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