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Hope Wait Stay: Psalms for Resistance and Renewal

by Richard Bruxvoort Colligan

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G C Em D Your strength is in me, your strength is in me G C Em D My heart is a highway, my heart is a highway G C Em D Your strength is in me, your strength is in me G C F C Am My heart is a highway, my heart is a highway G C Em D Your joy is in me, your joy is in me G C Em D My heart is a highway, my heart is a highway G C Em D Your joy is in me, your joy is in me G C F C Am My heart is a highway, my heart is a highway G C Em D Your faith is in me, your faith is in me G C Em D My heart is a highway, my heart is a highway G C Em D Your faith is in me, your faith is in me G C F C Am My heart is a highway, my heart is a highway
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C G/B Am Am/G F Am G Refrain: I put my life in your hands Your good, strong hands C G/B Am Am/G F Am G You've got us all in your hands Your good, strong hands F Am G Your good, strong hands Am C Verse 1: I run to you to hide Don't let me down Dm Am G I'm counting on you now Am C Lean down and pick me up Be a cliff I can hide beneath Dm Am G Be a castle to which I can retreat. Refrain Am C Verse 2: My castle and my cliff Keeping me now Dm Am G Lead me in your renown Am C Lean down and rescue me Break me out of this trap I'm in Dm Am G Be my strength on which I can depend Refrain Am C Verse 2: My future's in your hands You're never late Dm Am G Please save me from this hate Am C Shine down your face on me Your loving will never end Dm Am G You have helped me oh time and time again. Refrain
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Am Em Am Em F Dm G Chorus: Joyous light is a planted seed hidden deep, hidden deep Am Em Am Em F Dm G Am Joyous light is a planted seed hidden deep, hidden deep E F C Verse 1: Thick thunderclouds and lightning Tremble and be glad E F C The mountains all are melting Tremble and be glad F E7 Tremble and be glad Chorus E F C Verse 2: Expose the hate and terror Keep the children safe E F C Make change to fight despair and Keep the children safe F E7 Keep the children safe Chorus E F C Verse 3: The people work for justice Love is breaking through E F C The world cannot wait for this Love is breaking through F E7 Love is breaking through Chorus
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D D A G Quicken me, quicken me with your love Bm D A G Quicken me, quicken me with your love D A Em G Listening carefully, learning D A Em D/F# G A Ripening slowly, turning holy
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Bm Em G F# Verse 1: Life, you're nowhere to be found, but I wait for you Bm Em G F# Life, you're quiet as a mouse, but I wait for you Bm G Em A F# Refrain: But I wait for you But I wait for you Bm G Em A F# But I wait for you But I wait for you Bm Em G F# Verse 2: Life, it's closing in on me, but I hope in you Bm Em G F# Life, ignore this dying tree, but I hope in you Refrain Bm Em G F# Verse 3: Life, there's no light in my eyes, but I trust in you. Bm Em G F# Life, no prayer for you but sighs, but I trust in you Refrain
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E Verse 1: Some wandered lost in the desert, A fainting from hunger and thirst C#m They say God filled them with good things A B when they were expecting the worst A B They were expecting the worst A B E C#m Refrain: And they sang of an ever-present love, ever-present love Oh A B E C#m And they sang of an ever-present love, ever-present love Oh E A Verse 2: Some suffered long years in prison, A punished for breaking God's word C#m They say God broke them out to give them A B a new life as free as a bird A B New life as free as a bird Refrain E Verse 3: Some foolish ones made themselves sick A Cried out with a pitiful sound C#m They say God reached out and healed them A B and turned their lives around A B Turned their lives around Refrain E Verse 4: Some went to sea and lost courage, A facing the swell of the foam C#m They say God made the storms whisper A B and led those sailors home A B Led those sailors home Refrain E Verse 5: From lands east, west and northward A Some from the sea to the south C#m They say God gathered the helpless, A B did wonders for them all A B Wonders for them all Refrain
