Marty Haugen

Tree Of Life

Marty Haugen


Tom: Dm

Dm      Dm       Am7     Dm
Tree of life and awesome mystery,
        F        C        G
In your death we are re - born,
Am7        Dm     Am7    Dm
Though you die in all of history,
          F         C     G
Still you rise with every morn,
          Bb        Am7   Dm   Am7  Dm   Am7  Dm   Am7  Dm
Still you rise with every morn.


[Verse 2]
Dm        Dm      Am7     Dm
Seed that dies to rise in glory,
       F        C        G
May we see our-selves in you,
 Am7  Dm       Am7       Dm
If we learn to live your story,
       F      C      G
We may die to rise a-new,
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we may die to rise a-new.


[Verse 3]
Dm    Dm      Am7       Dm
We re-mem-ber truth one spoken,
            F          C       G
love passed on through act and word,
Am7   Dm      Am7      Dm
Every person, lost and broken
          F    C      G
Wears the body of our Lord,
          Bb   Am7    Dm   Am7  Dm   Am7  Dm   Am7  Dm
Wears the body of our Lord.


[Verse 4]
Dm     Dm     Am7    Dm
Gentle Jesus, mighty Spirit,
        F         C        G
Come in-flame our hearts a-new,
Am7    Dm       Am7    Dm
We may all your joy in-herit,
      F        C          G
If we bear the cross with you,
      Bb       Am7        Dm   Am7  Dm   Am7  Dm   Am7  D
If we bear the cross with you.


*[Verse 5]
Dm         Dm       Am7      Dm
Christ you lead and we shall follow,
          F          C         G
stumbling though our steps may be,
Am7      Dm     Am7     Dm
One with you in joy and sorrow,
       F     C       G
We the river you the sea,
       Bb    Am7     Dm   Am7  Dm   Am7  Dm   Am7  Dm
We the river you the sea.