Before the Throne of God Above
By: Charitie Lees Smith (Performed by Shane and Shane)
Key: Bb
Verse 1:
Bb Eb Bb
Before the throne of God above
Dm
I have a strong, a perfect plea
Eb Bb/D F Gm7
A great High Priest, whose name is Love
Eb F Bb
Who ever lives and pleads for me
Chorus 1:
Eb F Bb
My name is graven on His hands
Eb F Gm7
My name is written on His heart
Eb F Gm7
I know that while in heaven He stands
Eb F Gm7
No tongue can bid me thence depart
Eb F Bb
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:
Eb F Bb
Because a sinless Savior died
Eb F Gm7
My sinful soul is counted free
Eb F Gm7
For God, the Just, is satisfied
Eb F Gm7
To look on Him and pardon me
Eb F Bb
To look on Him and pardon me
Bridge:
F Bb2/D Gm7
Halle - lujah! Halle - lu - jah!
Eb F Bb
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