A PURPOSE AND A PROMISE
Elton Smith and Larry Holder
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A Purpose And A Promise
Copyright © 2024 Elton Smith and Larry Holder
http://songsofpraise.org/song.php?songid=569
CCLI Number: 7245567
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(INTRODUCTION)
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(VERSE 1)
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In the
early morning
hours before I
rise
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F#m
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As the
dawn of each new
morning fills my
eyes
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You have
set a path be
fore me
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And a
home prepared in
glory
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There's a
purpose and a
promise planned for
me
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(Chorus)
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And Your
Spirit leads me
forward on the
way
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As I
seek to know You
more each passing
day
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'Till the
day I end this
journey
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And this
mortal life is
gone
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A
purpose and a
promise leads me
on
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(VERSE 2)
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In the
coolness of the
evening, the day is
done
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Though the
lights go down and
shadows block the
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I can
see the path be
fore me
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And a
home prepared in
glory
F#m
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There's a
purpose and a
promise planned for
me
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(Repeat Chorus)
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C#m
And Your
Spirit leads me
forward on the
way
F#m
B7
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E7
As I
seek to know You
more each passing
day
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'Till the
day I end this
journey
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C#m
G#m
And this
mortal life is
gone
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F#m
B7
A
purpose and a
promise leads me
on
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(Optional Solo)
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(Ending)
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There's a
purpose and a
promise planned for
me
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I a
wait the won'drous
glory we will
see
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There's a
purpose and a
promise
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purpose and a
promise
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A
purpose and a
promise planned for
me
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(Repeat and Fade)
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