The Rising
[Verse 1]
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I told my mother what troubled my heart.
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I saw the worry as she took me in her arms.
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I told the preacher and he looked at me.
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I saw the rising that never let me be,
[Chorus]
D
Oh, the rising…
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The boy, the faith, the prayers, the hate.
G
From weak things, the great things are
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Rising…
A
The love, the fear, the fire, the tears.
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The persecution, the spirit, the peace.
[Verse 2]
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The Spirit of God like a fire it spread.
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Calling the nations put a price upon our heads.
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Running from darkness and running to light.
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Praying on our knees for one more day…
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Every night, amid the rising.
[Chorus]
D
Oh, the rising…
D A Bm
The boy, the faith, the prayers, the hate.
G
From weak things, the great things are
D
Rising…
A
The love, the fear, the fire, the tears.
Bm G D
The persecution, the spirit, the peace.
Bm G D A G
[Bridge]
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I don’t know all the answers,
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But I’ll do my best.
A
To live up to the rising.
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That won’t let me rest,
D
Oh help me!
[Chorus]
D
Oh, the rising…
D A Bm
The boy, the faith, the prayers, the hate.
G
From weak things, the great things are
D
Rising…
A
The love, the fear, the fire, the tears.
Bm G D
The persecution, the spirit, the peace.
D A
Is rising…
D G
Rising…