Chords

How long, Lord?

The Babylonians

The Second Complaint

Wait for it

The Woes

The Earth will be Filled

The Woes - Reprise

He Marches On Forever

Wait for it - Fig Tree

How long, Lord?

F#m D

How long, Lord, how long, Lord,

A E

must I call for help, call for help

F#m D

Or cry out Or cry out to you,

A E

“Violence!” Violence

F#m C# F#m C#

but you do not listen? but you do not save?

F#m D A C#

but you do not listen? but you do not save?

F#m D

Why do you make me look at injustice?

A E

Why do you tolerate wrongdoing?

F#m D

Destruction and violence are before me;

A E

there is strife, and conflict abounds.

F#m C#

The wicked hem in the righteous,

F#m C#

so that justice is perverted.

F#m D

Therefore the law is paralyzed,

A C# F#m

and justice never prevails.

F#m D

How long, Lord, how long, Lord,

A E

must I call for help, call for help

F#m D

Or cry out Or cry out to you,

A E

“Violence!” Violence

F#m C#

but you do not listen? but you do not save?

F#m C#

but you do not listen? but you do not save?

F#m D A C#

but you do not listen? but you do not save?

The Babylonians

Em

Look at the nations

Em Em C D

and watch and be utterly amazed

Em

For I am gonna do

Em D D

something in your da-ays

C D

that you would not believe, even if you were told,

Em G

you would not believe, even if you were told,

Em C D Em

I am raising up the Babylonians!

C G

They are a ruthless and impetuous people,

D Em

who sweep across the whole earth

C G

they seize dwellings not their own

D Em

and promote their own honour

C G

they are a feared and a dreaded people;

D Em

a law unto themselves

Em C D Em

I am raising up the babylonians!

Em C D D

Their horses are swifter than leopards,

C D Em Em

fiercer than wolves in the dark.

Em C D D

Their cavalry gallops headlong;

C D Em Em

their horsemen come from afar.

C D Dsus4 G

They fly like an eagle swooping to devour;

C D Em D G

they all come intent on vi- o- lence.

C D G G

Their hordes advance like a desert wind

C D Em

and gather prisoners like sand.

C G

They are a ruthless and impetuous people,

D Em

who sweep across the whole earth

C G

they seize dwellings not their own

D Em

and promote their own honour

C G

they are a feared and a dreaded people;

D Em

a law unto themselves

Em C D Em

I am raising up the babylonians!

Musical Interlude

G D Em D

They mock kings and scoff at rulers. They laugh

C G C D

at all fortified cities; they capture them with earthen ramps

G D Em D

Then they sweep past like the wind and go on---

C G C D

guilty people, whose own strength is their go-d.”

G D Em D

They mock kings and scoff at rulers. They laugh

C G C D

at all fortified cities; they capture them with earthen ramps

G D Em D

Then they sweep past like the wind and go on---

C G C D

guilty people, whose own strength is their go-d.”

C G C D G

guilty people, whose own strength is their go- - d.”

The Second Complaint

C E Am Am

Lord, are you not from everlasting?

F C F G

My God, my Holy One, you will never die.

C E Am Am

Lord, are you not from everlasting?

F C F G

My God, my Holy One, you will never die.

Am Am E E Am Am Am - E

You, Lord, have appointed them to execu-ute judgment;

Am Am E E Am Am Am - E

you, my Rock, have ordained them (have ordained them) to punish.

Am Am E E Am Am Am - E

You, Lord, have appointed them to execu-ute judgment;

Am Am E E Am Am - E

you, my Rock, have ordained them (have ordained them) to punish.

Am F C G

Your eyes are too pure to look on evil;

Am F C G

you cannot tolerate wrongdoing.

Am E F C

Why then do you tolerate the treacherous?

F C

Why are you silent

F C

while the wicked

F C G E

swallow up those more righteous than themselves?

F C

Why are you silent

F C

while the wicked

F C G C

swallow up those more righteous than themselves?

Am Am E E Am Am Am - E

You, Lord, have appointed them to execu-ute judgment;

Am Am E E Am Am Am - E

you, my Rock, have ordained them (have ordained them) to punish.

Am Am E E Am Am Am - E

You, Lord, have appointed them to execu-ute judgment;

Am Am E E Am Am - E

you, my Rock, have ordained them (have ordained them) to punish.

