Nothing New I Under the Sun

Title: "Nothing New I Under the Sun"
Inspired by Ecclesiastes 1:9

"What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun."

This verse encapsulates one of the central themes of Ecclesiastes, highlighting the cyclical nature of life and the repetition of events throughout history.

Lyrics:
[Verse 1]
(G) What has been will (D) be once more,
(C) Oh, the world keeps (G) spinning 'round,
(Em) From the rivers to the (C) shore,
(G) There's nothing new to (D) be found.

[Chorus]
(G) Nothing new under the (D) sun, (Oh, no)
(C) What's been done is (G) what will come,
(Em) Echoes of the (C) past we run,
(G) In this race we’re all (D) one.
(Background vocals: There's nothing new, oh, nothing new)

[Verse 2]
(G) The sun rises, (D) then it sets,
(C) We're chasing after (G) wind,
(Em) All our toils and (C) all our debts,
(G) From where we start to (D) where we end.

[Chorus]
(G) Nothing new under the (D) sun, (Tell me)
(C) What's been said is (G) what's been spun,
(Em) Wisdom sought since (C) time begun,
(G) In this web we are all (D) spun.
(Background vocals: Spun around, we're spun around)

[Bridge]
(Em) But in this cycle, there’s a hope, (C) a light,
(G) Through the ages, love's (D) our guide,
(Em) Not in the fleeting, but the (C) eternal scope,
(G) In this truth, our fears (D) subside.
(Background vocals: Hope in the cycle, hope in the cycle)

[Verse 3]
(G) Generations (D) come and go,
(C) Each with stories (G) to unfold,
(Em) Yet in our hearts, (C) we know,
(G) The truth that's always (D) been told.

[Chorus]
(G) Nothing new under the (D) sun, (Yet we sing)
(C) What will be has (G) once begun,
(Em) In our songs, the (C) past is sung,
(G) Under heaven, we're all (D) one.
(Background vocals: We're one, under the sun)

[Outro]
(G) So sing with me, (D) this timeless tune,
(C) Beneath the sun, (G) beneath the moon,
(Em) Life's a circle, (C) but we're not doomed,
(G) For in Christ, there’s (D) always room.
(Background vocals: Room for hope, under the sun)

(G) There's nothing new under the (D) sun.

Note: In this song, the strophic form is used where each verse follows the same music, but with different lyrics, fitting both the folk and gospel genre with a message of continuity and hope.