SDA Hymnal: #467
Brian Wren (1936-?)
Peter Cutts (1937-?)
[Verse 1]
F Dm Am
Life is great! So sing about it,
F Bb F
As we can and as we should
Dm Bb Am
Shops and bus-es, towns and peo-ple,
F Bbm Em Bb F
Vil-lage, farm land, field and wood.
C Gm Bb F
Life is great and life is giv-en;
Am Bb C F
Life is love-ly, free and good.
[Verse 2]
F Dm Am
Life is great! What ever hap-pens,
F Bb F
Snow or sunshine, joy or pain,
Dm Bb Am
Hardship or disillu-sion,
F Bbm Em Bb F
Suf-fering that I can't explain
C Gm Bb F
Life is great if someone loves me,
Am Bb C F
Holds my hand and calls my name.
[Verse 3]
F Dm Am
Love is great! The love of lov-ers,
F Bb F
Whispered words and longing eyes;
Dm Bb Am
Love that gaz-es at the cra-dle
F Bbm Em Bb F
Where a child of loving lies;
C Gm Bb F
Love that last when youth has fad-ed,
Am Bb C F
Bends with age, but nev-er dies.
[Verse 4]
F Dm Am
Love is giv-ing and receiv-ing
F Bb F
Boy and girl, or friend with friend;
Dm Bb Am
Love is bear-ing and forgiv-ing
F Bbm Em Bb F
All the hurts that hate can send;
C Gm Bb F
Love's the great-est way or liv-ing,
Am Bb C F
Hoping, trust-ing to the end.
[Verse 5]
F Dm Am
God is great! In Christ He loved us,
F Bb F
As we should, but never can
Dm Bb Am
Love that suf-fered, hope and trust-ed
F Bbm Em Bb F
When dis-ciples turned and ran,
C Gm Bb F
Love that broke through death forev-er,
Am Bb C F
Praise that lov-ing, liv-ing Man!