Intro
[ s] C Db Gb Ab [126 bpm]
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Verse 1
Db
Oh God, I am furrowed like the field, torn open like the dirt
Gb/Bb Ab Db
And I know that to be healed that I must be broken first
Gb/Bb Ab Gb
I am aching for the yield that You will harvest from this hurt
Chorus 1
Ab Gb
Abide in me, let these branches bear You fruit
Ab Db
Abide in me, Lord, as I abide in You
Verse 2
Db
So I kneel at the bright edge of the garden, at the golden edge of dawn
Gb/Bb
At the glowing edge of spring
Ab/C Db
When the winter's edge is gone
Gb/Bb Ab/C Gb
And I can see the color green, I can hear the Sower's song
Chorus 2
Ab Gb
Abide in me, let these branches bear You fruit
Ab Gb/Bb
Abide in me, Lord, let Your Word take root
Ab/C Gb/Bb
Remove in me, the branch that bears no fruit
Ab/C Db [tempo change]
Move in me, Lord, as I abide in You
Bridge 1
[tempo change, 85 bpm]
Bbm Gb
As the rain and the snow fall down from the sky
Db Ab
And they don't return, but they water the earth
Bbm
And they bring forth life
Ab Gb Fm
Giving seed to the sower and bread for the hunger
Ab Bbm
So shall the Word of the Lord be with a sound like thunder
Bridge 2
Gb Db
And it will not return, it will not return void
Ab Bbm
We shall be led in peace, and go out with joy
Gb Fm
And the hills before us will raise their voices
Ab
And the trees of the field will clap their hands
Bbm
As the land rejoices
Bridge 3
Gb Db
And instead of the thorn now, the cypress towers
Ab Bbm
And instead of the brier the myrtle blooms with a thousand flowers
Gb Fm
And it will make a Name, make a Name for our God
Ab Bbm
A sign everlasting, that will never be cut off
Bridge 4
Gb Db
As the earth brings forth sprouts from the seed
Ab Bbm
What is sown in the garden grows into a mighty tree
Gb Fm
So the Lord plants justice, justice and praise
Ab Bbm
To rise before the nations, 'til the end of days
Bridge 5
Bbm Gb
As the rain and the snow fall down from the sky
Db Ab
And they don't return, but they water the earth
Bbm
And they bring forth life
Gb Db/F
Giving seed to the sower and bread for the hunger
Gb Ab Gb
So shall the Word of the Lord be with a sound like thunder
Tag
Ab Gb
And it will not return, it will not return void
Ab Gb
And it will not return, it will not return void
Ab Gb/Bb
And it will not return, it will not return void
Ab/C Db
We shall be led in peace, and go out with joy
Ending
[tempo change, original feel, 126 bpm]
Db
And the Sower leads us, and the Sower leads us
Db
And the Sower leads us