Dm Dm C C

You have made people like the fish in the sea,

Dm Dm C Dm

like sea creatures that have no ruler.

Dm Dm C C

You have made people like the fish in the sea,

Dm Dm C Dm

like sea creatures that have no ruler.

Dm Dm C Dm

The wicked foe pulls up all of them with hooks,

Dm C Dm Dm

he catches them in his net,

Dm Dm C Dm

he gathers them up in his dragnet; and

Dm C Dm Dm

so he rejoices and is glad.

C C Dm Dm

Therefore he sacrifices to his net

Dm C Dm Dm

and burns in-cense to his dragnet,

C C Dm Dm

for by his net he lives in luxury

Dm C Dm Dm

and enjoys the choicest food.

Dm Dm C C

Is he to keep on emptying his net,

Dm C Dm Dm

destroying nations without mercy?

Dm Dm C C

Is he to keep on emptying his net,

Dm C Dm Dm

destroying nations without mercy?

Am F C G

Your eyes are too pure to look on evil;

Am F C G

you cannot tolerate wrongdoing.

Am E F C

Why then do you tolerate the treacherous?

F C

Why are you silent

F C

while the wicked

F C G E

swallow up those more righteous than themselves?

F C

Why are you silent

F C

while the wicked

F C G C

swallow up those more righteous than themselves?

Am F C G

I will stand at my watch

Am F C G

and station myself on the rampa-arts;

Am F

I will look to see

C G

what he will say to me,

Am F C G

and what answer I'm to give to this complaint.

Am F

I will look to see

C G

what he will say to me,

Am F C G C

and what answer I'm to give to this complaint.

Wait for it

C B A G A

Then the Lord replied:

C F C C

“Write down the revelation and make it plain

C F G G

on tablets so that a herald ma-ay-

Am Am Am

run with it, run with it, run with -

G G G

run with it, run with it, run with -

F F F

run with it, run with it, run with -

C

run.

Am Am Am

run with it, run with it, run with -

G G G

run with it, run with it, run with -

F F F

run with it, run with it, run with -

C

run.

C F C

For the revelation awaits an appointed time;

(it speaks of the end)

C F G

and it will not prove false.

(Though it linger,)

Am Am Am

wait for it, wait for it, wait for -

G G G

wait for it, wait for it, wait for -

F F F

wait for it, wait for it, wait for -

C

wait.

Am Am Am

wait for it, wait for it, wait for -

G G G

wait for it, wait for it, wait for -

F F F

wait for it, wait for it, wait for -

C

wait.

F G E Am

it will certainly come and will not dela-a-ay.

F G. C

it will certainly come and will not delay.

Am Am Am

wait for it, wait for it, wait for -

G G G

wait for it, wait for it, wait for -

F F F

wait for it, wait for it, wait for -

C

wait.

Am Am Am

wait for it, wait for it, wait for -

G G G

wait for it, wait for it, wait for -

F F F

wait for it, wait for it, wait for -

C

wait.

F G C

it will certainly come and will not delay.

F G C

it will certainly come and will not delay.

Musical Interlude

Am Am Am

wait for it, wait for it, wait for -

G G G

wait for it, wait for it, wait for -

F F F

wait for it, wait for it, wait for -

C

wait.

Am Am Am

wait for it, wait for it, wait for -

G G G

wait for it, wait for it, wait for -

F F F

wait for it, wait for it, wait for -

C

wait.

F G C

it will certainly come and will not delay.

F G C

it will certainly come and will not delay.

The Woes

Am Em D E

See… See… See… See...

Am Am

“See, the enemy is puffed up;

Am F

his desires are not upright---

C G Am

but the righteous man will live by his faithfulness---

Am Am

See the enemy is puffed up

Am F

indeed, betrayed by wine

C G Am

he is arrogant and never at rest.

F C

Because he is as greedy as the grave

G Am

and like death is never satisfied,

F C E E

he gathers to himself all the nations

F C

Because he is as greedy as the grave

G Am

and like death is never satisfied,

F C E E

he takes captive all the peoples.

F C G Am

Will not all of them taunt him with ridicule and

E E E E

scorn, saying,

Am Am

Woe to him who piles up stolen goods

(Woe to him who piles up sto-

-len goods)

Am Am

and makes himself wealthy by extortion!

