When the House Is Dark
Track 9
Am They threw him in the pit C Bm7b5 But God was not surprised E7 They sold him down to Egypt, Am7 but heaven never closed its eyes. Do not curse the valley, Bm7b5 Dm6 do not call the darkness Lord. E7 The road that feels like exile, Am7 may be mercy moving forward. Am Bm7b5 E7 Am Keep your hands clean when the house E7 is dark. Am F E7 Honor comes from God when you guard Am your heart Am Temptation came in secret with a E7 whisper and a door But Joseph fled the garment and Am Am7 chose the Holy Lord You may lose your coat for righteousness E7 Dm You may pay for telling truth Am But better chains with conscience B7 E7 Am Than a palace far from you E7 Keep your hands clean Am Bm7 E7 When the house is dark Am E7 Honor comes from God F7 E7 Am When you guard your heart Am E7 guitar solo Am6 The prison could not bury what the E E7 Lord had placed inside. The cupbearer forgot him, Am but God remembered time. A7 Do not mistake delay for the absence Dm of his hand. Am The Lord can make a dungeon, B E7 Am the road to save a land. E Am Bm7 Keep your hands clean when the house E7 Am Bm7b5 Am F is dark Honor comes from God when E7 you guard your heart Dm Am Dreams may sleep for many years Dm Faith may wait behind the bars E But the God who sees in secret still knows the name of stars. E7 E Am E7 Keep your hands clean when the house Am is dark. F Am Honor comes from God when you guard E7 Em your heart. E7 Keep your hands clean Am E7 Am When the house is dark Honor comes from God F E7 Eaug When you guard your heart E7 Am From the pit to Pharaoh’s hall Bm7b5 Am From the chains to saving grain Bm7b5 Am F God was riding mercy E7 Am B7 Through the years of pain