Children of Eastern Morn (Lyrics and Chords)

Title: Children of Eastern Morn
Words and Music by Manoling V. Francisco, S.J.
Arranged by Norman A. Agatep
Category: Easter

Intro: Bbm6 - F/A - Bbm/G - F/C - Bb/C
Ab/Eb - Db/Eb - F/C - Bb/C - Bbm6 - C7sus4

C7sus4             F              C/F
We are the children of easter morning.
   Eb/F                                   Bb/F
We sing to celebrate our new lives,
     F                                C/F
The dawn of our eternal morning,
             Eb/F                
The fulfillment of our ageless desires.
 F                Dm/B                               E7
We sing with joy in our hearts overflowing.
                 Am7                                     Cm6
We sing to beckon those who dwell in the dark.
  Bbm6               F/C                             Bb/C               DbM7
We'll keep on singing till all men celebrate this easter morn.
Bb/C                 F            C/F  
We are the children of easter morning.
      Eb/F                                    Bb/F
We sing to proclaim the Lord's might,
                          F                       C/F             Eb/F
Now there's meaning to a life of dying for the Lord,
                                              F
Our God has conquered the night.
F                  Dm/B                             E7
With joy we dedicate our lives to the service
          Am7                                                 Bbm6
Of the God of Life whose goodness we've known
               F/C                                 Bb/C              DbM7
Until our lives be themselves our song of easter morn.

REFRAIN

Bb/C         F                    C/F
May our simple lives be a song of 

                      Bb/F                  F/A
praise to the goodness of the Lord.

              Gm7                     F/A       
May the Lord delight in this song we sing,

      DbM9                  C7sus4
this song we sing with joy.

      Am7         Dm7      
If we had to sing just one song

G7/B                     Bb/C
to the Lord creator of life, 

            Am7             D
May our lives be that song, 

                       C                 DbM7
resounding in praise to the goodness

           Bb/C
and glory of God.

(Repeat Verse 2)
(Repeat Refrain Twice)
(Repeat Verse 1)

CODA
Bbm6                 F/C                           Bb/C
We'll keep on singing till all men celebrate

                                             Eb(add2)
(Singing till all men celebrate)

               F
This Easter Morn.

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