âSilver and Goldâ Key of
Intro (Recorded) - repeated during reading into - Intro (Live) ---- 4 Times
Verse 1
Charlie stood at the back of the Salvation Army line
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where heâd go each Saturday for food.
Some call him hopeless, but he was only homeless, and he tried to do his best to
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make it through.
They would gather round the fire from of the trashcan in the wintertime,
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and listen to the stories he would share.
He would tell them âbout a Savior and a place that he called Heaven,
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and a mansion that was waiting for him there.
They would all ask him why he lived such a life,
and they wondered how heâd make it.
But, heâd just smile and say, âOne day I met Jesus Christ, and He gives me strength
to take it.â
Chorus
Silver and gold have I none. But Iâve got all I need and thatâs Godâs only Son.
I have for-giveness for all of my sin, a peace and joy that will never end.
( )
Heâs building me a home where milk and honey flow.
â into intro â--- 4 Times
So for right now I can live without silver and gold.
Verse 2
All the homeless people gathered at the Salvation Army line
( )
one Saturday but Charlie didnât show.
The police department found him by a dumpster in an alley
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and they buried him discretely as John Doe.
No attendance at his funeral and no family there to say good-bye.
( )
No one even knew that he was dead.
They never noticed he was missing and though theyâve forgotten Charlie.
They still remember all the things he said.
Chorus
Bridge
They would all ask him why he lived such a life.
It was more than they could imagine.
But heâd just smile and say,
âOne day Iâll see Jesus Christ and Iâll trade this cardboard box for a mansion.â
Chorus
Silver and gold have I none. But Iâve got all I need and thatâs Godâs only Son.
I have for-giveness for all of my sin, a peace and joy that will never end.
( )
Heâs building me a home where milk and honey flow.
So for right now I can live without
Chorus (Repeated for recorded version)
Silver and gold have I none. But Iâve got all I need and thatâs Godâs only Son.
I have for-giveness for all of my sin, a peace and joy that will never end.
( )
Heâs building me a home where milk and honey flow.
So for right now I can live without....
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Chorus (Live)
Silver and gold have I none. But Iâve got all I need and thatâs Godâs only Son.
I have for-giveness for all of my sin, a peace and joy that will never end.
( )
Heâs building me a home where milk and honey flow.
â into intro â--- 4 Times
So for right now I can live without silver and gold
© 1996 Words and Music by:
Jason Milligan
