C
I was looking for excuses,
          G               G#
And you offered me my soul
        Am
In the name of all my weakness,
        D
In the name of Rock & Roll
        E7
By your sickness I am healed,
        F
As they broke you, I am whole
Am       F                 G   C
Oh, the wonderful blood of Jesus
 
          C
I went looking for the fig leaves,
          G                   G#
And you asked me what they're for
          Am
I was building up a wall,
          D
And you offered me a door
         E7
I was hoping for silver spoons,
         F
When you handed me a sword
Am       F                 G C
Oh, the wonderful blood of Jesus


E7       Am
Maker is unmade,
 E7              F
Love succumbs to hate,
G               C
Life himself is slain
             E7
Is death the only way?
             E7
Is death the only way?

        C
I went looking for religion,
        G              G#
Absolutely not a friend
        Am
I went looking for ways out,
        D
And you showed me the way in
        E7
I went looking for a ghost,
        F
And instead I found a man
Am      F                   G C
Oh, the wonderful blood of Jesus

          C
'Felt like I was at the end,
          G                   G#
'Felt like giving up on life
     Am
I talked about your mother
     D
And denied you once or twice
       E7
Yeah, I plucked out your beard,
       F
'Put a sword into your side
Am       F                 G C
Oh, the wonderful blood of Jesus

E7                 Am
Life and love are torn,
E7                         F
Like a blaze of earthly swords
      G             C
You cut the final cord
         E7
This is mercy's war
         E7
This is mercy's war

       C
I was chasing after safety,
         G                    G#
When my world went up in flames
       Am
You sought all my defences,
           D
Watched my ashes down the drain
  E7
'Thought you were a stranger,
          F
But you called me out by name
Am       F                 G  C
Oh, the wonderful blood of Jesus

      C
Your wounds were gaping open,
         G                    G#
'Couldn't recognize you at first
     Am
And all I had to offer you 
        D
was an insult or a curse
      E7
Your blood dripped down like poison
        F
On the nauseated earth
Am      F                  G  C
Oh, the wonderful blood of Jesus

         E7
This is mercy's war
          F
This is mercy's war
          C
This is mercy's war
          F
This is mercy's war
          E7
This is mercy's war
          F
This is mercy's war
          C
This is mercy's war
          F
This is mercy's war
          E7
This is mercy's war
          F
This is mercy's war

Am       F                 G   C
Oh, the wonderful blood of Jesus