{Intro 4 bars}
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{Verse 1}
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Beauty for brokenness, hope for despair
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Lord, in Your suffering world this is our prayer
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Bread for the children, justice, joy, peace
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Sunrise to sunset, Your kingdom increase
{Verse 2}
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Shelter for fragile lives, cures for their ills
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Work for the craftsmen, trade for their skills
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Land for the dispossessed, rights for the weak
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Voices to plead the cause of those who can't speak
{Chorus}
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God of the poor, friend of the weak
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Give us compassion we pray
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Melt our cold hearts, let tears fall like rain
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Come, change our love from a spark to a flame
{Verse 3}
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Refuge from cruel wars, havens from fear
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Cities for sanctuary, freedoms to share
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Peace to the killingfields, scorched earth to green
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Christ for the bitterness, His cross for the pain
{Verse 4}
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Rest for the ravaged earth, oceans and streams
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Plundered and poisoned our future, our dreams
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Lord, end our madness, carelessness, greed
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Make us content with the things that we need
[Repeat Chorus]
{Verse 5}
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Lighten our darkness, breathe on this flame
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Until Your justice burns brightly again
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Until the nations learn of Your ways
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Seek Your sal - vation and bring You their praise
[Repeat Chorus]