Casting Crowns

^Em Looking out from His thr ^G one, the Father of light ^D and of me ^Am n
^Em Chose to make Himself k ^G nown and show us the w ^D ay back to Him ^Am
C Speaking wisdom and truth into the hearts of pe ^D asants and kin ^Am gs
^Em He began to unveil the W ^G ord that would chang ^D e the course of al ^Am l things
^Em With eyes wide open, all would s ^D ee
Chorus
The Word is ^Em alive
And it cuts like a sword through the dark ^D ness
With a messag ^C e of life to the ho ^G peless and afraid
Breathing ^C life into all who believe ^D
The Word is alive ^Em
And the ^G world and its glories will ^D fade
But His ^Em truth, it will ^G not pass ^C away
It r ^G emains yester ^C day and forever the ^D same
The ^Em7 Word is alive ^{D Ddim Dsus}
2nd verse
Simple strokes ^G on a page
Et ^D ernity's secrets rev ^Am ealed, carried ^C on from age to ag ^G e
It sp ^D eaks truth to us even still ^Am
An ^Em d as the rain falls from Heave ^G n, feeds the earth before it ^D returns
^Am Lord, let Your Word fall on us and bring forth the fruit You deserve
With ^Em eyes wide open, l ^D et us see
Chorus x2