Before the Throne of God Above
By: Charitie Lees Smith (Performed by Shane and Shane)
Key: B
Verse 1:
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Before the throne of God above
D#m
I have a strong, a perfect plea
E B/D# F# G#m7
A great High Priest, whose name is Love
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Who ever lives and pleads for me
Chorus 1:
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My name is graven on His hands
E F# G#m7
My name is written on His heart
E F# G#m7
I know that while in heaven He stands
E F# G#m7
No tongue can bid me thence depart
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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:
E F# B
Because a sinless Savior died
E F# G#m7
My sinful soul is counted free
E F# G#m7
For God, the Just, is satisfied
E F# G#m7
To look on Him and pardon me
E F# B
To look on Him and pardon me
Bridge:
F# B2/D# G#m7
Halle - lujah! Halle - lu - jah!
E F# B
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