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Minor Prophets Jazz Sessions

Haggai

Track 10

Cm7    A#        D        D7 Haggai speaks to returned exiles Gm                      Dm They came back home but stopped the work D#             F The temple lay open Dm               Gm The Lord’s house waited Cm But their own houses             F Looked just fine Cm They said     F            Cm7 The time has not come F Interesting timing A# God’s house could wait D7 But comfort could not Gm Ceilings were finished Cm         F Priorities were not A# God told them D Consider your ways Gm You sow much Dm But harvest little D# You earn wages F Then lose them fast Dm7                    Gm Like money placed in a bag with holes C7                  F This is not ancient only Gm                       D7 We do the same, we build careers Gm                 Fm We build homes, we build platforms D# We build plans, Cm        Cm7      Fm   F7 then give God what time remains Gm     D#           F Haggai is not about hating comfort, Dm          Gm it is about ordering love. Cm7                F  A# God is not honored by leftovers. C                 D Delayed obedience can sound reasonable Gm         A# Especially when we call it C7            F Not the right season          A# Then the people listens, D7 irrevable listen Gm Joshua listened Fm7 A#7            D# The remnant feared the Lord         F     A# And God said, I am with you Cm7 That was the turning point F Not more excuses Gm  Cm     Cm7 Not better timing F Obedience F#        G#             C# The later glory would be greater     A#m The nations would shake D#m7            C# The desired one would come Cm7           F7                A#m Haggai points beyond stones and walls G#      F#        F God was preparing Messiah’s house D#     A# Haggai teaches clearly D Check your priorities Gm            A# Consider your ways D#                   A# Do not decorate your own ceiling Cm    F                D# While God’s work stays unfinished A#          Cm The Lord is patient     Gm But he is not fooled Cm Put first F7   A# What belongs first     D Not leftovers Gm Not someday D#        Cm       F7       A#   D# Not after comfort, consider your way