Before the Throne of God Above
By: Charitie Lees Smith (Performed by Shane and Shane)
Key: D
Verse 1:
D G D
Before the throne of God above
F#m
I have a strong, a perfect plea
G D/F# A Bm7
A great High Priest, whose name is Love
G A D
Who ever lives and pleads for me
Chorus 1:
G A D
My name is graven on His hands
G A Bm7
My name is written on His heart
G A Bm7
I know that while in heaven He stands
G A Bm7
No tongue can bid me thence depart
G A D
No tongue can bid me thence depart
Verse 2:
When Satan tempts me to despair
And tells me of the guilt within
Upward I look and see Him there
Who made an end of all my sin
Chorus 2:
G A D
Because a sinless Savior died
G A Bm7
My sinful soul is counted free
G A Bm7
For God, the Just, is satisfied
G A Bm7
To look on Him and pardon me
G A D
To look on Him and pardon me
Bridge:
A D2/F# Bm7
Halle - lujah! Halle - lu - jah!
G A D
Praise the One Risen Son of God!
Verse 3:
Behold Him there, the risen Lamb
My perfect, spotless righteousness
The great unchangeable I am
The King of glory and of grace!
Chorus 3:
One in Himself, I cannot die
My soul is purchased by His blood
My life is hid with Christ on high
With Christ, my Savior and my God
With Christ, my Savior and my God