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Campfire Resource Pack

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‘ I S A N Y P L E A S U R E O N E A R T H A S G R E A T A S A C I R C L E O F C H R I S T I A N F R I E N D S B Y A G O O D F I R E ? ’ C S L E W I S

H O W T O L I G H T A C A M P F I R E

T h e R i g h t M a t e r i a lThe three t ypes of natural fuel are t inder (mater ia l that burns eas i ly such as dr y grass or shavings whitt led f rom a st ick) , k indl ing (s l ight ly larger mater ia l such as t wigs that wi l l burn with a l i t t le encouragement) and f i rewood (dr y branches that wi l l be the main fuel of the f i re) . No shor tcuts a l lowed-never use f lammable l iquids.

T h e R i g h t S h a p eTwo ways to bui ld your f i re are the tepee, in which you arrange the k indl ing in the shape of a tepee over the t inder, and the lean-to, in which you push a smal l s t ick in the ground at a 45- degree angle with the upper end point ing into the wind. Place the t inder beneath the st ick and lean the k indl ing against i t . L ight the t inder and a d d k i n d l i n g a s n e e d e d . A d d t h e l a r g e r branched last. Never leave a fire unattended.

P u t I t O u t !Pour water on the f i re, s t i r the ashes with a st ick , pour some more. I t ’s not out unt i l you can run your bare hands through the coals .

C l e a r t h e a r e a o f d e b r i s , a v o i d o v e r h a n g i n g b r a n c h e s a n d m a k e s u r e y o u r f i r e i s a s a f e d i s t a n c e f r o m t e n t s a n d o t h e r f l a m m a b l e m a t e r i a l s .

G R E E T I N G S K I N D R E D F I R E - B U I L D E R ! Congratulat ions on your G od-breathed passion to not only

experience the f lame of Christ yourself, but to share i t . You have

grasped the idea that the Gospel burning in you has more in common

with the untamable wi ldf ires we see on news repor ts than the

domestic one warming my mum’s l iv ing room. I n shor t, f i re is for

spreading, and disciple -makers such as yourself inst inc t ively

k now this. We are excited for how G od wil l use you, in the

power of the Holy Spir i t , to ignite your communit y.

F I R S T LY I F Y O U H A V E N ’ T S E E N O U R C A M P F I R E S T O R Y V I D E O O N Y O U T U B E P L E A S E D O W A T C H I T A S I T G I V E S Y O U T H E V I S I O N

O F W H A T T H I S I S A L L A B O U T !

The hear t of our Campfire album was to paint an alternative

pic ture of what church can be. We LOVE the church.( I f you don’t

love the church, you have no business leading Her in worship) .

We love the streams of the modern church that pursue excel lence

and bring an offer ing that seeks to ref lec t the grandeur of the

G od we worship. We ser ve of ten in this sett ing, because i t is

a val id and honourable way to approach Jesus.

The beauty of church is that it champions unity while adamantly rejecting uniformity.While the “megachurch” models itself on the picture of God in his might, glory and holiness, the campfire model tries to reflect God in his incarnate form: something human, touchable, and humbly beautiful.All this is to say that we don’t seek to re -imagine church community

and worship because others are wrong, but rather because there

is a var iet y of ways to be r ight. There are many angles from which

to view the glor y of our G od.

We are so glad that something about the Campfire approach

to worship and communit y resonates with you. We don’t seek

to prescr ibe a cook ie - cutter, one s ize f i ts a l l , “ how-to” manual

for church gatherings in these pages.

We would prefer i t i f your gathering had more in common with

the local, ar t isan, indie coffee shop than the corporate franchise

equivalent : a bespoke approach creatively tai lored to your

specif ic communit y.

We s imply want to share with you the way we imagine beautiful

worship and communit y, in the hope that i t might spark something

in you.

Y O U A R E T H E C H U R C H . Y O U A R E T H E H O P E

O N E A R T H . L E T U S P A R T N E R T O G E T H E R I N

R E - I M A G I N I N G C H U R C H F O R H I S G L O R Y

A N D F A M E .

We imagine church as a sharing of our stories, struggles, hearts and lives - as vulnerable as an open flame...Is there anything quite l ike a campfire? Against a backdrop of

marshmallows being toasted into obl ivion and the elec tr ic hum

of laughter, i t ’s l ike being 10 years of age again and sharing al l

your secrets with your best fr iend. That openness and vulnerabi l i t y

is exac t ly what we should see in the greatest communit y on ear th:

the church.

Campfires take place in the great outdoors,where there are no wal ls

of defence. We need to emulate that by dropping our wal ls of defence

and being courageously vulnerable, even i f we have been hur t by

church in the past. We desperately need to develop our fr iendships

past super ficial small-talk. We need to ask emotionally uncomfor table

quest ions in an environment of safet y and grace.

