City

of God
3/4, not 6/4

    
                
V1 E F♯m7/E B /E E Esus2

 1.A


wake from your slum ber! A rise from your sleep!

         
          
8 E F♯m7/E B /E B E A/E E Esus2

     B /E
A new day is dawn ing for all those who weep.

                  
18 E F♯m7/E E Esus2

        

    
The people in dark ness have seen a great light.

                  
 
26 E F♯m7/E B /E E A/E E Esus2

The Lord of our long ing has con quered the night.

              
        
35 E R A B E Esus2 E F♯m B E Esus2
Refrain

 Let us


build the ci ty of God. May our tears be turned in to dan cing!

                   

43 E A B E Esus2 E F♯m B E


For the Lord, our light and our love, has turned the night in to day!

     
    
F♯m7 B /E B E A/E E Esus2

    
52


Instrumental


     
       
V2

          
58 E F♯m7/E B /E E Esus2

 2.We are sons of the mor ning; we are daugh ters of day.
      
                
66 E F♯m7/E B /E B E A/E E Esus2

The one who has loved us has brigh tened our way.

  
               
76 E F♯m7/E B /E E Esus2

The Lord of all kind ness has called us to be

 
                
  
84 E F♯m7/E B /E B E A/E E Esus2

a light for his peo ple to set their hearts free.

            
        
93 E R A B E Esus2 E F♯m B E Esus2
Refrain

 Let us build the ci ty of God. May our tears be turned in to dan cing!

            
        
101 E A B E Esus2 E F♯m B E

For the Lord, our light and our love, has turned the night in to day!


     
    
F♯m7 B /E B E A/E E Esus2

    
110


Instrumental

 
                 
116
V3 G♯7 C♯m F♯m B

        
 


     
3.God is light; in him there is no dark ness. Let us

                   

124 E E /D♯ C♯m C♯m7/B A F♯m B7sus4 B7

         

 
walk in his light, his chil dren, one and all.

2
    
               
134 E F♯m7/E B /E E Esus2

     
 O com

  
fort my peo ple; make gen tle your words.

              
142 E F♯m7/E B /E B E A/E E Esus2


Pro claim to my ci ty the day of her birth.

            
        
151 E R A B E Esus2 E F♯m B E Esus2
Refrain

  
 Let us

   
build the ci ty of God. May our tears be turned in to dan cing!

              
159 E A B E Esus2 E F♯m B E


For the Lord, our light and our love, has turned the night in to day!

     
    
F♯m7 B /E B E A/E E Esus2

    
168


Instrumental

 
                 
174
V4 E F♯m7/E B /E E Esus2

  
 4.O

  
ci ty of glad ness, now lift up your voice!

              
  
182 E F♯m7/E B /E B E A/E E Esus2

Pro claim the good ti dings that all may re joice!


                   

191 E R A B E Esus2 E F♯m B E Esus2
Refrain


 
 Let us

    
build the ci ty of God. May our tears be turned in to dan cing!

                 
199 E A B E Esus2 E F♯m B E

For the Lord, our light and our love, has turned the night in to day!