G In ancient times Em God built a monument C G D At the dawn of creation G He hallowed and blessed Em Those moments of rest C D That

day of complete veneration Em That pillar He made C Not of stone, but of time G The hours were sacred D The idea divine G D And the morning stars sang Em For joy they did shine C D G And shout, that first week of creation Verse 2: And lest they forget He made angels food fall Down from the sky, on all days but one And He wrote it down For the sake of us all Among the ten rules on the stone Those rules about murder And stealing, and lying Engraving with blazing finger, defying Whoever in heaven or hell should endeavor To change the commandments He wrote Chorus: D Em D C Here is the patience of the saints

G D Here are those who keep Em D A The commandments of God C D And the faith of Jesus Verse 3: Then came Gods own Son To show us the way He hallowed that same Sabbath day The pure Lamb of God As our soil He trod In Gods perfect will He did stay Til heaven and earth Shall indeed pass away Not one dot or one dash Will be changed, He did say The apostles of old Kept and honored, were told That same law that their Master obeyed Verse 4: For three hundred years After our Savior died And arose from the grave and ascended on high The Christians respected The law in the stone The one written with finger divine But then came the day Constantine was his name The emperor who over Rome did reign Tore down the old landmark The pillar of God And erected the day of the sun Chorus: Here is the patience of the saints Here are those who keep The commandments of God And the faith of Jesus Verse 5: As millennia passed The memory of Gods pillar of time Was slowly erased

By the ceaseless waves of generations Of human traditions and days But God called His people Out from among them To point to His word And light up the darkness And restore the knowledge Of His special covenant Preserved from the dawning of time Bridge: D Em D Lest you think that the crowds C D Em Cant be wrong today C G Remember the crowd C D In a land far away Em C The mob who blindly G D Rejected their King Em C And the pride of the priests G D And their deadly sting Em C G D Em As the jealous, lying accusations they bring Am F D And they murder their humble Messiah Verse 6: The beast left its mark On the pages of time Pushed a heathen day In place of the divine Thought to change times and laws The laws that Gods finger Engraved on the tables of stone Those who oppose it, it tramples and kills That city that sits on seven hills That mark it causes Small and great to receive On forehead or hand In thought or in deed

It cares not whether youre really deceived Or just afraid, and so follow its lead Chorus: Here is the patience of the saints Here are those who keep The commandments of God And the faith of Jesus Em Em C Remember (If you love Me, keep my commandments) Em Em C Remember (If you love Me, keep my commandments) G Remember