Misc Praise Songs – Inspired By Love And Anger (Guitar Fingerpicking)

  D         A/C#     Bm D/F#     G       A7       D
Inspired by love and an-ger, disturbed by need and pain,

  Bm        F#m7      G  D/F#   Em7     A7     D
Informed of God's own bi-as, we ask him once a-gain:

     Bm                  F#m/A       G                 D/F#  A7
"How long must some folk suffer? How long can few folk mind?

    D         A/C#      Bm D/F#        G          A7   D
How long dare vain self in-terest turn prayer and pity blind?"

     D         A/C# Bm  D/F#    G         A7    D
From those for-ever vic-tims of heartless human greed,

      Bm     F#m7       G  D/F#  Em7  A7    D
Their cru-el plight com-po-ses a lita-ny of need:

       Bm                F#m/A          G                D/F#   A7
"Where are the fruits of justice? Where are the signs of peace?

     D      A/C#     Bm    D/F#     G           A7       D
When is the day when priso-ners and dreams find their re-lease?"

     D         A/C# Bm   D/F#    G          A7         D
From those for-ever shac-kled to what their wealth can buy,

    Bm      F#m7    G   D/F#     Em7       A7     D
The fear of lost ad-van-tage pro-vokeS the bitter cry:

       Bm           F#m/A         G             D/F#   A7
"Don't query our po-sition! Don't criticise our wealth!

      D       A/C#     Bm   D/F#  G    A7       D
Don't mention those ex-ploited by poli-tics and stealth!"

   D        A/C#        Bm  D/F#      G         A7        D
To God, who through the pro-phets pro-claimed a different age,

   Bm    F#m7       G     D/F#       Em7 A7     D
We offer earth's in-diffe-rence, its ago-ny and rage:

      Bm                  F#m/A         G                D/F#   A7
"When will the wronged by righted? When will the kingdom come?

     D        A/C#     Bm  D/F#     G      A7       D
When will the world be gen-erous to all in-stead of some?"

    D          A/C#    Bm  D/F#    G       A7      D
God asks, "Who will go for me? Who will ex-tend my reach?

     D        A/C#     Bm  D/F#      G      A7     D
And who, when few will lis-ten, will prophe-sy and preach?

    Bm                F#m/A         G              D/F#   A7
And who, when few bid welcome, will offer all they know?

    D         A/C#     Bm  D/F#      G        A7     D
And who, when few dare fol-low, will walk the road I show?"

[Verse 6]
  D        A/C#      Bm  D/F#    G        A7        D
A-mused in someone's kit-chen, a-sleep in someone's boat,

   Bm       F#m7     G   D/F#       Em7      A7          D
At-tuned to what the anc-ients expo-sed, pro-claimed and wrote,

  Bm              F#m/A     G                   D/F#   A7
A saviour without safety, a trade-sman with-out tools

    D       A/C#    Bm      D/F# G         A7  D
Has come to tip the balance with fishermen and fools.