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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