Rise Up
Bifrost Arts
from ‘Lamentations: Simple Songs of Lament and Hope, Vol. 1’
[Verse 1]
C F C
For the lonely and forgotten,
Am Em
For the weary and distressed,
C F C
For the refugee and orphan,
Am Em
And for all who are oppressed,
Dm7 Gsus4 G
For the stranger who is pleading
C Am
While insulted and despised
F C G
Will You rise? Will You rise?
[Chorus]
Em Am G F
Rise up! Rise up!
Am
The earth will fear the Lord
F C
When You avenge the poor
G/B F/A G
May Your kingdom come
C
O rise up!
[Verse 2]
C F C
Hear how Rachel, she is weeping.
Am Em
How she will not be consoled.
C F C
And the children in our keeping,
Am Em
Are their bodies bought and sold?
Dm7 Gsus4 G
And the watchmen, he is sleeping.
C Am
Do You see them with Your eyes?
F C G
Will You rise? Will You rise?
[Chorus]
Em Am G F
Rise up! Rise up!
Am
The earth will fear the Lord
F C
When You avenge the poor
G/B F/A G
May Your kingdom come
C
O rise up!
[Verse 3]
C F C
As Your will is done in heaven,
Am Em
Let it now be done below
C F C
Let Your daily bread be given,
Am Em
Let Your kingdom come and grow
Dm7 Gsus4 G
Lead us not into temptation,
C Am
But deliver us, we cry
F C G
Will You rise? Will You rise?
[Chorus 2]
Em Am G F
Rise up! Rise up!
Am
The earth will fear the Lord
F C
When You avenge the poor
Am
And bare Your holy arm
F
To keep them safe from harm,
G/B F/A G
May Your kingdom come
C
O rise up!