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Gm D Refrain: Let our hearts rejoice as we seek, as we seek (Hallelujah) Gm D Let our hearts rejoice as we seek, as we seek (Hallelujah) Verse 1: Gm F Oh, give thanks to our covenant God Call on the sacred name Dm D Eb F Recount to the world all that God has done Refrain Verse 2: Gm F Oh sing praise to our covenant God Revel in the sacred name Dm D Eb F We search for the Living One with ev'ry breath Refrain Verse 3: Gm F Oh, remember the miracles Holy words of justice clear Dm D Eb F Remember, you seeds of Abraham and Jacob. Refrain Verse 4: Gm F Hear! This God is our covenant God Justice ripples through the earth Dm D Eb F 'Twas God's word to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob Refrain Verse 5: Gm F Now this pact is with Israel Generations deep and wide Dm D Eb F The promise of God for love and for a homeland Refrain
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D F#m Bm D7 G Em D Refrain: May your love be upon us We hope in you D F#m Bm D7 G Em D May your love be upon us We hope in you A Bm G Em Bm A What nation's heart is fashioned by God? The heritage of justice A Bm Em A What nation's heart is fashioned by God? Refrain A Bm G Em Bm A They know their life comes never from power, from warriors and armies A Bm Em A They know their life comes never from power. Refrain A Bm G Em Bm A Are we the ones whose compass is love? with reverence for the holy A Bm Em A Are we the ones whose compass is love? Refrain A Bm G Em Bm A Is not our life dependent on God? Our hearts are ever joyful A Bm Em A Is not our life dependent on God? Refrain A Bm G Em Bm A Our nation's heart is longing for truth We're trusting in your presence A Bm Em A Our nation's heart is longing for truth Refrain
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A D E A A D E A Refrain: Show me the path of life and I will walk with you A D E A A D E A Show me the path of life and I will walk with you C G Verse 1: Look up ahead, the way of fullness Am F G My heart is glad to be in your holy presence Refrain C G Verse 2: You are my God, my soul rejoices Am F G We move in awe to be in your holy presence Refrain
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B F#m A C#m Refrain: We cry out You hear our prayer B F#m A C#m B F#m We cry out We know you hear We cry out… B Bm7 G Verse 1: For mercy, for I am all alone, B Bm7 G So hear me, I will not be ignored. Em G D A G F# When my spirit is fainting, answer me now, answer me now. Refrain B Bm7 G Verse 2: For good land to build on, live and thrive, B Bm7 G So guide me to find a place that's mine. Em G D A G F# When my spirit is exiled, you bring me home, you bring me home. Refrain B Bm7 G Verse 3: For help now! My life's in dire straits B Bm7 G So answer! before it gets too late. Em G D A G F# When my spirit is dry dust, you love my life, you love my life. Refrain
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Em G D Am Em G D V1: Over the waters, the voice of glory thunders, shaking the Am wilderness Em G D Am Em G D Over the waters, the voice of glory thunders, shaking the wilderness Am D G D C D G D C D Refrain: We cry, "Glory, glory! Glory to you in the storm!” D G D C D Bm C We cry, "Glory, glory! Glory to you in the storm!” Em G D Am Em G D Am V2: We come to worship with all our senses open, creation testifies Em G D Am Em G D We come to worship with all our senses open, creation testifies Refrain Em G D Am Em G D V3: Holy forever, you give to all your people blessings of strength and Am peace Em G D Am Em G D Holy forever, you give to all your people blessings of strength and peace. Refrain
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D D/C# Bm Bm/A Hallelujah, Hallelujah G D/F# Asus4 A G Not to us but to the Holy One we sing our song D D/C# Bm Bm/A Hallelujah, Hallelujah G D/F# Asus4 A G A Not to us but to the Holy One to which we belong D D/C# Bm Bm/A We give glory, we give glory G D/F# Asus4 A G Not to us but to the Holy One we sing our song D D/C# Bm Bm/A We give glory, we give glory G D/F# Asus4 A G A Not to us but to the Holy One to which we belong D D/C# Bm Bm/A We give our trust, we give our trust G D/F# Asus4 A G Not to us but to the Holy One we sing our song D D/C# Bm Bm/A We give our trust, we give our trust G D/F# Asus4 A G A Not to us but to the Holy One to which we belong
