Verse 1
E2 B F# E2
Looking out from His throne the Father of light and of men
B F# E2
Chose to make Himself known and show us the way back to Him
G#m7 F# C#m
Speaking wisdom and truth into the hearts of peasants and Kings
E2 G#m7
He began to unveil the Word
F# E
That would change the course of all things
E F#
With eyes wide open all would see
Chorus
G#m B6 B F#
The Word is alive and it cuts like a sword through the darkness
F#sus F# G#m7 E B
With a message of life to the hopeless and afraid
E F#sus
Breathing life into all who believe
B/D# G#m B F#
The Word is alive and the world and its glories will
G#m F# E
But His truth it will not pass away
B E F# F#sus
It remains yesterday and forever the same the Word is alive
G#m G#sus G#m B2 F# F#sus F# F#sus F#
Verse 2
E2 B F# E2
Simple strokes on a page eternity's secrets revealed
B F# E2
Carried on from age to age it speaks truth to us even still
G#m7
And as the rain falls from heaven
F# C#m
Feeds the earth before it returns
E2 G#m7
Lord, let Your Word fall on us
F# E
And bring forth the fruit You deserve
F#
With eyes wide open let us see
Interlude
E F# G#m7 F#/A# G#m7 B C#m7 F#/A# B D#m7 B/D# E C#m7 F# D#m7
Ending
F# E F#sus G#m B
The Word is alive
E F#sus G#m B E
His Word is alive
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