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Hymn Chords

606. Once to Every Man and Nation

Added: 4 Sep 2021 | Transpose: [Down] [Up] | Capo fret: 9 | .cho file text | More Hymns | FaceBook Page

Abm     Eb E   Dbm6 Eb  Abm
Once to ev-ery man and nation,

B F# E D# G#m C#m D#7 G#m
Comes the mo-ment to de-cide,

Abm Eb Fm Dbm6 Eb Abm
In the strife of truth with falsehood,

B F# E D# G#m C#m D#7 G#m
For the good or e - vil side;

B F#sus F# G#m D#sus D#
Some great cause, God’s new Mes-si - ah,

Abm Abm7 Dbm E Abm Dbm Eb
Of-fering each the bloom or blight,

Abm Eb E Dbm6 Dbm6 Eb Abm
And the choice goes by for-ever,

B F# B E C#m D#7 G#m
‘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.