Mercy Came Running

MERCY CAME RUNNIN'

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 ONCE THERE WAS A HOLY PLACE EVIDENCE OF GOD'S EMBRACE
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I CAN ALMOST SEE MERCY'S FACE PRESSED AGAINST THE VEIL
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LOOKING DOWN WITH LONGING EYES MERCY MUST HAVE REALIZED
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ONCE HIS BLOOD WAS SACRIFICED FREEDOM WOULD PREVAIL
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AND AS THE SKY GREW DARK AND THE EARTH BEGAN TO SHAKE
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WITH JUSTICE NO LONGER IN THE WAY

CHORUS
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MERCY CAME A RUNNIN' LIKE A PRIS'NER SET FREE
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PAST ALL MY FAILURES TO THE POINT OF MY NEED
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WHEN THE SIN THAT I CARRIED WAS ALL I COULD SEE
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AND WHEN I COULD NOT REACH MERCY
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MERCY CAME A RUNNIN' TO ME

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 ONCE THERE WAS A BROKEN HEART WAY TO HUMAN FROM THE START
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ALL THE YEARS LEFT IT TORN APART HOPELESS AND AFRAID
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WALLS I NEVER MEANT TO BUILD LEFT THIS PRIS'NER UNFULLFILLED
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FREEDOM CALLED BUT EVEN STILL IT SEEMED SO FAR AWAY
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I WAS BOUND BY THE CHAINS OF THE WAGES OF MY SIN
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JUST WHEN I FELT LIKE GIVIN IN

CHORUS

BRIDGE
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  SOMETIMES I STILL FEEL SO FAR-    Bb
SO FAR FROM WHERE I REALLY SHOULD BE
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HE GENTLY CALLS TO MY HEART-JUST TO REMIND ME CHORUS(3X)