Parabolē

Read along, sing along, or play along — the complete sheets below. A printable version is available as a PDF.

Lyrics

Tell me again how the Kingdom begins,
how the smallest of seeds take root.
Speak to me plainly, in language of dust,
how mercy can bloom from the soil.

Teach me the story of light in the dark,
how a treasure can wait in a field.
Open my ears to the truths You conceal,
in stories so simple, so real.

He walks where the earth is broken and dry,
speaking of roots and of rain.
The Word falls like seed on the listening heart,
and rises again and again.

The Kingdom is coming, it's here, it's at hand,
it grows in the silence of men.
The branches will stretch to the ends of the earth,
and the weary will find rest within.

Not in the thunder, not in the flame,
but here in a story's frame—
a mystery spoken in ordinary things,
that the heart may remember His name.

Parabolē—the known beside the unknown placed,
the seen and the unseen embraced.
He opens the heavens in stories of earth,
till the hidden becomes sweet to taste.

Guitar

GUITAR VERSION  (Key of G)

Shapes
G (320003)
D (xx0232)
Em (022000)
C (x32010)

Opening Prayer (Verse 1)
G – D – Em – C
G – D – C – G
Em – D – C – G
Em – D – C – D
G – D – Em – C
G

The King Is Here (Verse 2)
Em – C – G – D
Em – C – G – D
C – D – G – Em
C – D – G

Parabolē (Soft Revelation Section)
C – G – D – Em
C – G – D – G
Em – D – C – G
C – D – G

Piano

PIANO VERSION  (Key of G)

Voicings
G: G–B–D
D: D–F#–A
Em: E–G–B
C: C–E–G

Opening Prayer (Verse 1)
G – D – Em – C
G – D – C – G
Em – D – C – G
Em – D – C – D
G – D – Em – C
G

The King Is Here (Verse 2)
Em – C – G – D
Em – C – G – D
C – D – G – Em
C – D – G

Parabolē (Soft Revelation Section)
C – G – D – Em
C – G – D – G
Em – D – C – G
C – D – G

Nashville Number Chart

NASHVILLE NUMBER CHART  (Key of G)

Opening Prayer (Verse 1)
1 – 5 – 6m – 4
1 – 5 – 4 – 1
6m – 5 – 4 – 1
6m – 5 – 4 – 5
1 – 5 – 6m – 4
1

The King Is Here (Verse 2)
6m – 4 – 1 – 5
6m – 4 – 1 – 5
4 – 5 – 1 – 6m
4 – 5 – 1

Parabolē (Soft Revelation Section)
4 – 1 – 5 – 6m
4 – 1 – 5 – 1
6m – 5 – 4 – 1
4 – 5 – 1