Em D Em
Blessed are you poor ones: the reign of God is yours.
G Am
Blest are you when you cry:
Em Am Em
you'll find your way to joy.
G D
And blessed all you hungry ones:
Em D
you shall eat till you're full.
G Am
You live with mockery
Em Am Em
because you follow me.
Em D Em
Woe to wealth and power unless they serve the poor.
G Am
Woe to heartless delight
Em Am Em
and laughter born of spite.
G D
And woe to you who eat your fill
Em D
though your neighbors may starve.
G Am
In popularity
Em Am Em
you turn your back on me.
Em D Em
Lord, we have no home here. The sparrow has a home.
G Am
Swallows fly to their nest
Em Am Em
and with their young find rest.
G D
O hear our prayer, O Lord of Hosts:
Em D
lead us back to our home --
G Am
our restlessness not through
Em Am Em
until we rest in you.
Em D Em
Lovely is your dwelling, the household of the Lord.
G Am
Happy families there
Em Am Em
shine out in thankful prayer.
G D
Our hearts are set on pilgrimage:
Em D
through these valleys and woods
G Am
you lead us out of time
Em Am Em
to our eternal home.
Kevin Cawley