For Such a Time as This

Words and Music by Shawn Stephens

© 2002 HIM Music

Key: G/A

Verse I:

         G                          G/E

Sometimes it’s just so easy

            D/C             C        A^m

To get wrapped up in our lives

                  D     B/D^#               E^m

We’re too busy looking in the mirror

      C/A                D

To even look outside

                C                       D/C

But I can hear desperate voices

              G/D       B⁷/D^#     E^m

Crying “Is there hope for me?”

        C/A               G/B

And we have the answer

      A⁷/C^#                 D^sus4   D⁷

To help that one go free

Chorus:

G                            E^m                        A^m7  A^m

For such a time as this, we’re in the kingdom

                 C^maj7/D       D⁷     A^m                      G        D/F^#

We’re not here by accident; this was God’s intent

      E^m                        E^m/D                   C^maj7              A^m

To spread the gospel to the world and for Him to be spent

                    A^m G/B   G/D G/D         D⁷                    G

And there’s no grea - ter  time than such a time as this

Verse II:

G                             G/E

Now is the time for us to rise

        D/C           C       A^m

And say “Lord, I will go”

        D        B/D^#       E^m

And be the one who takes a step

     C/A                    D

Of faith against the flow

       C                        D/C

The world is waiting on the church

     G/D       B⁷/D^#      E^m

To be what it should be

      C/A                      G/B

To shine the light of Jesus

A⁷/C^#         D^sus4   D⁷

Lord, send me

Bridge:

C²                  D                     E^m

Why can’t we lend a helping hand?

C²              D            D/B                E^sus4    E

This is our purpose, this is God’s plan

Chorus and ending:

A                            F^#m                      B^m7  B^m

For such a time as this, we’re in the kingdom

                 D^maj7/D      E⁷      B^m                       A        E/G^#

We’re not here by accident; this was God’s intent

     F^#m                       F^#m/E                  D^maj7              B^m

To spread the gospel to the world and for Him to be spent

                    B^m A/C^#  B^m/D A/E         E⁷                     A

And there’s no grea - ter     time than such a time as this

Ending:

                     B^m              F^#m

(And there’s no greater time)

                    B^m A/C^#   B^m/D A/E

And there’s no great - er     time

         E^sus4  E            A     A/C^#

Than such a time (as this)

       D                 E⁷    A

For such a time    as this