Lift Your Voice

 
Intro
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Verse 1
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 Blessed are you, weary sinner, the one whose hope is gone
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 Blessed are all of the broken, God can hear your song

Chorus 1
          A                                  G  D
Lift your voice,  lift your voice  lift your voice
          A                                  G  D
Lift your voice,  lift your voice  lift your voice

Interlude 1
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Verse 2
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 We are blind to injustice
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We don't see the part that we play
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 We've grown numb with our privilege
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We pass by pain everyday

Chorus 2
         A                              G  D
Open our eyes,  open our eyes  open our eyes
         A                              G  D
Open our eyes,  open our eyes  open our eyes

Verse 3
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 God sends rain on the righteous
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The common, the rich, and the poor
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 Trinity dancing through darkness
      G D
God's love gives hope evermore

[Chorus 1]

Interlude 2
Bm   F#m   Bm   E7 G#   G     A       D   [to  ]

Interlude 3
           [ , BPM 61]
D   Gmaj7   D   Gmaj7    [back to 6 8 , BPM 184]

Verse 4
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 Welcome all to the table, every man, woman and child
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 Come and feast with thanksgiving, we come and reconcile

Chorus 3
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Open our hearts,  open our hearts  open our hearts
         A                                  G  D 
Open our hearts,  open our hearts  open our hearts

Ending
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