REDEEM MY TIME

[INTRO - F – G – Em – F]

[F] Redeem my time [F-A-C] _ _
[G] clock can’t own me [G-B-D] _ _
[Em] Christ stepped in [E-G-B] _ _
[F] when the years got lonely [F-A-C] _ _

[F] Redeem my time [F-A-C] _ _
[G] mercy rewinds me [G-B-D] _ _
[Em] not to the past [E-G-B] _ _
[F] but the Cross behind me [F-A-C] _ _

[VERSE 1 - Dm/C – C]

[Dm/C] Lying there late with the clock face loud [D-F-A] _ _
[C] seconds hit hard when the lights go down [C-E-G] _ _
[Dm/C] mind starts running through the years I lost [D-F-A] _ _
[C] debt on the calendar, shame on the cost [C-E-G] _ _

[Dm/C] Deadlines press with a Pharaoh tone [D-F-A] _ _
[C] “make more bricks, don’t rest, don’t moan” [C-E-G] _ _
[Dm/C] inbox chains and a rented phone [D-F-A] _ _
[C] whole world shouting, “Your time’s not your own” [C-E-G] _ _

[F] Flashbacks hit from a buried place [F-A-C] _ _
[G] old regret with a familiar face [G-B-D] _ _
[Em] missed years whisper like, “you’re too late” [E-G-B] _ _
[F] but grace walks in with a different weight [F-A-C] _ _

[F] The second hand circles but it can’t save [F-A-C] _ _
[G] can’t pay guilt, can’t open graves [G-B-D] _ _
[Em] but Christ owns morning, midnight, days [E-G-B] _ _
[F] and calls lost hours out of the haze [F-A-C] _ _

[PRE-HOOK - F – G – Em – F]

[F] Time ain’t Pharaoh [F-A-C] _ _
[G] time ain’t god [G-B-D] _ _
[Em] time is a creature [E-G-B] _ _
[F] under Christ’s rod [F-A-C] _ _

[F] Years got eaten [F-A-C] _ _
[G] locusts came [G-B-D] _ _
[Em] but the Lord restores [E-G-B] _ _
[F] what the darkness claimed [F-A-C] _ _

[HOOK - G – Am7 / Fadd9 – G – C]

[G] If the years feel stolen [G-B-D] _ _
[Am7] bring them to the Son [A-C-E] _ _
[Fadd9] He can heal the broken clock [F-A-C] _ _
[G] He can name what numbness done [G-B-D] _ _
[C] Christ redeems time [C-E-G] _ _

[G] If the wait feels endless [G-B-D] _ _
[Am7] lift your eyes above [A-C-E] _ _
[Fadd9] He was buried in the dark [F-A-C] _ _
[G] third day rose in love [G-B-D] _ _
[C] Christ redeems time [C-E-G] _ _

[G] Redeem my time [G-B-D] _ _
[Am7] redeem my mind [A-C-E] _ _
[Fadd9] redeem the years [F-A-C] _ _
[G] Christ is alive [G-B-D] _ _
[C] Christ is alive [C-E-G] _ _

[VERSE 2 - Dm/C – C]

[Dm/C] Algorithms know when the fear gets loud [D-F-A] _ _
[C] sell you speed when your soul slows down [C-E-G] _ _
[Dm/C] “hurry, compare, don’t miss that wave” [D-F-A] _ _
[C] FOMO preaching from a blue-lit cave [C-E-G] _ _

[Dm/C] Scroll eats hours like a hidden tax [D-F-A] _ _
[C] yesterday gone and you can’t buy back [C-E-G] _ _
[Dm/C] screen says “now,” but it steals your now [D-F-A] _ _
[C] leaves your heart with a hollowed-out sound [C-E-G] _ _

[F] But Jesus was born in the fullness of time [F-A-C] _ _
[G] prophecy met Him line by line [G-B-D] _ _
[Em] empire clocks tried to rule His life [E-G-B] _ _
[F] but Rome’s dark hour became world light [F-A-C] _ _

[F] They set a seal on a borrowed grave [F-A-C] _ _
[G] guards watched stone till the dawn broke flame [G-B-D] _ _
[Em] third day thunder with a holy Name [E-G-B] _ _
[F] time bowed down when the Saviour came [F-A-C] _ _

