O Brother Be Faithful Chords & Lyrics - Misc Praise Songs

[VERSE 1]
O[G] brother be faithful! soon J[C]esus will[G] come,
For [C]whom we have w[Bm]aited so lo[D7]ng;
O, s[G]oon we shall enter our g[C]lorious home,
And [G]join in the c[C]onq[D7]ueror’s son[G]g.
O b[D7]rother be faithful! for why s[G]hould we prove
Unfaithful to Him who had sh[D7]own
Such [G]deep, such unbounded and[C] infinite lo[G]ve
Who died to redee[C]m [D7]us His ow[G]n.

[VERSE 2]
O [G]brother be faithful! the ci[C]ty of gol[G]d,
Pr[C]epared for the g[Bm]ood and the bl[D7]est,
Is[G] waiting its portals of pe[C]arl to unfold,
An[G]d welcome thee[C] i[D7]nto thy re[G]st.
Th[D7]en, brother be faithful! not l[G]ong shall we stay
In weariness here, and for[D7]lorn,
Tim[G]e’s dark night of sorrow is[C] wearing aw[G]ay,
We haste to the g[C]lo[D7]rious mor[G]n.

[VERSE 3]
O[G] brother be faithful! He s[C]oon will de[G]scend,
Cr[C]eation’s om[Bm]nipotent Ki[D7]ng,
Wh[G]ile legions of angels His c[C]hariot attend,
An[G]d palm wreaths, of[C] v[D7]ictory br[G]ing.
O[D7] brother be faithful! and so[G]on shalt thou hear
They Savior pronounce the glad [D7]word,
We[G]ll done, faithful servant, they [C]title is c[G]lear,
To enter the jo[C]y o[D7]f thy Lo[G]rd.

[VERSE 4]
O[G] brother be faithful! ete[C]rnity’s y[G]ears
S[C]hall tell for thy[Bm] faithfulne[D7]ss now,
Wh[G]en bright smiles of gladness shall[C] scatter thy tears,
A[G] coronet gleam[C] o[D7]n thy b[G]row.
O[D7] brother be faithful! the [G]promise is sure,
That waits for the faithful and t[D7]ried;
To[G] reign with the ransomed, [C]immortal and p[G]ure,
And ever wit[C]h [D7]Jesus ab[G]ide.