Tom: G
G C
What a beautiful thought I am thinking
C D G
Concerning a great speckled bird
G C
Remember her name is recorded
C D G
On the pages of God's Holy Word.
[Verse 2]
G C
All the other birds are flocking 'round her
C D G
And she is despised by the squad
G C
But the great speckled bird in the Bible
C D G
Is one with the great church of God.
[Verse 3]
G C
All the other churches are against her
C D G
They envy her glory and fame
G C
They hate her because she is chosen
C D G
And has not denied Jesus' name.
[Verse 4]
G C
Desiring to lower her standard
C D G
They watch every move that she makes
G C
They long to find fault with her teachings
C D G
But really they find no mistake.
[Verse 5]
G C
She is spreading her wings for a journey
C D G
She's going to leave by and by
G C
When the trumpet shall sound in the morning
C D G
She'll rise and go up in the sky.
[Verse 6]
G C
In the presence of all her despisers
C D G
With a song never uttered before
G C
She will rise and be gone in a moment
C D G
Till the great tribulation is o'er.
[Verse 7]
G C
I am glad I have learned of her meekness
C D G
I am proud that my name is on her book
G C
For I want to be one never fearing
C D G
The face of my Savior to look.
[Verse 8}
G C
When He cometh descending from heaven
C D G
On the cloud that He writes in His Word
G C
I'll be joyfully carried to meet Him
C D G
On the wings of that great speckled bird.
Note. Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys
Capitol Records - J-LZC-11
Verses 3, 5, and 6 not on original recording.
