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Fadd9: xx3203
[Verse 1]
I can Csee the storm descending on the hill tonight
F2Tall trees are bending to your will tonight
Let the Am7mighty bow down
At the Gthundering sound of your F2voice
I can Chear the howling wind and feel the rain tonight
F2Every drop a prophet in your name tonight
And the Am7song that they sing
It is Gwashing me clean,
[Chorus]
But Chow long how Emlong how lF2ong until this curtain is lifted?F2  Fadd9  F2  Fadd9  
How Clong how Emlong is this the song that we sing?F2  
How Gsuslong until the reckoning?C  F2  C  F2  
[Verse 2]
And I Cknow you hear the cries of every soul tonight
F2You see the teardrops as they roll tonight
Down the Am7faces of saints
Who grow Gweary and faint in your F2fields
And the Cwicked roam the cities and the streets tonight
But F2when the God of love and thunder speaks tonight
I Am7believe You will come Your jGustice be done
[Chorus]
But Chow long how Emlong how lF2ong until this curtain is lifted?F2  Fadd9  F2  Fadd9  
How Clong how Emlong is this the song that we sing?F2  
How Gsuslong until the reckoning?
[Chorus Tag]
C/EOh the F2reckoning
[Bridge]
You are Amholiness and grace
You are Emfury and rest
You are F2anger and love
You cGurse and you bless
You are Ammighty and weak
You are G/Bsilence and song
You are Cplain as the day
But you have hF2idden your face--
For how Amlong? How Glong?
[Verse 3]
And I am sCtanding in the stillness of the reckoning
The sF2torm is past and rest is beckoning
Mighty GAmod, how I fear you
How I Glong to be near you, O F2Lord
[Final Chorus]
How Clong how Emlong how F2long until the burden is lifted?F2  Fadd9  F2  Fadd9  
How Clong how lEmong is this the song that wF2e sing?
How F2long until the reckoning?
And I Cknow I Emknow I F2know that I don't know what I'm askingF2  Fadd9  F2  Fadd9  
But I lCong I Emlong to look you full in the F2face
I am Cready for the reckoning

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The Reckoning How Long

by Andrew Peterson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Fadd9

Gsus

C/E

G/B

This chord is never highlighted so here’s the fingering

Fadd9: xx3203

[Verse 1]

I can see the storm descending on the hill tonight

Tall trees are bending to your will tonight

Am7

Let the mighty bow down

G F2

At the thundering sound of your voice

I can hear the howling wind and feel the rain tonight

Every drop a prophet in your name tonight

Am7

And the song that they sing

It is washing me clean,

[Chorus]

C Em F2 F2 Fadd9 F2 Fadd9

But how long how long how long until this curtain is lifted?

C Em F2

How long how long is this the song that we sing?

Gsus C F2 C F2

How long until the reckoning?

[Verse 2]

And I know you hear the cries of every soul tonight

You see the teardrops as they roll tonight

Am7

Down the faces of saints

G F2

Who grow weary and faint in your fields

And the wicked roam the cities and the streets tonight

But when the God of love and thunder speaks tonight

Am7 G

I believe You will come Your justice be done

[Chorus]

C Em F2 F2 Fadd9 F2 Fadd9

But how long how long how long until this curtain is lifted?

C Em F2

How long how long is this the song that we sing?

Gsus

How long until the reckoning?

[Chorus Tag]

C/E F2

Oh the reckoning

[Bridge]

You are holiness and grace

You are fury and rest

You are anger and love

You curse and you bless

You are mighty and weak

G/B

You are silence and song

You are plain as the day

But you have hidden your face--

Am G

For how long? How long?

[Verse 3]

And I am standing in the stillness of the reckoning

The storm is past and rest is beckoning

Mighty God, how I fear you

G F2

How I long to be near you, O Lord

[Final Chorus]

C Em F2 F2 Fadd9 F2 Fadd9

How long how long how long until the burden is lifted?

C Em F2

How long how long is this the song that we sing?

How long until the reckoning?

C Em F2 F2 Fadd9 F2 Fadd9

And I know I know I know that I don't know what I'm asking

C Em F2

But I long I long to look you full in the face

I am ready for the reckoning

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