Misc Praise Songs – Each Winter As The Year Grows Older (Guitar)

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We each grow older too.

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The chill sets in a little colder;

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The verities we knew

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Seem shaken and untrue.

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When race and class cry out for treason,

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When sirens call for war,

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They overshout the voice of reason

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And scream til we ignore

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All we held dear before.

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Yet  I believe beyond believing,

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That life can spring from death:

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That growth can flower from our grieving;

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That we can catch our breath

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And turn transfixed by faith.

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So  even as the sun is turning

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To journey to the north,

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The living flame, in secret burning,

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Can kindle on the earth,

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And bring God's love to birth.

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O   Child of ecstasy and sorrows,

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O Prince of peace and pain,

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Brighten today's world by tomorrows,

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Renew our lives again;

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Lord Jesus, come and reign!