Hillie Edwards - The Heart Of My Country chords by Songs Of Praise

Verse 1:
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The Heart of my country beckons to me to fill its emptiness.
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My Father long has spoken to me, His desire this land to bless.
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He sends me on to life unknown, to work in a far off place.
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He loves that land before I come, and through me He'll give it grace.

Verse 2:
    C        Am        F        C            C/G G  C
The truth is sought by ev'ryone in many a different way.
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In darkness children seek the path that will hasten in the day.
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Through struggles of the cent'ries long they have never ceased to fight
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Our Father's will has kept them strong, and through Him they'll live in light

Verse 3:
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Now brothers, sisters all join hands to encircle all the earth.
             Am       F      C               C/G     G C
The time has come for all mankind to know the world's rebirth.
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Whatever we do, wherever we go, we are all in one embrace.
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