Dust and Ashes (Lyrics and Chords)
Song Title "Dust and Ashes"
Composed by David Haas
Category: Ash Wednesday, Lent
Verse 1
Dm Am Dm Am
Dust and ashes touch our face,
Gm7 Am7 Gsus2 G
mark our failure and our fall - ing.
Gm7
Holy Spirit, come,
F/A
walk with us tomorrow,
Bb
take us as disciples,
Bb/C C Dm Am Dm Am
washed and wakened by your calling.
Refrain
Dm Am Dm Am
Take us by the hand and lead us,
Gm7 Am7 G
lead us through the desert sands,
Bbmaj7 Am Dm Am
bring us liv-ing water,
Gm7 Am7 Dm
Ho-ly Spir-it, come.
Am7 Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am
Verse 2
Dm Am Dm Am
Dust and ashes soil our hands --
Gm7 Am7 Gsus2 G
greed of market, pride of nation.
Gm7
Holy Spirit, come,
F/A
walk with us tomorrow
Bb
as we pray and struggle
Bb/C C Dm Am Dm Am
through the meshes of op-pression.
Refrain
Dm Am Dm Am
Take us by the hand and lead us,
Gm7 Am7 G
lead us through the desert sands,
Bbmaj7 Am Dm Am
bring us liv-ing water,
Gm7 Am7 Dm
Ho-ly Spir-it, come.
Am7 Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am
Verse 3
Dm Am Dm Am
Dust and ashes choke our tongue
Gm7 Am7 Gsus2 G
in the wasteland of de-pression.
Gm7
Holy Spirit, come,
F/A
walk with us tomorrow,
Bb
through all the gloom and grieving
Bb/C C Dm Am Dm Am
to the paths of resurrection.
Final
Dm Am Dm Am
Take us by the hand and lead us,
Gm7 Am7 G
lead us through the desert sands,
Bbmaj7 Am Dm Am
bring us liv-ing water,
Gm7 Am7 Dm
Ho-ly Spir-it, come.
Am7 Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am Dm
Song Title "Dust and Ashes"
Composed by David Haas
Category: Ash Wednesday, Lent
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Before being buried, the deceased today usually goes through cremation, that is, mine. burning in a special furnace SELF DISCOVERY JOURNAL. Ash is the result of such burning.
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