Dear Lord And Father Of Mankind chords by The Divine Comedy

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 (D major) Dear Lord and Father  (A major) of man (D major) kind,
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For (G major) give  (D major) our  (A major) fool (D major) ish  (A major) ways!  (D major) 
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Re-  (G major) clothe  (B major) us  (G major) in  (E minor) our  (A major) rightful mind,
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In  (B minor) purer  (G major) lives thy ser (A major) vice  (B minor)  (A major) find,
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 (G major) In  (D major) deeper reverence  (E minor) praise.
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 (A major)  (C minor)  (D major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (D major) 
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In simple trust like  (A major) theirs who  (D major) heard,
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 (G major) Beside  (D major) the Syri (A major)  (D major) an  (A major) sea,  (D major) 
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The  (G major) gracious  (Baug)  (E minor) calling  (A major) of the Lord,
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Let  (B minor) us,  like  (G major) them, without  (A major)  (B minor) a     (A major) word
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 (G major) Rise  (D major) up and follow  (E minor) thee.  (C minor)  (D major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (D major) 
O Sabbath rest by Galilee!
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 (G major) O calm  (D major) of  (A major) hills  (D major) above,  (A major)  (D major) 
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Where  (G major) Je sus  (Baug)  (E minor) knelt to
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 (A major) share  (G major) with  (D major) thee
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The si (B minor) lence  (G major) of etern (A major)  (G major) ity,
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 (A major)  (G major)  (D major)  (B minor)  (D major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (C minor)  (D major) In
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terpreted  (E minor)  (D major)  (A major) by  (D major) love!
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 (A major) Drop  (D major) thy still dews of quietness,
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Till  (G major) all our strivings  (D major)  (A major) cease;
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Take  (B minor) from  (D major) our souls  (E minor) 
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 (A major) the strain  (D major) and stress,
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And let our  (G major) ordered lives  (E minor)  (D major) confess
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 (B flat major) The   (D major) beauty of thy peace.  (G major)  (D major)  (B flat major) 
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 (Edim) Breathe through  (D major) the heats of  (A major) our de (D major) sire
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 (G major) Thy cool (A major) ness and thy  (D major)  (A major)  (D major) balm;
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Let  (G major) sense be dumb,
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 (E minor) let  flesh  (A major) re (F sharp major) tire;
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Speak through  (B minor) the  (G major) earthquake,
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 (A major) wind, and fire,  (G major)  (A major)  (D major)  (E minor) 
O still small voice of calm!