City of God (Lyrics and Chords)

by Dan Schutte

(Capo 2) 
Intro: D Em7/D A/D A D G/B D Dsus2

I.
D                Em7/D   A/D               D  Dsus2
 AWAKE FROM YOUR SLUMBER! ARISE FROM YOUR SLEEP
D             Em7/D  A/D             A   D   G/D D Dsus2
 A NEW DAY IS DAWNING FOR ALL THOSE WHO WEEP
D              Em7/D   A/D                  D   Dsus
 THE PEOPLE IN DARKNESS HAVE SEEN A GREAT LIGHT
D                 Em7/D A/D                 A  D G/D D Dsus2 D
 THE LORD OF OUR LONGING HAS CONQUERED THE NIGHT

Ref:
        G         A       D Dsus2 D
LET US BUILD THE CITY OF GOD
        Em        A           D     Dsus2 D
MAY OUR TEARS BE TURNED INTO DANCING
         G         A             D  Dsus2 D
FOR THE LORD, OUR LIGHT AND OUR LOVE
     Em         A          D  Em7/D A/D A D G/D D Dsus2
HAS TURNED THE NIGHT INTO DAY


II.
D                   Em7/D   A/D                  D  Dsus2
 WE ARE SONS OF THE MORNING, WE ARE CHILDREN OF DAY
D                 Em7/D  A/D              A   D  G/D D Dsus2
 THE ONE WHO HAS LOVED US HAS BRIGHTENED OUR WAY
D                Em7/D   A/D               D Dsus
 THE LORD OF ALL KINDNESS HAS CALLED US TO BE
D                 Em7/D A/D                   A  D G/D D Dsus2 D
 A LIGHT FOR HIS PEOPLE  TO SET THEIR HEARTS FREE
(Ref)

III.
F#7     Bm        Em              A
GOD IS LIGHT, IN HIM THERE IS NO DARKNESS
        D  DM9/C#   Bm Bm7/A   G        Em      A7sus A7
LET US WALK IN HIS LIGHT, HIS CHILDREN, ONE AND ALL
D             Em7/D A/D               D  Dsus2
 O COMFORT MY PEOPLE MAKE GENTLE YOUR WORDS
D               Em7/D A/D          A   D    G/D Dsus2 D
 PROCLAIM TO MY CITY   THE DAY OF HER BIRTH
(Ref)