Beauty for Brokenness

Graham Kendrick

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Voice
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Beau ty for bro ken ness, hope for de spair,
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            
Lord, in the suf fer ing this is our prayer.

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Bread for the child ren, jus tice, joy, peace,

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sun rise to sun set your king dom in crease.

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Shel ter for frag ile lives, cures for their ills,

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work for the crafts men, trade for their skills.

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Land for the dis pos sessed, rights for the weak,

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voic es to plead the cause of those who can't speak.

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 Refrain
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          
God of the poor, friend of the weak

           

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     
give us com pas sion 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.

               

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Ref uge from cru el wars, ha vens from fear,

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cit ies for sanc tu ar y free doms to share.

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Peace for the kil ling fields, scorched earth to green,

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Christ for the bit ter ness. His cross for the pain .

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Rest for the rav aged earth, o ceans and streams,

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plun dered and poi soned, our fut ure our dreams.

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Lord, end our mad ness, care less ness greed;

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make us con tent with the things that we need.

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          
God of the poor, friend of the weak

           

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give us com pas sion 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.

               

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Light en our dark ness, breathe on this flame,

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un til your jus tice burns bright ly a gain;

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un til the na tions learn of your ways,

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seek your sal va tion and bring you their praise.

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          
God of the poor, friend of the weak

           

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give us com pas sion 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.

              

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