us,

      G    E        Am
But take a-way our pride.

     Dm       Am       C   G
From all that terror tea-ches,

     G        E      G  Am
From lies of tongue and pen,

     Am       C    F
From all the easy speeches

     C         E    Am
That com-fort cruel men,

     Am        C      F   F
From sale and pro-fa-na-tion

    C      Dm  G   E
Of honour and the sword,

      Dm        Am   G   C  G
From sleep and from dam-na-tion,

    G    E        Am
De-liver us, good Lord.

    Dm   Am     C   G
Tie in a living te-ther

     G          E     G    Am
The prince and priest and thrall,

      Am       C     F
Bind all our lives together,

      C      E       Am
Smite us and save us all;

   Am       C    F   F
In ire and ex-ul-ta-tion

   C          Dm     G   E
A-flame with faith, and free,

     Dm   Am     G  C  G
Lift up a living na-a-tion,

   G     E        Am
A single sword to thee.