A S L E A D E R S , W E A R E T O S E T A N E X A M P L E

I N T R A N S P A R E N C Y, N O T H I D E A L L O U R F L A W S

T O M A I N T A I N “ R E S P E C T A B I L I T Y ”. W E S H O U L D

A P P L A U D T H O S E W H O A R E B R A V E E N O U G H

T O A R T I C U L A T E D O U B T A N D W R E S T L I N G ,

W H I L E B E I N G C A R E F U L N O T T O E N C O U R A G E

I T A S A F I N A L D E S T I N A T I O N .

Struggl ing with G od is a necessar y par t of a l i fe of fa ith. Look up

the meaning of the name Israel- to struggle is par t of the ancient

identit y of the people of G od. But to dwel l in doubt, rather than

to s imply vis it doubt, is to ignore Jesus’ repeated cal l on us in the

gospels to l ive l ives of f ierce, dedicated faith. Yann M ar tel in “ The

Li fe O f Pi ” says i t wel l :

“To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation.”The K ingdom of G od is made up of par t ic ipants, not spec tators.

We can stand as members of the audience i f we wish, consuming

church l ike a c inema- goer grazing on popcorn, enter tained by

what is happening on stage, in the k nowledge that someone else

is tak ing care of business. We can’t do that in a campfire -st yle

gathering: we are forced to be better than that, to get out of our

comfor t-zones and interac t with others in meaningful fel lowship.

Even others who are dif f icult , too quiet, loud, over-bearing,

boring, draining, average and just plain dif ferent.

W E A R E T H E H O P E O N E A R T H

A N D T H A T “ W E ” I S A L L - I N C L U S I V E ,

E X P A N S I V E & A L L - E N C O M P A S S I N G I N T H E

B O D Y O F C H R I S T .

We imagine campfire communities as glowing with embers of no-holds

barred friendship, unqualif ied acceptance and over whelming grace.

We imagine worship as intimate as the fireside, as warm as family and honest as a late night heart-to-heart...There is a reason, beyond our I r ish heritage, why we gravitate

towards folk music in our col lec t ive.

The folk movement has always run paral lel to high-brow ar t

(histor ical ly of ten found in the high-brow church!) . I t is music

for the uninit iated - accessible to people from al l walks of l i fe,

regardless of musical- ear. The only qual i f icat ion for par t ic ipation

in this movement is a wi l l ingness to be real ; wi l l ingness to s ing

songs of ever yday tr ia ls and vic tories, in ever yday language, with

ever yone who cares to join in. Is the folk music stor y, in i ts focus

on community, honesty and inclusivity, a better stor y than the one

contemporar y worship sometimes tel ls? Can we change our stor y?

Don’t get me wrong, I love giant stacks of speakers as much as the

next hair y folk-rocker, but they do have an unfor tunate side - effec t

(beyond t innitus! ) . They drown out the church - and the church

s inging in unison and unit y is more power ful than any ampli f ier.

This is the sound that sacked Jer icho, ushered the Glor y of G od

into the temple and has been mak ing the dark ness recoi l and

retreat ever s ince! There is power in our songs and proclamations

that cannot be measured in decibels, but that might just shake

Hel l enough to register on the R ichter scale down there! I don’t

want to miss the encouragement of being surrounded by the

hear t-music of the warr iors and priests of the K ingdom!

By contrast, Campfire music is a l l about int imate, s ingalong

vocals.Worship is a communit y projec t where the Br ide of Christ ’s

full, undivided attention is focused on the One True Star. Leadership

is a subtle thing in this contex t- not a blar ing megaphone blast

of commands but a gentle direc t ing of the Heavenward f low of

praise. A worship leader should always hope to become invis ible,

not through mediocrit y, but through a k ind of excel lence that

points to the excel lent Jesus.

Egocentric worship is born of too small a view of Jesus: when we really see Him in His majesty, we come “undone” like the prophet Isaiah.

The ver y heights of human giftedness are wor th exac tly nothing in

His bri l l iant l ight.

“ Worshippers must worship in Spirit and Truth” Jesus teaches in

John 4. This means we must come before Him without any masks

of pretence.

We ought to sing with the k ind of raw honesty with which we speak

to our oldest, closest fr iends in the small hours of the morning.

The psalmists had no problem with this - think of “My God, My God,

Why have you forsaken me?”(Psalm 22). This is the hymn Jesus

quotes on the cross in His cr y of derelic tion. I t is the song of a soul

laid bare and an ac t of deep worship; a reaching for the Father ’s

hand in the face of unimaginable hur t.

T H E C A M P F I R E I S N O T A P L A C E O F S O C I A L

P O S T U R I N G O R T R Y I N G T O B E S O M E T H I N G

Y O U A R E N O T .

I t ’s a dressed- down gathering of peers who pay l i tt le attention to

outward appearance. I t ’s al l about the f ire at the centre.

