ARTIST: Stephen Schwartz and Ebenezer Elliot TITLE: Save the People Lyrics and Chords [Godspell]
[Words by Ebenezer Elliot from his poem The People's Anthem, music by Stephen Schwartz]
When wilt thou save the people O God of mercy when? The people, Lord, the people Not thrones and crowns but men? Flowers of thy heart, O God, are they Let them not pass like weeds away Their heritage, a sunless day God save the people / G - C - / Am - Dsus4 D / G - C - / Fsus4 F Dsus4 - D - / / Em Bm C D Em Bm C D / Em Bm C G A - D - / / Am G Gsus4 G Am G Gsus4 G / Eb - F - D Dsus4 - D / Shall crime bring crime forever Strength aiding still the strong? Is it thy will, oh Father That men shall toil for wrong? No say thy mountains, no say thy skies Men's clouded sun shall brightly rise And songs be heard instead of sighs God save the people When wilt thou save the people... God save the people, for thine they are Thy children as thy angels fair God save the people from despair God save the people - Oh, God save the people (4x) ... / Eb - F - D Dsus4 - D / / / / When wilt thou save the people... God save the people - save us! - for thine they are - thine they are Thy children as thy angels fair - Oh, God save the people God save the people - God save the people - from despair - God save the people God save the people - Oh, God save the people (3x) God save the people (3x) / G - C - Am7 - D - / / /
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