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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Verse 1:
G D G C
An angel from on high
C D G C G D
The long, long silence broke;
G D G C
Descending from the sky,
Am C D
These gracious words he spoke:
G C G D
Lo! in Cumorah’s lonely hill
G C G D
A sacred record lies concealed.
G C G D G D
Lo! in Cumorah’s lonely hill
D G C D G
A sacred record lies concealed.
Verse 2:
G D G C
Sealed by Moroni’s hand,
C D G C G D
It has for a-ges lain
G D G C
To wait the Lord’s command,
Am C D
From dust to speak again.
G C G D
It shall again to light come forth
G C G D
To usher in Christ’s reign on earth.
G C G D G D
It shall a-gain to light come forth
D G C D G
To usher in Christ’s reign on earth.
Verse 3:
G D G C
It speaks of Joseph’s seed
C D G C G D
And makes the remnant known
G D G C
Of nations long since dead,
Am C D
Who once had dwelt alone.
G C G D
The fulness of the gospel, too,
G C G D
Its pages will reveal to view.
G C G D G D
The fulness of the gospel, too,
D G C D G
Its pages will reveal to view.
Verse 4:
G D G C
The time is now fulfilled,
C D G C G D
The long-expected day;
G D G C
Let earth obedience yield
Am C D
And darkness flee away.
G C G D
Remove the seals; be wide unfurled
G C G D
Its light and glory to the world.
G C G D G D
Remove the seals; be wide unfurled
D G C D G
Its light and glory to the world.
Verse 5:
G D G C
Lo! Israel filled with joy
C D G C G D
Shall now be gathered home,
G D G C
Their wealth and means employ
Am C D
To build Jerusalem,
G C G D
While Zion shall arise and shine
G C G D
And fill the earth with truth divine.
G C G D G D
While Zion shall arise and shine
D G C D G
And fill the earth with truth divine.
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Last Updated: August 17, 2020