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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