Tom: Am
C F G C F G
[Verse 1]
C G C7 F
Beauty for brokenness, hope for despair,
Dm7 G Em7 Am D G
Lord, end the suffering , this is our prayer,
E Am F C
Bread for the children, justice, joy, peace,
C7 F Dm7 G C F G7
Sunrise to sunset, Your kingdon increase!
[Verse 2]
C G C7 F
Shelter for fragile lives, cures for their ills,
Dm7 G Em7 Am7 D G
Work for the craftsmen, trade for their skills,
E Am F C
Land for the dispossessed, rights for the weak,
C7 F Dm7 G C
Voices to plead the cause of those who can't speak.
[Chorus]
G7 C E7 Am
God of the poor, friend of the weak,
F Dm7 G
Give us compassion we pray,
G7 C E7 Am
Melt our cold hearts, let tears fall like rain,
F Dm7 F G C
Come, change our love from a spark to a flame.
[Verse 3]
C G C F
Refuge from cruel wars, havens from fear,
Dm7 G Em7 Am7 D G
Cities for sanctuary, freedoms to share,
E Am7 F C
Peace to the killing fields, scorched earth to green,
C7 F Dm7 C
Christ for the bitterness, His cross for the pain
[Chorus]
G7 C E7 Am
God of the poor, friend of the weak,
F Dm7 G
Give us compassion we pray,
G7 C E7 Am
Melt our cold hearts, let tears fall like rain,
F Dm7 F G C
Come, change our love from a spark to a flame.
[Verse 4]
C G C7 F
Rest for the ravaged earth, oceans and streams,
Dm7 G Em7 Am7 D G
Plundered and poisened, our future, our dreams,
E Am F C
Lord, end our madness, carelessness, greed,
C7 F Dm7 G C
Make us content with the things that we need.
[Chorus]
G7 C E7 Am
God of the poor, friend of the weak,
F Dm7 G
Give us compassion we pray,
G7 C E7 Am
Melt our cold hearts, let tears fall like rain,
F Dm7 F G C
Come, change our love from a spark to a flame.
[Verse 5]
C G C7 F
Lighten our darkness, breathe on this flame
Dm7 G Em7 Am7 D G
Until Your justice burns brightly a - gain,
E Am F C
Until the nations learn of Your ways,
C7 F Dm7 G C
Seek Your salvation and bring You their praise.
[Chorus]
G7 C E7 Am
God of the poor, friend of the weak,
F Dm7 G
Give us compassion we pray,
G7 C E7 Am
Melt our cold hearts, let tears fall like rain,
F Dm7 F G C
Come, change our love from a spark to a flame.
[Chorus]
G7 C E7 Am
God of the poor, friend of the weak,
F Dm7 G
Give us compassion we pray,
G7 C E7 Am
Melt our cold hearts, let tears fall like rain,
F Dm7 F G C
Come, change our love from a spark to a flame.
