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IN THE STYLE OF
GORDON JENSEN

KEY OF (G) TIME 3'49
RAIN WAS
POURING DOWN

THE ROOF BEGAN
T0 LEAK
SO I CALLED
THE CARPENTER
WHOSE SHOP
WAS UP THE STREET
l BEGGED HIM TO
COME QUICKLY
HE PROMISED

THAT HE WOULD
IT WASN'T LONG
'TIL I HEARD A KNOCK
AND ON MY

FRONT PORCH
HE STOUD
VVISDDM IN HIS EYES
AND A TOOLBOX
IN HIS HAND
I TOLD HIM I WAS
DESPERATE
HE SEEMED
TO UNDERSTAND
I DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT WAS IN STORE
ON THAT DARK
AND RAINY DAY
WHEN THE
CARPENTER CAME
I ASKED HIM
TO COME IN

HE SET HIS TOOLS
DOWN ON THE FLOOR
HE SEEMED TO KNOW
HIS WAY AROUND
LIKED HE'D SEEN
THE PLACE BEFORE
RIGHT AWAY
HE WENT TO WORK
HE KNEW

JUST WHAT TO DO
IN NO TIME FLAT
HE FIXED THE ROOF
AND I THOUGHT
THAT HE WAS
THROUGH
BUT THEN HE
TORE DOWN
ONE WHOLE WALL

DIDN'T ASK ME
IF HE COULD
AT FIRST
I WAS FURIOUS
THEN I SAW

THE ROTTEN WOOD
HE TOLD ME NOT
TO WORRY
THAT HE'D BUILD IT

BACK ANEW
HE SAID THAT IT MIGHT
TAKE SOME TIME
BUT HE'D STAY
TO SEE IT THROUGH
WITH 'LMSDOM
IN HIS EYES

AND A TOOL BOX
IN HIS HAND
I THOUGHT HE'D COME
JUST TO
PATCH THINGS UP
BUT HE HAD
BIGGER PLANS
AFTER ALL
HES DONE FOR ME
I WON'T FORGET
THE DAY
WHEN THE
CARPENTER CAME
HE'S STILL AT WORK
TODAY

HE SAYS
THAT HE WONT STOP
TILL THIS HOUSE
IS PERFECT
FROM THE BOTTOM

TO THE TOP
I'VE LEARNED THAT I
CAN TRUST HIM
SO I'LL WAIT PATIENTLY
AND IF IT TAKES FOREVER
WELL THAT'S ALRIGHT
WITH ME
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I THOUGHT HE'D COME
JUST TO PATCH
THINGS UP
BUT HE HAD
BIGGER PLANS
AFTER ALL
HE'S DONE FOR ME
I WON'T FORGET THE DAY
WHEN THE
CARPENTER CAME
WHEN THE
CARPENTER CAME
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Title
When The Carpenter Came
Artist
Gordon Jensen
Brand
Chart Buster
Codes
CB70007-14 CBG70007-14
Genres
ccm, christian country, southern gospel