Few Be the Lovers chords by John Michael Talbot

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Verse 1
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The empty canvas wait
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s before the painter.
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It waits to be the painting it must be.
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Unto this end it's rightfully been created
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To reflect rightfully what the painter sees
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I must wonder what his eyes
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are now beholding
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As they surely turn their gaze to behold me
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As my lips so often speak
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the name of Jesus,
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Will the canvas hold His
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image within me?
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For many will flee,
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join at the Lord's table
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And beckon there to feast or to dine
And few among us
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will still be found faithful
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When we are beckoned to drink
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the chalice of His wine.
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But in this painting,
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few will be the lovers of the cross.
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Yet many here still seek to be exalted,
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And many here still seek to be found first.
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And many here still seek a
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consolation
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Demanding blessings
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when deserving the curse
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Who will remain
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when asked to cry in tribulation?
Who will remain
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when asked to hunger in the fast?
Who will remain
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when asked to die to save another?
Who will be first
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when asked to be rewarded last?
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So is n't this the passion of His glory
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Isn't this the paradox of shame
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Isn't this the beauty of His eating
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Isn't this the power of His name
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Few will be the lovers
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within this painting.
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Few will be the lovers of His cross.
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And few will be the lovers
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within this painting.
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Few will be the lovers of