The Reign Of Mercy

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[Verse 1]

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Oh may our world at last be just
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And hilltops echo with your peace
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A harvest come from barren dust
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A reign of mercy never cease

[Chorus 1]

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He comes as rain upon the grass
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High heaven's son to earth descends
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Not as the seasons that will pass
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But with a light that never ends


[Interlude]

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[Verse 2]

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Oh come to him and find your rest
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Who saw the poor and came as one
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Who hears the cries of the oppressed
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And rules till all oppressions done

[Chorus 2]

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Some day he'll come to reign as king
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And we will see his justice done
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Our souls will magnify and sing
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The Christ whose kingdom now has come


[Interlude]

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[Verse 3]

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And all the mighty and the strong
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Will bow before him on the day
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The silenced fill the world with song
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The poor and lowly he will raise

[Chorus 3]

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And all our bitterness and tears
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Our violence and our endless wars
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Will end at last when he draws near
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Come soon, come soon oh Christ our Lord