The Promise

{name: Verse 1} G C G A hand of fear gripped the crowd, that day at Jairus' home D G When the doctor shook his head and said she's gone G You could feel that mother's heart break C G You could hear them cry and mourn D G Their little girl was only twelve years old G Somewhere in the distance C G Outlined against the sun D G There came a Man on a mission from the throne G They said "look somebody's coming" C G But what they did not know D G It was their Promise coming down that dusty road {name: Chorus} G There's a Promise coming down that dusty road D From His holy hand healing virtue flows G He's got the keys to what you need C G Death and hell He will defeat D G There's a Promise coming down that dusty road {name: Verse 2} G#m The wonder turned to mocking C# G#m When Jesus did speak D# G#m 'Cause He said your daughter's not dead She's just asleep G#m Then He turned to the unbelievers C# G#m And He told them all "go home" G#m D# G#m They heard Him say "Leave Me and death alone." G#m And then He laid His hand upon the child C# G# And He looked death right in the eye G# He said, "All power in Heaven D# and earth it belongs to me" G# And with a voice that sounds like thunder C# G# He hurled death asunder D# C# He said "my child rise and be healed" {name: Chorus} G There's a Promise coming down that dusty road D From His holy hand healing virtue flows G He's got the keys to what you need C G Death and hell He will defeat D G There's a Promise coming down that dusty road