Key: C
Introduction:
C Em
In the hills and in the val-leys,
F G4 G
In the country and the towns,
C Em
The old folks and the young ones
F G4 G
wondered what was coming down.
Am D7 C F
A man who knew the heart of God came from beyond the sea.
Dm F C Ab Bb C
Could it be he was the one who came to set the people free?
F C Ab Bb C
Could it be he was the one who came to set the people free?
C Am F G
Amen! Come the Lord into our midst,
C Am F G
Songs of life, springing from his lips.
Am F
And all who heard the words he spoke
C F
Laid them up in their hearts.
Fm C
And believed in him whom He had sent.
verse 2
C Em
The mothers and the fa-thers,
F G4 G
Their daughters and their sons
C Em
All somewhere deep inside their hearts
F G4 G
Were waiting for the one
Am D7 C F
The one who knew the heart of God, the One whose eyes could see.
Dm F C Ab Bb C
Could it be he was the one who came to set the people free?
F C Ab Bb C
Could it be he was the one who came to set the people free?
C Am F G
Amen! Come the Lord into our midst,
C Am F G
Songs of life, springing from his lips.
Am F
And all who heard the words he spoke
C F
Laid them up in their hearts.
Fm C
And believed in him whom He had sent.
verse 3
C Em
In the world of flesh and the world of soul,
F G4 G
All creatures heard the news.
C Em
The one who taught the way of life
F G4 G
Was good and clean and true
Am D7 C F
The one who knew the heart of God, the one whose eyes could see.
Dm F C Ab Bb C
Could it be he was the one who came to set the people free?
F C Ab Bb C
Could it be he was the one who came to set the people free?
C Am F G
Amen! Come the Lord into our midst,
C Am F G
Songs of life, springing from his lips.
Am F
And all who heard the words he spoke
C F
Laid them up in their hearts.
Fm C
And believed in him whom He had sent.
C Am F G
Amen! Come the Lord into our midst,
C Am F G
Songs of life, springing from his lips.
Am F
And all who heard the words he spoke
C F
Laid them up in their hearts.
Fm C
And believed in him whom He had sent.
Fm C
And believed in him whom He had sent.