Vision Of The Valley
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Intro
Dm C Gm Dm A Dm C Gm Dm A
[Verso 1]
Dm C
The vision came unbidden, at an unexpected pass,
Gm Dm A
Where the winds of change blew colder, whipping snow that cut like glass,
Dm C
But like an old man in regret, for foolish sins and wasted youth,
Gm A Dm
The scene that lay before me had no beauty save its truth.
Bb Dm
For the wind came down the mountains, never slow and never still,
C Dm
The sheep were scattered shepherdless, alone across the hills.
Bb Dm
They were prey to every beast that roamed and entrapped by every curse,
C A Dm
And they stumbled in their sickness, in their weakness, and their thirst.
[Verso 2]
Dm C
Below them in the valley, the polluted waters flow,
Gm Dm A
Where the shepherds that were hireling sat and argued what was owed,
Dm C
The ambitious and abusive bragged and they boasted on their might,
Gm A Dm
And their profits from the slaughter of the ones who could not fight.
Bb Dm
And the wind just kept on howling as I cried, O Lord, how long
C Dm
will your people be the victims of the ruthless, proud, and strong?
Bb Dm
And at once there came an answer, in the quiet of my soul,
C A Dm
The time has come for judgment, and to make the wounded whole.
[Verso 3]
Dm C
For my heart is still a shepherd's heart, I know each one by name,
Gm Dm A
The ragged and the beautiful, the healthy and the lame.
Dm C
And I myself will lead them out, and I'll feed them on the best,
Gm A Dm
In pastures by still waters, in a place of peace and rest.
Bb Dm
Oh, but woe unto the shepherds, who abuse my sheep and kill,
C Dm
With harshness and severity, you've bent them to your will.
Bb Dm
And today I am against you, as I take them from your hand.
C A Dm Gm Bb Dm
When the fire of judgment comes, _ the stubble will not stand.
[Ponte]
Gm Dm
And darkness filled the valley and I saw it take on form,
C Dm
Screaming winds and fire and lightning, more than any earthly storm.
Gm Dm
At last there were no survivors, and the land was cleansed and bare,
C A Dm
But the streets flowed clear and purified, _ and the grass grew green and fair.
C Gm Dm A F C Gm A
[Verso 4]
Dm C
I saw a man come walking, and his heart glowed like a flame,
Gm Dm A
All the sheep began to run to him, he called each one by name.
F C
He spoke to them in gentle words and soothed their fearful minds,
Gm A Dm
And he healed the broken hearted, and the crippled sick and blind.
Bb Dm
And many others like him, all with hearts that glowed the same,
C Dm
Before I hadn't noticed, from the farms and fields they came,
Bb C F
They weren't famous, wise or noble, but they spoke a common word,
Gm A Dm
A word the flock could recognize and follow when they heard.
[Verso 5]
Dm C
They led them in green pastures by still waters in the light,
Gm Dm A
Standing guard against the wolves and other creatures of the night.
Dm C
Going out into the mountains in the darkness and the cold,
Gm A Dm
Bringing back the lost and wounded to the safety of the fold.
Bb Dm
And the news went out around the world, in every street and town,
C Dm
That something wonderful was here, heaven had come down,
Bb C F
And millions gave their hearts in trust, who long had been betrayed.
Gm A Dm
And the bridal glass was ready, and the trumpet call was made.
Bb F
And the news went out around the world in every street and town,
C Dm
Something wonderful was here, heaven had come down,
Bb C F
Millions gave their hearts in trust, who long had been betrayed.
Gm C
And the bridal glass was ready,
Dm
and the trumpet call was made.
Outro
C Gm Dm A Dm C Gm Dm A
Dm C Gm Dm A Dm C Gm A Dm G
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