Eliza Gilkyson - Emmanuel INTRO: C F C Am G C F C

When at first I came i^Fnto this ^Cland In the ^Amhighlands ^GI did ^Fdwell Where ^Cancient winged ^Fmasters ^Ctaught The ^Amdepths of ^Gwisdom's ^Fwell ^C

Emmanuel, he ^Fwalked with m^Ce And ^Amsecrets ^Ghe did ^Fshare The ^Corder of the ^Fswirling ^Cstars The ^Amlaws of ^Gearth and ^Fair ^C

The ^Amgolden pipes of ^Cheaven He en^Emtrusted in my ^Fcare And ^CI sang ^Gof the ^Cmercy ^Fof Em^Gmanu^Cel

In time I went a-^Fwanderi^Cng In^Amto the ^Gworld of ^Fman And ^Cthough I knew the ^Fsacred s^Congs My ^Amseparate ^Gdreams be^Fgan ^C

And ^Amwhen I thought the ^Cpipes were mine My ^Emeyes grew blind as ^Fwell My ^Csoul from ^Gheights of ^Cheaven ^Ffell Em^Gmanu^Cel

^AmSlumbering, sleeping Slipping through seasons of silent night The ^Fservant, the snake

The soldier, a storm

A ^Dmpoet, a ^Emmother A ^Fchild stillborn A ^Frock, a ^Gstar A ^Amdrunk in a bar

How many more times, dancing the skin dance Sorting the systems of violence, romance

^FSobbing the sorrow, walking the wheel ^EmHiding the horror, fighting the feel ^FPushing the ^Gwheel, like a ^Amrock up a hill Until, until, un^Gtil

I’^Cm drawn so slowl^Fy step by ^Cstep Out ^Amof this ^Gdarkened ^Fplace So ^Cunaccustomed ^Fto the ^Clight So ^Amwary ^Gof its ^Fgrace ^C

Oh, ^Amhow I long to ^Chear the pipes I ^Emheld before I ^Ffell And ^Csing the ^Gancient ^Csongs of ^Flove Em^Gmanu^Cel

CHOIR INTERLUDE:

Ah ah ^Gah ah ^Cah ah ah ah ^Gah ah ^Fah ^Cah

From out of dreams a^Fwaken^Cing It ^Amseems ten ^Gthousand ^Fyears Since ^CI beheld my ^Ftrue love's ^Cface And ^Amcried these ^Gcleansing ^Ftears ^C

The songs re^Amturning ^Cone by one Out ^Emof my memory's ^Fwell How ^Ccan I ^Glay them ^Cat your ^Ffeet Em^Gmanu^Cel? ^CCan I ^Glay them ^Cat your feet ^FEm^Gmanu^Fel^C?