Hear Our Prayer Chords

 
Intro

D   Em     Bm   D   Em     Bm  

Em   Bm     A   Em   Bm     A  



Verse 1

Bm           Em                  D

Systems of oppression, fueled by hate

Bm           G              A

Held up by a lie we can't escape

                       Em   Bm

Humanity, a history of tragedy

        A                           Bm

Does it have to be the future of us all?



Chorus

         A                 Em Bm

Hear our prayer, hear Your people

         A                      Bm        D

Turn our hearts to You, make us whole again

         A                 Em Bm

Hear our prayer, hear Your people

         A                      D

Turn our hearts to You, make us one



Interlude 1

D   Em     Bm   D   Em     Bm  

Em   Bm     A   Em   Bm     A  



Verse 2

Bm               Em                D

Violence, power, struggle fear and shame

Bm             G             A

Will the story always be the same?

                                 Em       Bm

Can we ever be the people we are meant to be?

        A                           Bm

Does it have to be the future of us all?



[Chorus]



Interlude 2

D   Em     Bm   D   Em     Bm  

Em   Bm     A   D   F#m     Bm   G   A     D   G A    



Bridge

D        G                  A        G        D   G A

Open our hearts so love can start to heal the pain

D        G                  A        G        D   G A

Open our hearts so love can start to heal the pain

D          F#m Bm  A G          A   D   G A

Love shall overcome, love shall overcome

D          F#m Bm  A G          A   D

Love shall overcome, love shall overcome

D          F#m Bm  A G          A   D

Love shall overcome, love shall overcome

D          F#m Bm  A G          A   D

Love shall overcome, love shall overcome



Ending

D        A                   Em

O my God, what have we done? What have we become?

D           Bm   F#m             A

These seeds were sown, they were sown in ages past

          Em

Now we're reaping them in full

D/F#  G   Em  Asus4 A     Em  A

How   can we  fix   this?     Learn from our mistakes

D/F#  G   Em  Asus4 A     Em     A                     Em

How   can we  fix   this?     Or is the mess too great?