INTRO/OUTRO: Em Em G D G C Em
VERSE 1:
Em G D G Em D
My soul cries out with a joyful shout that the God of my heart is great,
Em G D G C D Em
And my spirit sings of the wondrous things that you bring to the ones who wait.
G Am G Em D
You fixed your sight on the servant's plight, and my weakness you did not spurn,
Em G D Em C D Em
So from east to west shall my name be blest. Could the world be about to turn?
ANTIPHON:
G Am G Em D
My heart shall sing of the day you bring. Let the fires of your justice burn.
Em G D Em C D Em
Wipe away all the tears, For the dawn draws near, And the world is about to turn.
VERSE 2:
Em G D G Em D
Though I am small, my God, my all, you work great things in me,
Em G D G C D Em
And your mercy will last from the depths of the past to the end of the age to be.
G Am G Em D
Your very name puts the proud to shame, and to those who would for you yearn,
Em G D Em C D Em
You will show your might, put the strong to flight, for the world is about to turn.
ANTIPHON:
G Am G Em D
My heart shall sing of the day you bring. Let the fires of your justice burn.
Em G D Em C D Em
Wipe away all the tears, For the dawn draws near, And the world is about to turn.
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VERSE 3:
Em G D G Em D
From the halls of power to the fortress tower, not a stone will be left on stone.
Em G D G C D Em
Let the king beware for your justice tears ev'ry tyrant from his throne.
G Am G Em D
The hungry poor shall weep no more, for the food they can never earn;
Em G D Em C D Em
These are tables spread, ev'ry mouth be fed, for the world is about to turn.
ANTIPHON:
G Am G Em D
My heart shall sing of the day you bring. Let the fires of your justice burn.
Em G D Em C D Em
Wipe away all the tears, For the dawn draws near, And the world is about to turn.
VERSE 4:
Em G D G Em D
Though the nations rage from age to age, we remember who holds us fast:
Em G D G C D Em
God's mercy must deliver us from the conqueror's crushing grasp.
G Am G Em D
This saving word that our forebears heard is the promise which holds us bound,
Em G D Em C D Em
'Til the spear and rod can be crushed by God, who is turning the world around.
ANTIPHON X2
G Am G Em D
My heart shall sing of the day you bring. Let the fires of your justice burn.
Em G D Em C D Em
Wipe away all the tears, For the dawn draws near, And the world is about to turn.
G Am G Em D
My heart shall sing of the day you bring. Let the fires of your justice burn.
Em G D Em C D Em
Wipe away all the tears, For the dawn draws near, And the world is about to turn.