Chords for Michael Card - A Violent Grace

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[Abm] A mural of memories [Db] moves by [Abm] in a blur, His prayers all seem [Ab] unanswered and unheard.
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[Abm] His bleeding [Dbm] petitions, [Ab] his [Bbm] loud [E] cries and tears, A last [Gb] reprieve will simply not [Abm] appear. _ _
So [B] ruthless [Gb] he loves us, [Ebm] so reckless his [E]
embrace, [Dbm] To show relentless [Gb] kindness [Abm] to a hardened human race.
The joy that brought [Gb] before him [Ebm] a man of [Dbm] sorrow and abase, _ [D] And by his blood [F] he [Eb] bought a [Ab] violent grace. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [Abm] _ Most willing [E] of victims, [Db] and with his final [Abm] breath, [Ab]
[E] Destroyed the one [Gb] who holds the [Db] power of death.
[Dbm] _ [Abm] The hate [Dbm] heaped upon him, [Ebm] scorning all [E] to shame, But all for love [Gb] he died and [Ab] overcame.
_ _ [E] So ruthless [Gb] he loves us, so reckless his [E] embrace, [Dbm] To show relentless [Gb] kindness [Abm] to a hardened human race.
The joy that brought [Gb] before him [Ebm] a [B] man of [Dbm] sorrow and abase, _ [D] And by his blood [F] he [Eb] bought a violent [Ab] grace. _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] In all of time, [Abm] no [E] one had ever heard, [B] And to the world [Gb] the thought seemed so [Db] absurd.
_ _ [Eb] Beyond their wildest dreams, [E] no one could ever tell, [Gb] Of a high priest who would sacrifice [Db] _ himself.
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[Gb] So ruthless [Ab] he loves us, [Fm] so reckless his [Gb] embrace, [Ebm] To show relentless [Ab] kindness to [Bbm] a hardened human [Db] race.
[G] The joy that brought [Ab] before him [Fm] a man of sorrow [Ebm] and abase, [Db] And by his blood [F] he bought a [Bbm] violent grace. _
[Gb] So ruthless [Ab] he loves us, [Fm] so reckless his [Gb] embrace, [Ebm] To show relentless [Ab] kindness to [Bbm] a hardened human race.
[G] The joy that brought [Ab] before him [Fm] a man of sorrow [Ebm] and _ abase, [E] And by his blood [Bbm] he bought [F] a [Gb] violent grace.
[Ab] And [C] by [Bbm] his blood [Ab] he bought a [Bb] violent _ grace. _ _ _
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[C] violent [Bb] grace.
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