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C Am Dm7 F G Refrain: If only we would listen right now C Am Bb F If only we would listen right now Em Am F V1 Oh, come let us sing to our covnnt God! Let us make a joyful noise! Em Am Hear us giving thanks in the presence of God! F Gsus4 G F C/E Let us raise a joyful shout to the rock of life! Let us raise a joyful shout Gsus4 G to the rock of life! Refrain Em Am F V2 Our God is a king over all other gods In his hands are the depths of the earth Em Am The oceans are his and the strength of the hills F Gsus4 G F C/E Gsus4 All this was formed by his royal hands All this was formed by his royal G hands Refrain Em Am F V3 Oh come, let us worship our covenant God! Let us kneel and bow down to our maker Em Am Oh, we are God's people, the sheep of his hand F Gsus4 G F C/E Gsus4 We are the flock of the shepherd king We are the flock of the shepherd G king Refrain Em Am F V4 Oh, people of God, do not harden your hearts as your ancestors did in the wilderness Em Am We are distracted, forgetful and proud F Gsus4 G F C/E Gsus4 G Our hearts are prone to wander Our hearts are prone to wander Refrain
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Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am Gm Refrain: Yachal, Yachal We wait and hope Yachal, Yachal We stay Dm Am Dm Am Yachal, Yachal We trust your love Bb Gm Dm Am Dm Am Lai-dai-dai Dai-dai-dai-dai-dai Dai-dai-dai-dai-dai Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am Verse 1: Rebuilding from the ruins Gathering the beloved scattered Bb Gm Lai-dai-dai Dai-dai-dai Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am Dm Healing all the broken hearts Counting the stars, naming Am each one Bb Gm Bb A Lai-dai-dai-dai-dai Dai-dai-dai Lai-dai-dai-dai-dai Dai-dai-dai Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am Verse 2: Sustaining all the needy Throwing evil to the ground Bb Gm Lai-dai-dai Dai-dai-dai Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am Dm Sending gracious rain to the fields Feeding the bear and the Am raven when they cry Bb Gm Bb A Lai-dai-dai-dai-dai Dai-dai-dai Lai-dai-dai-dai-dai Dai-dai-dai Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am Dm Verse 3: It’s not the strength of horses Not the speed of the graceful Am athlete Bb Gm Lai-dai-dai Dai-dai-dai Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am It's the life lived in awe. It's the life lived in awe Bb Gm Bb A Lai-dai-dai-dai-dai Dai-dai-dai Lai-dai-dai-dai-dai Dai-dai-dai
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D D/B C G C Evening and morning and at noon will I pray D D/B C G C Evening and morning cry aloud D D/B C G C Evening and morning and at noon will I pray D D/B C G C Evening and morning cry aloud D Fmaj7 G A And Beloved will hear my voice D Fmaj7 G A And Beloved will hear my voice
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C G/B Am Am/G F Dm7 G Verse 1: Pure justice kissing peace: Oh finally harmony. C G/B Am Am/G F Dm7 G Sky reaches, touching ground: Oh all things in unity. F G C G/B Am Am/G Refrain: Heaven and earth will meet and marry, F G C C7 Heaven and earth together. Oh-oh F G C G/B Am Am/G Heaven and earth will meet and marry, F G C Heaven and earth together. C G/B Am Am/G F Dm7 G Verse 2: Pure gdness pours like rain: Oh faithfulness sprouts & thrives. C G/B Am Am/G F Dm7 G Revive the people's joy: Oh healing for every tribe. Refrain C G/B Am Am/G F Dm7 G Verse 3: All things in harmony: Oh sky reaches, touching ground. C G/B Am Am/G F Dm7 G Wherever there are two Oh may only love be done. Refrain
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D Bm G D/F# Em7 v1 From the womb of the dawn comes the morning dew, comes the D/F# G morning dew. D Bm G D/F# Em7 On the day they are called rise your faithful youth, rise your faithful D/F# Asus4 A youth. D/F# G D/F# Em7 Refrain: Raise your heads, raise your heads D/F# G D/F# Asus4 A Raise your heads, raise your heads D Bm G D/F# Em7 v2 Coming home from the war kneels the winning king, kneels the D/F# G winning king. D Bm G D/F# Em7 See his face as he moves drinking from the stream, drinking from the D/F# Asus4 A stream. Refrain D Bm G D/F# Em7 v3 When the smoke all has cleared and the battle's done, and the D/F# G battle's done D Bm G D/F# Em7 D/F# Asus4 A When the cost has been dear for the justice won, for the justice won Refrain

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