[PRE-HOOK 2 - F – G – Em – F]

[F] He owns the morning [F-A-C] _ _
[G] He owns the night [G-B-D] _ _
[Em] He owns the waiting [E-G-B] _ _
[F] He owns the fight [F-A-C] _ _

[F] He owns the exile [F-A-C] _ _
[G] He owns the return [G-B-D] _ _
[Em] He owns the ashes [E-G-B] _ _
[F] where the new flames burn [F-A-C] _ _

[HOOK - G – Am7 / Fadd9 – G – C]

[G] If the years feel stolen [G-B-D] _ _
[Am7] bring them to the Son [A-C-E] _ _
[Fadd9] He can heal the broken clock [F-A-C] _ _
[G] He can name what numbness done [G-B-D] _ _
[C] Christ redeems time [C-E-G] _ _

[G] If the wait feels endless [G-B-D] _ _
[Am7] lift your eyes above [A-C-E] _ _
[Fadd9] He was buried in the dark [F-A-C] _ _
[G] third day rose in love [G-B-D] _ _
[C] Christ redeems time [C-E-G] _ _

[G] Redeem my time [G-B-D] _ _
[Am7] redeem my mind [A-C-E] _ _
[Fadd9] redeem the years [F-A-C] _ _
[G] Christ is alive [G-B-D] _ _
[C] Christ is alive [C-E-G] _ _

[BRIDGE - F – G – Em – F]

[F] Chronos can measure [F-A-C] _ _
[G] but Christ can redeem [G-B-D] _ _
[Em] clocks can accuse [E-G-B] _ _
[F] but the Cross can clean [F-A-C] _ _

[F] calendars crumble [F-A-C] _ _
[G] kingdoms expire [G-B-D] _ _
[Em] but the Ancient of Days [E-G-B] _ _
[F] walks through the fire [F-A-C] _ _

[F] He is the first [F-A-C] _ _
[G] He is the last [G-B-D] _ _
[Em] Lord over future [E-G-B] _ _
[F] Lord over past [F-A-C] _ _

[F] He will return [F-A-C] _ _
[G] at the hour God knows [G-B-D] _ _
[Em] graves will open [E-G-B] _ _
[F] and the trumpet blows [F-A-C] _ _

[BREAKDOWN - call and response]

[G] Who owns the hour? [G-B-D] _ _
[group: Jesus Christ] _ _
[Am7] Who owns the years? [A-C-E] _ _
[group: Jesus Christ] _ _
[Fadd9] Who heals delay? [F-A-C] _ _
[group: Jesus Christ] _ _
[C] Who dries tears? [C-E-G] _ _

[G] Who broke the grave? [G-B-D] _ _
[group: Jesus Christ] _ _
[Am7] Who rose on time? [A-C-E] _ _
[group: Jesus Christ] _ _
[Fadd9] Who comes again? [F-A-C] _ _
[group: Jesus Christ] _ _
[C] Who redeems mine? [C-E-G] _ _

[FINAL HOOK - G – Am7 / Fadd9 – G – C]

[G] If the years feel stolen [G-B-D] _ _
[Am7] bring them to the Son [A-C-E] _ _
[Fadd9] He can heal the broken clock [F-A-C] _ _
[G] He can name what numbness done [G-B-D] _ _
[C] Christ redeems time [C-E-G] _ _

[G] If the wait feels endless [G-B-D] _ _
[Am7] lift your eyes above [A-C-E] _ _
[Fadd9] He was buried in the dark [F-A-C] _ _
[G] third day rose in love [G-B-D] _ _
[C] Christ redeems time [C-E-G] _ _

[G] Redeem my time [G-B-D] _ _
[Am7] redeem my mind [A-C-E] _ _
[Fadd9] redeem the years [F-A-C] _ _
[G] Christ is alive [G-B-D] _ _
[C] Christ is alive [C-E-G] _ _

[OUTRO - Fadd9 – G – C]

[Fadd9] Redeem my time [F-A-C] _ _
[G] redeem my mind [G-B-D] _ _
[C] Christ is alive [C-E-G] _ _

[Fadd9] Redeem my years [F-A-C] _ _
[G] redeem my days [G-B-D] _ _
[C] Ancient of Days [C-E-G] _ _