I Am Living in a Land of Death
by Citizens & Saints
Verse 1:
F Am
I'm living in a land of death
C F
The trees are burnt and gray
F Am
There's a smoldering smoke overhead
C G
And the night looks the same as the day
F Am
It seems a miracle that I can stand
C F
When everyone I've known
F Am
Drifts up in the air with the ash
C G
Every time that the wind starts to blow
Prechorus:
F Am 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:
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
Interlude:
F Am C F x2
Verse 2:
Your direction is my delight
Your law secures my roots
I will meditate day and night
And in season you'll harvest your fruit
Though a poison should threaten to kill
I know my Savior reigns
And when the breezes of death leave a chill
I've got Jesus' blood in my veins
Prechorus 2:
So I feel alive with a life that's not mine
and I'm believing that that is Your intended design
Chorus:
So much more than precious gold
Are your promises my Lord
By them is your servant warned
In keeping them great reward
Instrumental:
F Am G F Am G/E
F Am G F Am G/E
Bridge:
F
The kingdoms of man have all decayed
Dm
The ruins of progress turn to waste
C
The gods of greed lay in their graves
G/E
Darkness is everywhere
F
But there's a path in the dark that has emerged
Dm
I can see a great light beyond this curse
Am
A brilliant blaze that is your word
G/E
A beacon of hope that burns
F
And I focus my captivated gaze
Dm
On the radiant light from Jesus' face
C
The water of life is all I crave
Em
Only your word remains
F
So much more than precious gold
Dm
Is the beauty I behold
C
Give me the glorious reward
Em
Of knowing you, my King, my Lord
Instrumental Outro:
F Dm C Em x2
