INTRO/OUTRO: Em Em G D G C Em VERSE 1: Em G D G Em D My soul cries out with a joyful shout that the God of my heart is great, Em G D G C D Em And my spirit sings of the wondrous things that you bring to the ones who wait. G Am G Em D You fixed your sight on the servant's plight, and my weakness you did not spurn, Em G D Em C D Em So from east to west shall my name be blest. Could the world be about to turn? ANTIPHON: G Am G Em D My heart shall sing of the day you bring. Let the fires of your justice burn. Em G D Em C D Em Wipe away all the tears, For the dawn draws near, And the world is about to turn. VERSE 2: Em G D G Em D Though I am small, my God, my all, you work great things in me, Em G D G C D Em And your mercy will last from the depths of the past to the end of the age to be. G Am G Em D Your very name puts the proud to shame, and to those who would for you yearn, Em G D Em C D Em You will show your might, put the strong to flight, for the world is about to turn. ANTIPHON: G Am G Em D My heart shall sing of the day you bring. Let the fires of your justice burn. Em G D Em C D Em Wipe away all the tears, For the dawn draws near, And the world is about to turn. VERSE 3: Em G D G Em D From the halls of power to the fortress tower, not a stone will be left on stone. Em G D G C D Em Let the king beware for your justice tears ev'ry tyrant from his throne. G Am G Em D The hungry poor shall weep no more, for the food they can never earn; Em G D Em C D Em These are tables spread, ev'ry mouth be fed, for the world is about to turn. ANTIPHON: G Am G Em D My heart shall sing of the day you bring. Let the fires of your justice burn. Em G D Em C D Em Wipe away all the tears, For the dawn draws near, And the world is about to turn. VERSE 4: Em G D G Em D Though the nations rage from age to age, we remember who holds us fast: Em G D G C D Em God's mercy must deliver us from the conqueror's crushing grasp. G Am G Em D This saving word that our forebears heard is the promise which holds us bound, Em G D Em C D Em 'Til the spear and rod can be crushed by God, who is turning the world around. ANTIPHON X2 G Am G Em D My heart shall sing of the day you bring. Let the fires of your justice burn. Em G D Em C D Em Wipe away all the tears, For the dawn draws near, And the world is about to turn. G Am G Em D My heart shall sing of the day you bring. Let the fires of your justice burn. Em G D Em C D Em Wipe away all the tears, For the dawn draws near, And the world is about to turn.
