Misc Praise Songs – As A Fire Is Meant For Burning Tfws 2237 (Guitar)

     G                 Em
As a fire is meant for burning

       C                  G
with a bright and warming flame,

                           Em
so the church is meant for mission,

 G/D    C             G
giving glory to God’s name.

        D                   Em
Not to preach our creeds or customs,

        Bm                C
but to build a bridge of care,

D       Em               C
we join hands across the nations,

G/B     Am              G
finding neighbors everywhere.

       G                 Em
We are learners; we are teachers;

        C               G
we are pilgrims on the way.

                        Em
We are seekers; we are givers;

G/D      C              G
we are vessels made of clay.

         D            Em
By our gentle loving actions,

         Bm                  C
we would show that Christ is light.

D     Em                 C
in a humble, listening spirit,

G/B      Am              G
we would live to God’s delight.

        G               Em
As a green bud in the springtime

      C            G
is a sign of life renewed,

                       Em
so may we be signs of oneness

G/D          C           G
mid earth’s peoples many hued.

       D                 Em
As a rainbow lights the heavens

        Bm               C
when a storm is past and gone,

D       Em                C
may our lives reflect the radiance

G/B      Am                G
of God’s new and glorious dawn!

     G                 Em
As a fire is meant for burning

       C                  G
with a bright and warming flame,

                           Em
so the church is meant for mission,

 G/D    C             G
giving glory to God’s name.