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Intermediate
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Verse 1:
B Em
These are the days of the devil in the wilderness
A G
These are the tastes that have turned into bitterness
G Em
It’s not that we doubt that a stone can turn into bread
F# Bm
It’s just we doubt that we’re hungry at all
B Em
The serial temptations of the age are getting harder
A G
The country’s getting meaner, computers getting smarter
G Em Bm
The pains we try to numb are only getting sharper
F# Bm F#
We’re going on like nothing's the matter at all
Chorus:
F# Bm
Every valley will be lifted
F# Bm
Every mountain brought low
E D
When the reckoner comes reckoning
Gm D
Every secret will be known
F# Bm
Truly truly, I tell you truly
F# Bm
There’s an axe laid at the root
E D
Before the reckoner comes reckoning
Gm D
Repent, believe the truth
Interlude:
B Em A D
A G Em Bm F#
Verse 2:
B Em
The phone in my pocket was sold like a gain to me
A G
I’ve lost so much time and attention to technology
G Em
That sells me the lie that it knows what I really need
F# Bm
And God knows it only make me feel more alone
B Em
This is the rot and the end of civilization
A G
When the spirit is quenched by a spiritless simulation
G Em Bm
We need no other signs, no other tribulation
F#
Than this
Chorus:
F# Bm
Every valley will be lifted
F# Bm
Every mountain brought low
E D
When the reckoner comes reckoning
Gm D
Every secret will be known
F# Bm
Truly truly, I tell you truly
F# Bm
There’s an axe laid at the root
E D
Before the reckoner comes reckoning
Gm D
Repent, believe the truth
Interlude:
Bm Bm Gm D Gm D
Bridge:
F# E Bm Gm
We shall not live by bread alone
D Gm D
But by every word that comes from the mouth of God
F# Bm
Truly, truly I tell you truly
F# Bm
As you did it to one of these
E D
To least of these my brethren
Gm D
You did it unto me
F# Bm
For I was hungry, and you fed me
F# Bm
I was thirsty, you gave me drink
E D
I was a stranger, and you welcomed me
Gm D
You did it unto me
Verse 3:
B Em
Some trust in chariots, in power or politicians
A G
Some trust in the market of collective superstitions
G Em
But we trust in the name of the Lord of crucifixion
Bm
And the hope of resurrection
F#
In Jesus Christ
Song History
Published: April 5, 2025
Last Updated: September 10, 2025