C  F  G  C  F  G

[Verse 1]
C          G           C7          F
Beauty for brokenness, hope for despair,
Dm7       G   Em7         Am      D   G
Lord, end the suffering , this is our prayer,
E             Am        F             C
Bread for the children, justice, joy, peace,
C7         F            Dm7     G C        F  G7
Sunrise to sunset, Your kingdon increase!

[Verse 2]
C           G              C7              F
Shelter for fragile lives, cures for their ills,
Dm7      G   Em7        Am7       D     G
Work for the craftsmen, trade for their skills,
E            Am            F              C
Land for the dispossessed, rights for the weak,
C7        F                  Dm7       G     C
Voices to plead the cause of those who can't speak.

[Chorus]
G7         C     E7            Am
God of the poor, friend of the weak,
F          Dm7        G
Give us compassion we pray,
G7            C           E7              Am
Melt our cold hearts, let tears fall like rain,
F                Dm7         F     G    C
Come, change our love from a spark to a flame.

[Verse 3]
C           G           C           F
Refuge from cruel wars, havens from fear,
Dm7        G   Em7    Am7      D  G
Cities for sanctuary, freedoms to share,
E            Am7             F                 C
Peace to the killing fields, scorched earth to green,
C7             F               Dm7           C
Christ for the bitterness, His cross for the pain

[Chorus]
G7         C     E7            Am
God of the poor, friend of the weak,
F          Dm7        G
Give us compassion we pray,
G7            C           E7              Am
Melt our cold hearts, let tears fall like rain,
F                Dm7         F     G    C
Come, change our love from a spark to a flame.

[Verse 4]
C            G              C7         F
Rest for the ravaged earth, oceans and streams,
Dm7       G   Em7           Am7     D   G
Plundered and poisened, our future, our dreams,
E             Am       F             C
Lord, end our madness, carelessness, greed,
C7         F             Dm7         G  C
Make us content with the things that we need.

[Chorus]
G7         C     E7            Am
God of the poor, friend of the weak,
F          Dm7        G
Give us compassion we pray,
G7            C           E7              Am
Melt our cold hearts, let tears fall like rain,
F                Dm7         F     G    C
Come, change our love from a spark to a flame.

[Verse 5]
C           G         C7              F
Lighten our darkness, breathe on this flame
Dm7   G    Em7           Am7      D   G
Until Your justice burns brightly a - gain,
E         Am      F             C
Until the nations learn of Your ways,
C7           F          Dm7       G     C
Seek Your salvation and bring You their praise.

[Chorus]
G7         C     E7            Am
God of the poor, friend of the weak,
F          Dm7        G
Give us compassion we pray,
G7            C           E7              Am
Melt our cold hearts, let tears fall like rain,
F                Dm7         F     G    C
Come, change our love from a spark to a flame.

[Chorus]
G7         C     E7            Am
God of the poor, friend of the weak,
F          Dm7        G
Give us compassion we pray,
G7            C           E7              Am
Melt our cold hearts, let tears fall like rain,
F                Dm7         F     G    C
Come, change our love from a spark to a flame.