The Lighthouse
Written by Ronnie Hinson (1970)
Performed by The Hinsons
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Intro:
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Verse 1:
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There's a lighthouse on the hillside
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That overlooks life's sea
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When I'm tossed it sends out a light
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That I might see
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And the light that shines in darkness now
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Will safely lead us o’er
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If it wasn't for that old lighthouse
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My ship would sail no more
Verse 2:
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Now everybody that lives around us
C G D
Says tear that lighthouse down
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For the big ships don’t sail this way anymore
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No use of it standing ‘round
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But then my mind goes back to that stormy night
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When just in time I saw the light
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Yeah the light from that old lighthouse
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Standing on the hill
Chorus 1:
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And I thank God for the Lighthouse
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I owe my life to Him
G D/F# Em
For Jesus is The Lighthouse
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And from the rocks of sin
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He has shown the light around me
C G D
That I can clearly see
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If it wasn't for that old Lighthouse
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Where would this ship be
Chorus 2:
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And I thank God for The Lighthouse
C G D
I owe my life to Him
G D/F# Em
For Jesus is The Lighthouse
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And from the rocks of sin
G G7
He has shown His light around me
C Cm
That I might clearly see
G D/F# Em
If it wasn't for that old Lighthouse
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Where would this ship be
G D/F# Em
If it wasn't for that old Lighthouse
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Tell me where would this ship be