Chords with lyrics
♫ Intro:
C majorC G/C | C majorC 
G/BG/B | 
A minorAm 
G+G | 
FF | A minorAm 
GsusGsus G+G | C majorC | C majorC |
Ash Wednesday: ♫ Refrain:
C majorC G/C C majorC G/BG/B A minorAm G+G 
Fadd9Fadd9
Take these ashes as a sign that from the dust you have been raised
A minorAm 
Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C majorC C majorC G/BG/B
and to dust you shall re-turn.
Lent: ♫ Refrain:
C majorC G/C C majorC G/BG/B A minorAm G+G Fadd9Fadd9
To the desert follow me, for I am God, who is your hope.
A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C majorC C majorC G/BG/B
To the de-sert follow me.
♫ Verse 1:
A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G 
C/EC/E Fadd9Fadd9 A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C majorC 
E MajorE 
E7E7
Return to me with all your heart; let go the world and come to me.
A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C/EC/E Fadd9Fadd9 A minorAm 
Em/GEm/G 
D7/F#D7/F# Fadd9Fadd9
Rend your heart and not your clothes
for I am kind
my name is mercy.
Ash Wednesday: ♫ Refrain:
C majorC G/C C majorC G/BG/B A minorAm G+G Fadd9Fadd9
Take these ashes as a sign that from the dust you have been raised
A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C majorC C majorC G/BG/B
and to dust you shall re-turn.
Lent: ♫ Refrain:
C majorC G/C C majorC G/BG/B A minorAm G+G Fadd9Fadd9
To the desert follow me, for I am God, who is your hope.
A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C majorC C majorC G/BG/B
To the de-sert follow me.
♫ Verse 2:
A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C/EC/E Fadd9Fadd9 A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C majorC E MajorE E7E7
Slow to an - ger is my way; my cup is filled with love for you.
A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C/EC/E Fadd9Fadd9 A minorAm Em/GEm/G D7/F#D7/F# Fadd9Fadd9
I will not send you to the foe
nor scorn the ones I come to rescue.
Ash Wednesday: ♫ Refrain:
C majorC G/C C majorC G/BG/B A minorAm G+G Fadd9Fadd9
Take these ashes as a sign that from the dust you have been raised
A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C majorC C majorC G/BG/B
and to dust you shall re-turn.
Lent: ♫ Refrain:
C majorC G/C C majorC G/BG/B A minorAm G+G Fadd9Fadd9
To the desert follow me, for I am God, who is your hope.
A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C majorC C majorC G/BG/B
To the de-sert follow me.
♫ Verse 3:
A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C/EC/E Fadd9Fadd9 A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C majorC E MajorE E7E7
Gather my people, says the Lord. Oh, let them come to heal - ing peace
A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C/EC/E Fadd9Fadd9 A minorAm Em/GEm/G D7/F#D7/F# Fadd9Fadd9
Elders and children, lost and found
into this place of love's re - veal - ing.
Ash Wednesday: ♫ Refrain:
C majorC G/C C majorC G/BG/B A minorAm G+G Fadd9Fadd9
Take these ashes as a sign that from the dust you have been raised
A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C majorC C majorC G/BG/B
and to dust you shall re-turn.
Lent: ♫ Refrain:
C majorC G/C C majorC G/BG/B A minorAm G+G Fadd9Fadd9
To the desert follow me, for I am God, who is your hope.
A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C majorC C majorC G/BG/B
To the de-sert follow me.
♫ Verse 4:
A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C/EC/E Fadd9Fadd9 A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C majorC E MajorE E7E7
A augmentedA blessing I will give to you
all you who wander and who thirst.
A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C/EC/E Fadd9Fadd9 A minorAm Em/GEm/G D7/F#D7/F# Fadd9Fadd9
The desert soon will bear a spring; forgiving water shal re - store you.
Ash Wednesday: ♫ Refrain:
C majorC G/C C majorC G/BG/B A minorAm G+G Fadd9Fadd9
Take these ashes as a sign that from the dust you have been raised
A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C majorC C majorC G/BG/B
and to dust you shall re-turn.
Lent: ♫ Refrain:
C majorC G/C C majorC G/BG/B A minorAm G+G Fadd9Fadd9
To the desert follow me, for I am God, who is your hope.
A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C majorC C majorC G/BG/B
To the de-sert follow me.
