Gather Us In Chords by Marty Haugen

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_ _ _ _ _ Here [A] in this place [C] new [G] light is streaming [Gm] [Dm] Now is the darkness [C]
vanished [G] away
[D] See in [A] this [C] space our fears and [G] our dreamings [Gm] Brought [Dm] here to you in [C] the [D] light of this [C] day
_ [D] _ _ [A] Gather [C] us in [D] the lost and [A] forsaken Gather [C] us in the blind [A] and the lame
[D] Call to us now [C] and we shall awaken [Gm]
We shall [Dm] [C] arise at the sound [D] of our name
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We [A] are the young, [C] our lives are a [Gm] mystery We are [D] the [C] old who yearn for [G] your [D] face
We [A] have been flung [C] throughout [G] all of history [Gm] [Dm] Called to be light to [C] the whole human [D] _ [C] race
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Gather [C] us [D] in the rich and [A] the haughty Gather [C] us in [D] the proud [A] and the strong
[D] Give us a heart [C] so weak and [G] so [Gm] lowly Give [Dm] us the courage to enter [D] the song _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Here [A] we will take [C] the wine and the [G] water [Gm] Here we [Dm] will [C] take the bread of [G] new birth
[D] Here you [A] shall call your [C] sons [G] and your daughters [Gm]
Call us [Dm] anew to [C] be song for [D] the [C] earth
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_ [D] _ [A] Give us [C] to drink the wine [A] of compassion Give [C] us to eat [D] the bread that is you
Nourish [A] us [C] well and teach [G] us to fashion Lives [Dm] that are holy [C] and hearts [D] that are true
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Not [A] in the dark [C] of [G] buildings confining [Gm] Not in some [Dm] heaven [C] light years [G] away
But here in [Em] this place the [C] new light is shining [Gm] Now is the King God
_ [C] Now [D] is the day
Gather [C] us in and hold [A] us forever Gather us in and [G] make us your [D] own
Gather us [C] in all peoples [G] together Fire [D] of love in our flesh and our bone
[Gm] Fire of love [C] in our flesh [Am] _ _ [D] and our [C] bone
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