G C G D G
In an upstairs room, a parable
C G D G
Is just about to come alive.
G Em
And while they bicker about who's best,
Am G
With a painful glance, He'll silently rise.
Em C
Their Savior Servant must show them how
C
Through the will of the water
Am D
And the tenderness of the towel.
[Chorus]
C Bm
And the call is to community,
D C G
The impoverished power that sets the soul free.
C Em
In humility, to take the vow,
Am Bm C D C
That day after day we must take up the basin and the towel.
[Bridge]
Em C D x2
[Verse 2]
C G D G
In any ordinary place,
C G D G
On any ordinary day,
C Bm F#m Em
The parable can live again
Am D
When one will kneel and one will yield.
Em C
Our Saviour Servant must show us how
C
Through the will of the water
Am D
And the tenderness of the towel.
D G C G
And the space between ourselves sometimes
D Em Am D
Is more than the distance between the stars.
D G C G
By the fragile bridge of the Servant's bow
Am D
We take up the basin and the towel.
[Chorus]
C Bm
And the call is to community,
D C G
The impoverished power that sets the soul free.
C Em
In humility, to take the vow,
Am B C D
That day after day we must take up the basin
D Bm C D
And day after day we must take up the basin
C G C D C
And day after day we must take up the basin and the towel.
[Outro]
G D C Em x2
C D C
Take up the basin and the towel.