♫ Verse 5:
A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C/EC/E Fadd9Fadd9 A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C majorC E MajorE E7E7
I will em-brace your every wound
for I am balm to heal your pain.
A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C/EC/E Fadd9Fadd9 A minorAm Em/GEm/G D7/F#D7/F# Fadd9Fadd9
You shall not weep for-ev-er more; re-place your mem - bered you, my chil - dren.
Ash Wednesday: ♫ Refrain:
C majorC G/C C majorC G/BG/B A minorAm G+G Fadd9Fadd9
Take these ashes as a sign that from the dust you have been raised
A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C majorC C majorC G/BG/B
and to dust you shall re-turn.
Lent: ♫ Refrain:
C majorC G/C C majorC G/BG/B A minorAm G+G Fadd9Fadd9
To the desert follow me, for I am God, who is your hope.
A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C majorC C majorC G/BG/B
To the de-sert follow me.
♫ Verse 6:
A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C/EC/E Fadd9Fadd9 A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C majorC E MajorE E7E7
My goodness flows out of my heart over the ones I came to save.
A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C/EC/E Fadd9Fadd9 A minorAm Em/GEm/G D7/F#D7/F# Fadd9Fadd9
I will cleanse you of your sin
replace your guilt with my com-pas-sion.
Ash Wednesday: ♫ Refrain:
C majorC G/C C majorC G/BG/B A minorAm G+G Fadd9Fadd9
Take these ashes as a sign that from the dust you have been raised
A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C majorC C majorC G/BG/B
and to dust you shall re-turn.
Lent: ♫ Refrain:
C majorC G/C C majorC G/BG/B A minorAm G+G Fadd9Fadd9
To the desert follow me, for I am God, who is your hope.
A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C majorC C majorC G/BG/B
To the de-sert follow me.
♫ Verse 7:
A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C/EC/E Fadd9Fadd9 A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C majorC E MajorE E7E7
I will renew your weary heart and keep you always in my sight;
A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C/EC/E Fadd9Fadd9 A minorAm Em/GEm/G D7/F#D7/F# Fadd9Fadd9
give you a spirit that is new; re-store the joy of your sal-va-tion.
Ash Wednesday: ♫ Refrain:
C majorC G/C C majorC G/BG/B A minorAm G+G Fadd9Fadd9
Take these ashes as a sign that from the dust you have been raised
A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C majorC C majorC G/BG/B
and to dust you shall re-turn.
Lent: ♫ Refrain:
C majorC G/C C majorC G/BG/B A minorAm G+G Fadd9Fadd9
To the desert follow me, for I am God, who is your hope.
A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C majorC C majorC G/BG/B
To the de-sert follow me.
♫ Verse 8:
A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C/EC/E Fadd9Fadd9 A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C majorC E MajorE E7E7
I will bring beauty from the ruin
a feast of hope from ash and dust.
A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C/EC/E Fadd9Fadd9 A minorAm Em/GEm/G D7/F#D7/F# Fadd9Fadd9
This land will bloom just as be-fore. My saving Word, it is for-ev-er.
Ash Wednesday: ♫ Refrain:
C majorC G/C C majorC G/BG/B A minorAm G+G Fadd9Fadd9
Take these ashes as a sign that from the dust you have been raised
A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C majorC C majorC G/BG/B
and to dust you shall re-turn.
Lent: ♫ Refrain:
C majorC G/C C majorC G/BG/B A minorAm G+G Fadd9Fadd9
To the desert follow me, for I am God, who is your hope.
A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C majorC C majorC G/BG/B
To the de-sert follow me.
♫ Verse 9:
A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C/EC/E Fadd9Fadd9 A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C majorC E MajorE E7E7
The light you bear shall be as dawn; your bonds of sin my love will break.
A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C/EC/E Fadd9Fadd9 A minorAm Em/GEm/G D7/F#D7/F# Fadd9Fadd9
Injustice shall be o-ver-come
and you will rise with me, be-lov-ed.
Ash Wednesday: ♫ Refrain:
C majorC G/C C majorC G/BG/B A minorAm G+G Fadd9Fadd9
Take these ashes as a sign that from the dust you have been raised
A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C majorC C majorC G/BG/B
and to dust you shall re-turn.
Lent: ♫ Refrain:
C majorC G/C C majorC G/BG/B A minorAm G+G Fadd9Fadd9
To the desert follow me, for I am God, who is your hope.
A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C majorC C majorC G/BG/B
To the de-sert follow me.
