She Came With The Spices chords by Songs Of Praise

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Verse 1:

G
She came with the spices
C             D
To thy tomb O Lord,
D7
Knowing not that Thou
G                   Em
Above the earth had soared.
    G
She came void of all hope;
    Am
She came expecting death;
   Am               G
Forgetting the Life-Giver
    D             G
Who is the living breath.

Verse 2:
   G
In trials and tribulations,
   C             D
Do we not do the same:
D7
Looking at our errors,
G                 Em
Despairing in our blame?
    G
How often do we wallow,
 Am
Abandoning all hope –
   Am            G
As though on our own –
     D               G
With burden we could cope.



Verse 3:
   G
If Peter lost all hope when
    C                D
Our Lord exposed his sin,
D7
Luke would not record
    G                       Em
The three thousand he would win.
G
If Paul considered nothing
    Am
But his murderous past,
      Am           G
Would his inspired letters
   D               G
To this generation last?



Verse 4:
G
Moses’ life was evil,
      C             D
Every sin he did commit,
D7
But from this desert bandit,
  G                Em
A shining lamp was lit.
   G
If Mary, Egypt’s harlot,
    Am
Had not tried to win his grace,
Am                  G
Would she now be in heaven –
      D                G
Would she have won the race?


Verse 5:
    G
Our Lord set an example,
   C                 D
Compelled, we do the same:
D7
Fight, strive, persevere and
   G             Em
On us will be no blame.
   G
If our loving Saviour
    Am
Had not endured all pain,
      Am                G
Would Redemption and Salvation
D           G
Ever be our gain?



Verse 6:
  G
I come now with hope
   C          D
To Thy Tomb O Lord,
D7
Knowing that in Truth,
G                    Em
Above the earth Thou soared,
  G
I come now with joy,
  Am
I come expecting life;
Am                   G
Knowing that through Thee
  D              C
I can endure all strife.