The Masters Call chords

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[C]When I was but a young man I was w[Am]ild and full of fire
A [C]youth within my teens, but fu[Am]ll of challenge and desire
I [C]ran away from home and left my m[Am]other and my dad
I [F]know it grieved them [G]so to think their [Am]only boy was bad

I [C]fell in with an outlaw band, their [Am]names were known quite well
How [C]many times we robbed and plundered, [Am]I could never tell
Thi[C]s kind of sinful living leads [Am]only to a fall
I [F]learned that much and [G]more the night I h[Am]eard my Master call

[F]One night we rustled [C]cattle, a [F]thousand head or s[C]o
And [F]started them out [C]on the trail that [Am]leads to Mexico
When a [F]norther started [G]blowing, and [C]lightning flashed [F]about
I [C]thought someone was [F]calling me, I [G]thought I heard a [C]shout

[C]Then at that moment lightning struck not [Em]twenty yards from me
And [F]left there was a giant cross where [C]once there was a tree
And [Am]this time I knew I heard a voice, [Dm]a voice so sweet and strange
A v[Em]oice that came from everywhere, a v[Am]oice that called my name

[C]So frightened I was thinking of [Am]sinful deeds I'd done
I [C]failed to see the thousand head of [Am]cattle start to run
The c[C]attle they stampeded, were [Am]running all around
My [F]pony ran but s[G]tumbled and it [Am]threw me to the ground

I [F]felt the end was [C]near, that [F]death would be the p[C]rice
When a [F]mighty bolt of [C]lightning showed the [Am]face of Jesus Christ
And I [F]cried oh Lord for[G]give me, don't l[C]et it happen n[F]ow
I [C]want to live for [F]you alone, Oh G[G]od these words I v[C]ow

My [C]wicked past unfolded, I t[Em]hought of wasted years
When an[F]other bolt of lightning killed a h[C]undred head of steers
And the o[Am]thers rushed on by me and I [Dm]was left to live
The M[Em]aster had a reason, [Am]life is his to take or give

A [C]miracle performed that night, I [Am]wasn't meant to die
The[C] dead ones formed a barricade least s[Am]ix or seven high
And [C]right behind it there was I, afr[Am]aid but safe and sound
I cr[F]ied and begged for m[G]ercy kneeling t[Am]here upon the ground

A [C]pardon I was granted, my s[Am]inful soul set free
No [C]more to fear the angry waves upon [Am]life's stormy sea
Fo[C]rgiven by the love of God, a l[Am]ove that will remain
I g[F]ave my life and s[G]oul the night the S[Am]aviour called my name...