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STAINED GLASS Intro: Em G D Em C D Verse : Em D G Em It was thirty days til Easter when the elm tree hit the church Em D G Em Thank God it fell on Friday cause at least no one was hurt Em D G But there was fear it might delay the second coming of the Lord C G D Em Cause the stained glass crucifixion was in stains upon the floor
Verse : Em D G Em They spent a day of cleaning and a day to board the hole Em D G Em Where the stained glass once had cast a godly light upon the fold Em D G But come the Sunday service all the faces now were gray C G D Em And they commenced to take donations as the faithful knelt to pray Verse : Em D G Em But on Monday they discovered that the man who’d built the glass Em D G Em Was the only man in town who could and sadly he had passed Em D G But his father who was ninety said the tools were in the shed C G D Em And he’d kindly try and resurrect the window from the dead Verse : Em D G Em The congregation argued but the wise ones all rejoiced Em D G Em Cause in the one hand was solution, in the other was no choice Em D G So they gave the man their blessing and they gave his hand a shake C G D Em And they gave him all the coins they had collected on their plates
Verse : Em D G Em It was seven days til Easter and they’d seen neither hide nor hair Em D G Em So they came and knocked at supper time in hopes the man was there Em D G But a banging from the basement was ‘bout all that they could hear C G D Em And curses that might make the devil blush and wash his ears Verse : Em D G Em Come first thing Easter morning and to everyone’s good grace Em D G Em The man was up on ladders with the window nailed in place Em D G It was covered in black velvet like a hood or like a veil C G D Em He pulled the sheet and there it hung apocryphal and frail Verse : Em D G Em The seams had melted jagged, they were crooked like a spine Em D G Em The glass was rough like hands of man against the hands of time Em D G There were bloodstains in the red and there were teardrops in the blue C G D Em He said: It may not be the best but it’s the best that I can do Verse : Em D G Em The chapel fell to silence, it was more than just surprise Em D G Em As the monstrosity of color slid its tongue across their eyes Em D G And they shivered from exposure like babies born again C G D Em Cause in every pane of glass was all the joy and pain of Man Verse : Em D G Em There was every fearful smile, there was every joyful tear Em D G Em There was each and every choice that leads from every there to here Em D G Em There was every cozy stranger and there was every awkward friend C G D Em And there was every perfect night that’s left initials in the sand Verse : Em D G Em There was every day that’s filled so full the weeks would float away Em D G Em And there were all those days spent wondering what to do with all those days Em D G Em There was every lie that’s ever saved the truth from being shamed C G D Em And every secret you could ever trust a friend to hide away Verse : Em D G Em There was the fortune of discovering a new face you might adore Em D G Em And the thrill of coming home to find her clothes upon the floor Em D G Em And the prideful immortality of children in the home C G D Em That the storm can’t grind the mountain down, it can only shift the stones Verse : Em D G Em And there was everything your mouth says that your lips don’t understand Em D G Em And every shape inside your head that you can’t carve with your hands Em D G Em And every slice of glass revealed another slice of life C G D Em Emblazoned imperfections in a perfect stream of light Bridge: C G Em C It all flooded through the window like rapids made of fire Em D Em And then God rode through on sunshine and sat down cause he was tired D He was tired. Verse : Em D G Em As the thunder and the hardwood settled back into its place Em D G Em God removed his veil to show the scars across his face Em D G And some folks prayed in reverence and some folks prayed in fear C G D Em As all the shades and chaos in the glass became a mirror
