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BEFORE THE THRONE OF GOD ABOVE

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INTRO 3/4 |: Am | Em | F | F :| Am | Em | F | G/B
| F/A | F/A | F | F2 | C | C | C | C

C
VERSE1 Before the throne of God above
C Em
I have a strong and perfect plea
F Am
A great High Priest whose name is love
F C
Who ever lives and pleads for me
F Em
My name is graven on His hands
Dm/C Am/C
My name is written on His heart
F Am
I know that while in heav’n He stands
Dm/F Am
No tongue can bid me thence depart
G7sus F/C | Cmaj7 | F/C | C
No tongue can bid me thence depart

C F/C C
VERSE 2 When Satan tempts me to despair
C
And tells me of the guilt within
C
Upward I look and see Him there
Dm/C C
Who made an end of all my sin

Words by Charitie Less Bancroft, alt. words and music by Vikki Cook.
© 1997 Sovereign Grace Worship (ASCAP). Sovereign Grace Music, a division of Sovereign Grace Ministries.
From Upward: The Bob Kauflin Hymns Project.
All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Administration by Integrity Music.
 Before the Throne of God Above, p. 2 of 2

F G
Because the sinless Savior died
F Am
My sinful soul is counted free
Dm Am
For God, the Just, is satisfied
F Am
To look on Him and pardon me
Gsus (to bridge)
To look on Him and pardon me

BRIDGE F | F2 | G2 | G F2/A | F | C/F | C2 | G/C |

F | C/F | F/Bb | G/A | C/D | C/E | F2 | F2

D Em/D D
VERSE 3 Behold Him there! The risen Lamb
G/D D Bm A
My perfect, spotless, Righteousness
D/F# G A Bm
The Great unchangeable I AM
F#m G G/A D
The King of Glory and of Grace
G/D Bm/D A/D
One with Himself I cannot die
F#m/D G/D F#m/D G2
My soul is purchased by His blood
Em7 Bm7
My life is hid with Christ on high
Cmaj9 G2
With Christ my Savior and my God
Em D
With Christ my Savior and my God

Words by Charitie Less Bancroft, alt. words and music by Vikki Cook.
© 1997 Sovereign Grace Worship (ASCAP). Sovereign Grace Music, a division of Sovereign Grace Ministries.
From Upward: The Bob Kauflin Hymns Project.
All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Administration by Integrity Music.