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Good and Faithful Servant
Based on Matthew 25:23 Andrew Everson
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* 1. Take the gift of faith to the one who’s ev - er doubt - ing.
2. Take the gift of hope to the one who’s most de - spair - ing.
3. Take the gift of love to the one who least de - serves it.
4. Take these gifts be - cause you, by Je - sus, have been pur - chased.
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1. Then our faith as - sured will shine in heav - en - ly light.
2. Hope will then e - merge ful - filled in heav - en on high.
3. Christ, who loved us first, will make the heav - ens a - new.
4. Then will life e - ter - nal dawn that heav - en - ly
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© 2009, Andrew Everson. Published by OCP, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213. All rights reserved.
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Good and Faithful Servant
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GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT
Andrew Everson
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1. Take the gift of faith to the one who’s ev - er doubt - ing.
2. Take the gift of hope to the one who’s most de - spair - ing.
3. Take the gift of love to the one who least de - serves it.
4. Take these gifts be - cause you, by Je - sus, have been pur - chased.
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1. Be the one who brave - ly breaks the dark of night.
2. Be the one who o - pens up the wea - ry eye.
3. Be the bear - er of that grace he gave to you.
4. Be the one who does, don’t wait for those in pow’r.
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Then
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Christ,
Then
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our faith as - sured
will then e - merge
who loved us first,
will life e - ter -
ie
to hear the words: “Well done,
will
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shine in
ful - filled in
will
nal
make the
dawn that
good and faith- ful ser - vant;”
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heav - en - ly
heav - en on
light.
high.
heav - ens a - new.
heav - en - ly hour.
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Text: Based on Matthew 25:23; Andrew Everson. Text and music © 2009, Andrew Everson.
Published by OCP, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213. All rights reserved.
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