THE PROMISE
Linda Edge and Elton Smith
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The Promise
Copyright © 1997 Linda Edge and Elton Smith
http://songsofpraise.org/song.php?songid=243
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(INTRODUCTION)
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(VERSE 1)
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Good Noah built an ark to hold the animals and
men
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Two by two they came as the Lord commanded
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All the
people
laughed,
and said "
Noah's
lost his
mind"
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Be-
cause they did not listen, they would
all be left be-
hind
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(VERSE 2)
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The heavens opened wide and the rains came falling
down!
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And when the storm had ended there was a sea upon the
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An
olive
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found
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gle white
dove
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And
Noah fell to his knees and gave
praise to God a-
bove
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The animals in the ark looked out upon the
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Two by two they left as the Lord commanded
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rainbow
painted
sky
was God's
promise
to all
men
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That the
Lord would not use water to de-
stroy the world a-
gain
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rainbow
painted
sky
was God's
promise
to all
men
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E
B
E
That the
Lord would not use water to de-
stroy the world a-
gain
B
E
That the Lord would not use water to de-
stroy the world a-
gain