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{Intro}
Em7 D5
Em D G/B Cadd2
{Verse 1}
G D/G C/G G
Who can sound the depths of sor - row
Em D C
In the Father heart of God
D/C G/B
For the children we've rejected
A9 Am7 D
For the lives so deeply scarred?
G D/G C/G G
And each light that we've extin - guished
Em D C A#dim
Has brought darkness to our land
G Dsus4 D G
Upon our nation, have mer - cy, Lord
{Verse 2}
G D/G C/G G
We have scorned the truth You gave us
Em D C
We have bowed to other lords
D/C G/B
We have sacrificed the children
A9 Am7 D
On the altars of our gods
G D/G C/G G
O let truth again shine on us
Em D C A#dim
Let Your holy fear descend
G Dsus4 D G
Upon our nation, have mer - cy, Lord
{Interlude 1}
Em D G/B Cadd2
{Verse 3}
G D/G C/G G
Who can stand before Your an - ger?
Em D C
Who can face Your piercing eyes?
D/C G/B
For You love the weak and helpless
A9 Am7 D
And You hear the victims' cries
G D/G C/G G
Yes, You are a God of jus - tice
Em D C A#dim
And Your judgement surely comes
G Dsus4 D G
Upon our nation, have mer - cy, Lord
{Interlude 2}
Em D G/B C
C D D Em D
{Verse 4}
G D/G C/G G
Who will stand against the vio - lence?
Em D C
Who will comfort those who mourn?
D/C G/B
In an age of cruel rejection
A9 Am7 D
Who will build for love a home?
G D/G C/G G
Come and shake us into ac - tion
Em D C A#dim
Come and melt our hearts of stone
G Dsus4 D C
Upon Your people, have mer - cy, Lord
{Verse 5}
A E/A D/A A
Who can sound the depths of mer - cy
F#m E D
In the Father heart of God?
E/D A/C#
For there is a Man of sorrows
B9 Bm7 E
Who for sinners shed His blood
A E/A D/A A
He can heal the wounds of na - tions
F#m E D Cdim
He can wash the guilty clean
A F A
Because of Jesus, because of Jesus
Esus4 E A
Have mer - cy Lord
{Ending}
F#m E A/C# D
D E E F#m
F#m E A/C# D