I first heard the guitar riff on the chorus when I was in college. I'm not positive which
album it was on, but I think it was on a Phil Keaggy album. One of the reasons I think it
was Phil Keaggy is that the original riff was in the key of D and he has a very high
voice. I moved the riff down one string and play it in the key of A. I have been playing
the riff for years but one day the chorus came to me. It took me several months to write
the verses.

LORD OF THE SUN
by James E. Nelson

Lord of the sun and the moon and the stars,
Lord of the years and weeks and the hours,
Lord of the seasons, the droughts and the showers,
Will you be Lord of my mind, will, and heart.

1. Abraham and Sarah had no child.
Though you promised them a nation would be their heritage.
Your foolish promise unto them
Seemed cruel and empty as the wind
Yet they believed in you.

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2. Believing you, old Abraham 
sought to make the promise come true
Through ways that had a prayer of actually happening.
But you said, "No," to every one.
Your plan of long ago would run it's course.
Your Word would remain true.

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3. And finally Sarah had a child of laughter
That fulfilled your promise made to them so long ago.
Yes, in that child the nations swirled
That you had said would change the world some day.
And your promise was true.

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