Bear and Endure
By Bonnie Lisbeth
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Were it [Am]not for the [C]cold,
[F]how would the heat of Thy [G]words prevail,
Were it [Am]not for calami[C]ty,
[F]how would the sun of Thy [G]patience shine,
La[Am]ment not be[C]cause of the wicked.
[F]Thou wert created[G] …
2x
To bear and en[Am]dure (oh whoa-[C]oh)
To bear and en[G]dure (oh whoa-[F]oh-oh)
By [Am]Thine a[C]loneness the [F]Sun of Oneness [G]shone,
and [Am]by Thy banish[C]ment the land of [F]Unity was a[G]dorned.
2x
Be [Am]patient, (be patient, be [C]patient)
O Thou [F]Exile of the [G]worlds.
2x
[Am]Bahá is drowning in a [C]sea of tribu[G]lation:
Where is the [F]Ark of Thy [Am]salvation,
O [C]Savior of the [G]worlds?
O [F]Savior of the [Am]worlds?
Based on text from Fire Tablet (Bahá’u’lláh)