(How long must this go on?)

G Am

Will not your creditors suddenly arise?

(Will they not wake up and make you

tremble?)

Will they not wake up and make you

tremble?

G Am

(Then you will become their pre-ey.)

Am Am

Because you have plundered many nations,

(You have shed human blood)

G Am

the peoples who are left will plunder you.

(you have destroyed lands and cities

and everyone in- side them)

You have destroyed lands and cities

G. Am

and everyone inside them.

F C G Am

Will not all the world taunt you with ridicule and

F C G Am

Will not all the world taunt you with ridicule and

F C G Am

Will not all the world taunt you with ridicule and

E E E E

Scorn, saying:

Am

Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain,

Woe to him who builds his house by unjust

gain,

Am

setting his nest on high

(to escape ruin!)

G Am

You have plotted the ruin of many peoples,

(shaming your own house and

forfeiting your life.)

The stones of the wall will cry out,

(The stones of the wall will cry out)

G. Am

beams of woodwork echo it.

(beams of woodwork echo it.)

F C G Am

Will not all the world taunt you with ridicule and

F C G Am

Will not all the world taunt you with ridicule and

F C G Am

Will not all the world taunt you with ridicule and

E E E E

Scorn, saying:

Am

Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed

(Woe to him who builds a city with

bloodshed)

Am

and establishes a town by injustice!

(by injustice!)

G Am

Has not the Lord Almighty determined

(that the people's labour is only fuel for the fire,

and the nations strain themselves in vain)

That the people's labour is only fuel for the fire

G. Am

and the nations strain themselves in vain?

The nations strain themselves in vain.

The Earth will be Filled

(Sung as a round with chords: F C G C)

For the earth will be filled, the earth will be filled

With the know-ledge, with the know-ledge For the earth will be filled, the earth will be filled

Of the glory of the Lord, the glory of the Lord With the knowledge, with the knowledge

As the wa-ters cover the sea Of the glory of the Lord, the glory of the Lord

As the wa-ters cover the sea

The Woes - Reprise

Am Am

Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors,

(Woe to him who gives drink to his

neighbors)

Am

pouring it from the wineskin

(till they are drunk)

G Am

so that he can gaze on their naked flesh!

(You'll have shame instead of glory)

You'll have shame instead of -

Now it is your turn!

G Am

Drink and be exposed!

Am

The cup from the Lord's right hand is coming

(coming round to you,)

G Am

and disgrace will cover your glory up.

(Overwhelmed by what you've done

the vi -o- lence to Le- ba- non and destruction of animals)

Overwhelmed by what you’ve done the vi-o-lence to Lebanon

G Am

And destruction of animals.

F C G Am

Will not all the world taunt you with ridicule and

F C G Am

Will not all the world taunt you with ridicule and

F C G Am Am

Will not all the world taunt you with ridicule and scorn.

F C

Of what value is an idol

G Am

carved by a craftsman?

F C E

Or an image that teaches lies?

F C

For the one who makes it

G Am

trusts in his own creation;

F C E

he makes idols that say nothing.

F C G Am

Woe to him who says to wood, 'Come to life!' Or to lifeless

F C G Am

stone, 'Wake up!' Can it give guidance? It is covered up with

F C E Am

gold and silver; it is covered with gold

F G Am

it has no breath, it's made of stone.

(It’s made of stone!)

G Am

The Lord is in his holy temple;

G Am

Let all earth be silent - oh

G Am

The Lord is in his holy temple;

G Am

Let all earth be silent - oh

G Am

The Lord is in his holy temple;

G Am Am

Let all earth be silent before him.

He Marches On Forever

F G C C

I stand in awe of your deeds, Lord.

F G C C

Lord, I have heard of your fame;

F G Am G F

in our time make your dee-eeds known;

F G C

Repeat them in our day,

F G C C

in wrath remember mercy.

F G Am Am

Lord, I have heard of your fame;

F G Am G F

in our time make your dee-eeds known;

F G C

Repeat them in our day,

G Am

God came from Teman,

G C F Am G

the Holy One from Mount Paran.

G Am

His glory covered the heavens

G C F Am G

and his praise filled all the earth.

Am E F C

His splendor was like the sunrise;

Am E

rays flashed from his hand,

F C

where his power hides...

