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Hymn Chords

606. Once to Every Man and Nation

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Em      B  C   Am6  B   Em
Once to ev-ery man and nation,

G D C B Em Am B7 Em
Comes the mo-ment to de-cide,

Em B C#m Am6 B Em
In the strife of truth with falsehood,

G D C B Em Am B7 Em
For the good or e - vil side;

G Dsus D Em Bsus B
Some great cause, God’s new Mes-si - ah,

Em Em7 Am C Em Am B
Of-fering each the bloom or blight,

Em B C Am6 Am6 B Em
And the choice goes by for-ever,

G D G C Am B7 Em
‘Twixt that dark-ness and that light.
[[Full Lyrics]] [Verse 1] Once to every man and nation, Comes the moment to decide, In the strife of truth with falsehood, For the good or evil side; Some great cause, God’s new Messiah, Offering each the bloom or blight, And the choice goes by forever, ‘Twixt that darkness and that light. [Verse 2] Then to side with truth is noble, When we share her wretched crust, Ere her cause bring fame and profit, And ‘tis prosperous to be just; Then it is the brave man chooses While the coward stands aside, Till the multitude make virtue Of the faith they had denied. [Verse 3] By the light of burning martyrs, Christ, Thy bleeding feet we track, Toiling up new Calvaries ever With the cross that turns not back; New occasions teach new duties, Time makes ancient good uncouth, They must upward still and onward, Who would keep abreast of truth. [Verse 4] Though the cause of evil prosper, Yet ‘tis truth alone is strong; Though her portion be the scaffold, And upon the throne be wrong; Yet that scaffold sways the future, And behind the dim unknown, Standeth God within the shadow, Keeping watch above His own.