Intro: CFCAmGCFCFC
When at first I came into this land
AmGF
In the highlands I did dwell
CFC
Where ancient winged masters taught
AmGFC
The depths of wisdom's well
FC
Emmanuel, he walked with me
AmGF
And secrets he did share
CFC
The order of the swirling stars
AmGFC
The laws of earth and air
AmC
The golden pipes of heaven
EmF
He entrusted in my care
CGCF
And I sang of the mercy of
GC
Emmanuel
FC
In time I went a-wandering
AmGF
Into the world of man
CFC
And though I knew the sacred songs
AmGFC
My separate dreams began
AmC
And when I thought the pipes were mine
EmF
My eyes grew blind as well
CGCF
My soul from heights of heaven fell
GC
Emmanuel
Am
Slumbering, sleeping
Slipping through seasons of silent night
F
The servant, the snake
The soldier, a storm
DmEmA poet, a mother
FA child stillborn
FGA rock, a star
AmA drunk in a bar
How many more times, dancing the skin dance
Sorting the systems of violence, romance
F
Sobbing the sorrow, walking the wheel
Em
Hiding the horror, fighting the feel
FGAm
Pushing the wheel, like a rock up a hill
G
Until, until, until
CFC
I’m drawn so slowly step by step
AmGF
Out of this darkened place
CFC
So unaccustomed to the light
AmGFC
So wary of its grace
AmC
Oh, how I long to hear the pipes
EmF
I held before I fell
CGCF
And sing the ancient songs of love
GC
Emmanuel
CHOIR Interlude:
GCGFC
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
FC
From out of dreams awakening
AmGF
It seems ten thousand years
CFC
Since I beheld my true love's face
AmGFC
And cried these cleansing tears
AmC
The songs returning one by one
EmF
Out of my memory's well
CGCF
How can I lay them at your feet
GC
Emmanuel?
CGC
Can I lay them at your feet
FGFC
Emmanuel?
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.