G Am

Plague went before him;

G C F Am G

And pestilence followed in his steps.

G Am

I saw Midian's dwellings

G C F Am G

In anguish and, Cushan in distress

Am E

He stood, and shook

F C

the earth; he looked,

Am

and made the nations tremble

E

The ancient mountains crumbled

F C

The age-old hills collapsed---

F G C

But he marches on forever.

F G Am

Yes he marches on forever.

F G

Oh he marches on

Am G F

Yes he marches on

F G C

he marches on forever.

G Am

Were you angry with rivers,

G C F Am G

Lord? Was your wrath against the streams?

Am

when you rode all your horses

G C F Am G

and your chariots to victory,

Am E F C

Did you rage against the sea?

Am

You uncovered your bow,

E

you called for many arrows

F C

You split the earth with streams.

G Am

Mountains saw him and writhed.

G C F Am G

Torrents of water swept by;

Am Am

the ocean deep roared

G C F Am G

and lifted its mighty waves on high.

Am E

He stood, and shook

F C

the earth; he looked,

Am

and made the nations tremble.

E

The ancient mountains crumbled

F C

The age-old hills collapsed---

F G C

But he marches on forever.

F G Am

Yes he marches on forever.

F G

Oh he marches on

Am G F

Yes he marches on

F G C

he marches on forever.

F G C C

Sun and moon stood still in the heavens

F G C C

at the glint of your flying arrows,

F G Am G F

at the lightning of your flashing spear

F G C

As through the earth you strode.

F G C C

And in anger you threshed the nations.

F G Am Am

You came out to save your anointed one

F G

To deliver your people

Am G F

And to crush

F G C

the leader of the land of wickedness,

G Am

Stripped him head to foot,

G C F Am G

you pierced his head with his own spear.

Am

when his warriors stormed out

G C F Am G

to scatter us, gloating about to devour

Am E F C

the wretched who were in hi-iding.

Am

You trampled sea with horses,

E

You churned up the great waters.

F C

And still you're marching on

F G C

Cuz he marches on forever.

F G Am

Yes he marches on forever.

F G

Oh he marches on

Am G F

Yes he marches on

F G C

he marches on forever.

Wait for it - Fig Tree

C F C

I heard and my heart began to pound,

(my lips quivered at the sound;)

C F G

And decay crept into my bones,

(and my legs trembled. Yet I will)

Am Am Am

wait for it, wait for it, wait for -

G G G

wait for it, wait for it, wait for -

F F F

wait for it, wait for it, wait for -

C

wait.

Am Am Am

wait for it, wait for it, wait for -

G G G

wait for it, wait for it, wait for -

F F F

wait for it, wait for it, wait for -

C

wait.

F G E Am

I will patiently wait for the day of calamity to come

F G C

upon the nation that's invading us. ...

Am Am Am

wait for it, wait for it, wait for -

G G G

wait for it, wait for it, wait for -

F F F

wait for it, wait for it, wait for -

C

wait.

Am Am Am

wait for it, wait for it, wait for -

G G G

wait for it, wait for it, wait for -

F F F

wait for it, wait for it, wait for -

C

wait.

F G E Am

I will patiently wait for the day of calamity to come

F G C

upon the nation that's invading us!

C F

Though the fig tree does not bud

G G

and there are no grapes on the vines,

C F

though the olive crop fails

G G

and the fields produce no food,

C E

though there are no sheep in the pen

Am F

and no cattle in the stalls,

C G C C

yet I will rejoice in the Lord,

G G C C

I will be joyful in God my Savior.

F F C C

I will rejoice in the Lord

G G C Am

I will be joyful in God my Savior.

F G C C

I will rejoice in the Lord

F G C C

The Sovereign Lord is my strength; (woah-oah-oah)

F G C C

he makes my feet like

F G E Am

the feet of a deer, he enables me to tread

F G C C

on the heights.

G G C C

I will be joyful in God my Savior.

F F C C

I will rejoice in the Lord

G G C Am

I will be joyful in God my Savior.

F G C C

I will rejoice in the Lord.

G G C C

I will be joyful in God my Savior.

F F C C

I will rejoice in the Lord

G G C Am

I will be joyful in God my Savior.

F G

I will rejoice

F G

Oh I will rejoice

F G

Oh I will rejoice

C

In the Lord!

F C

Amen