Watchtower Bible and Tract Society – Holding Fast To The Happy Hope (Guitar)

Dm  A7        Dm          A7           Dm   Gm
Men have been groping for centuries in dark-ness.

Dm   A7       Dm           A7             Dm
Vain is their striving for what is merely wind.

Dm         Gm     G7 C7    Gm C7  F
Wickedness now is ex-posed in its starkness;

Bb         Gm        Bb7        A
What a sad climax to men who've sinned.

D  A       G                A             D
Be of good cheer, for God's Kingdom draws near.

F#7 Bm             G                A7           D
His Son's glorious reign will bring freedom from fear.

D            G               A7             D
Now, at long last, all man's woes will have passed.

F#7 Bm         Em       Bb7 A7        D
To  this happy hope may we  ever hold fast.

Dm  A7       Dm          A7              Dm  Gm
Tru-ly we're glad now to learn Jehovah's rea-son

Dm  A7       Dm           A7            Dm
Why he's per-mitted gross wickedness so long.

Dm         Gm         G7 C7     Gm C7  F
It will be dealt with by Christ in due season.

Bb           Gm              Bb7      A
Those on his side will break forth in song.

D  A       G                A             D
Be of good cheer, for God's Kingdom draws near.

F#7 Bm             G                A7           D
His Son's glorious reign will bring freedom from fear.

D            G               A7             D
Now, at long last, all man's woes will have passed.

F#7 Bm         Em       Bb7 A7        D
To  this happy hope may we  ever hold fast.

Dm A7       Dm         A7             Dm Gm
In this our day can be heard a procla-ma-tion.

Dm  A7      Dm        A7                Dm
Men need no longer to live in doubt and dread.

 Dm           Gm       G7  C7    Gm  C7  F
'God will set free all the groan-ing cre-ation.'

Bb       Gm          Bb7    A
So we do urge all to look a-head.

D  A       G                A             D
Be of good cheer, for God's Kingdom draws near.

F#7 Bm             G                A7           D
His Son's glorious reign will bring freedom from fear.

D            G               A7             D
Now, at long last, all man's woes will have passed.

F#7 Bm         Em       Bb7 A7        D
To  this happy hope may we  ever hold fast.