Hear Our Prayer

Intro
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Verse 1
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Systems of oppression, fueled by hate
Bm           G              A
Held up by a lie we can't escape
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Humanity, a history of tragedy
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Does it have to be the future of us all?

Chorus
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Hear our prayer, hear Your people
         A                      Bm        D
Turn our hearts to You, make us whole again
         A                 Em Bm
Hear our prayer, hear Your people
         A                      D
Turn our hearts to You, make us one

Interlude 1
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Verse 2
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Violence, power, struggle fear and shame
Bm             G             A
Will the story always be the same?
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Can we ever be the people we are meant to be?
        A                           Bm
Does it have to be the future of us all?

[Chorus]

Interlude 2
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Em   Bm     A   D   F#m     Bm   G   A     D   G/A    

Bridge
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Open our hearts so love can start to heal the pain
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Open our hearts so love can start to heal the pain
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Love shall overcome, love shall overcome
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Love shall overcome, love shall overcome
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Love shall overcome, love shall overcome
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Love shall overcome, love shall overcome

Ending
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O my God, what have we done? What have we become?
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These seeds were sown, they were sown in ages past
          Em
Now we're reaping them in full
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How   can we  fix   this?     Learn from our mistakes
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How   can we  fix   this?     Or is the mess too great?