We imagine mission as the ignition of God’s people as we huddle closely around the Consuming Fire...I f we haven’t mentioned it before, we are proud natives of Ireland.

As such we are almost as passionate about the stories and legends

of St. Patrick as our American friends!

O n e o f o u r f a v o u r i t e s t o r i e s o f t h e C e l t i c

s a i n t r e v o l v e s a r o u n d h i m l i g h t i n g a m a s s i v e

b o n f i r e o n t h e H i l l o f S l a n e i n C o u n t y

M e a t h , a s p a r t o f k e e p i n g H i s E a s t e r V i g i l i n

c e l e b r a t i o n o f C h r i s t . H i s f i r e r o s e i n d i r e c t

d e f i a n c e o f t h e H i g h K i n g o f T a r a , a n d t h e

a n c i e n t r u l e r s o f I r e l a n d , w h o h a d c h o s e n

t h e n i g h t f o r t h e i r o w n f e s t i v a l , p r o h i b i t i n g

t h e l i g h t i n g o f r i v a l f i r e s t h r o u g h o u t t h e

c o u n t r y . O n l y t w o s o u r c e s o f l i g h t b r o k e t h e

n i g h t : o n e i n h o n o u r o f t h e H i g h K i n g o f

T a r a a n d t h e o t h e r i n t h e h o n o u r o f t h e

“ H i g h K i n g o f H e a v e n ”. C o n f l i c t i n e v i t a b l y

a r o s e a n d d e s p i t e t h e b e s t e f f o r t s o f t h e

d r u i d i c p r i e s t s , S t . P a t r i c k ’s f i r e , m i r a c u l o u s l y ,

c o u l d n o t b e e x t i n g u i s h e d . T h e H i g h K i n g

s u r r e n d e r e d t o C h r i s t a n d t h e d r u i d i c

p r i e s t s a r e s a i d t o h a v e p r o p h e s i e d ,

“This f ire, which has been lighted in def iance of the royal edict , will blaze for ever in this land unless it be this

very night extinguished.”

We praise God that the f ire blazes on in Ireland! Isn’t this an

amazing pic ture of how a celebrating, counter- cultural community

can transform nations?

When Jesus speaks of the “city on a hil l” that can’t be hidden in the

Sermon on the Mount, He’s not talk ing about a glaring, neon,

festival of f luorescence l ike Las Vegas. There is no elec tricity in the

New Testament: He’s imagining a skyline i l luminated by hundreds

of simple campfires, each surrounded by their own conversations

and celebrations, hopes,dreams, hur ts and healings.

O U R S I M P L E C A M P F I R E G A T H E R I N G S C A N

B E P O W E R F U L LY M I S S I O N A L

people are drawn to the l ight, heat and safety of Jesus and His

church. Our best effor ts of evangelism are our best effor ts in the

area of loving one another- see John 13:35. I t is so much more

attrac tive than any sermon ever could be. Our love is luminous

in the darkness of a Dar winian, “sur vival of the f ittest ” world.

But it doesn’t stop with loving our family in Christ: we have to

be reck lessly indiscriminate in spreading that love to the rest of

humanity, after the pattern of our extravagantly gracious Father.

There are no outsiders in the Kingdom of God. All are invited into

this myster y of God’s love. Don’t even waste your t ime sor ting

people into such categories as “in” or “out ”. Rather spend your t ime

learning how to love better! Your f ireside gatherings need to be as

welcoming as the Father of the prodigal son. Surrender your social

l i fe to the ser vice of those with whom others won’t socialise.

Be l ike Jesus and be held in the suspicion of the religious because

you are the “friend[s] of sinners”, al l the while maintaining a purity

of hear t that outshines the most zealous Pharisee.

THERE IS NO POINT DEVELOPING A COZ Y SENSE OF FAMILY AND COMMUNIT Y IN JESUS’ NAME IF WE ARE TO IGNORE HIS GREAT COMMISSION TO INVITE THE LOST INTO THE KINGDOM!

THERE IS NO POINT IN INVITING THE LOST INTO A SO - C ALLED CHRISTIAN COMMUNIT Y OF BACK-BITING, MALICE, EGO AND SELFISH AGENDAS!

LET US LOVE WITH A WHITE-HOT INTENSIT Y, BOTH WITHIN OUR G AT H E R I N G S , A N D W H E N REACHING OUT OF THEM.

It’s time to start your fire!So there you have it- the sketchy, scrawled blueprint of church

community and worship re -imagined.

We pray that God wil l do the equivalent of the multiplying of the

loaves and fish, and multiply the value of these unqualif ied words

of amateur theologians and beginner disciples in your hear ts.

After al l , “The Kingdom of God is not a matter of talk, but of power”

1 Corinthians 4:20

Be free to use this material and our song sheets as much ,or as

l itt le, as you would l ike, as you par tner with us in re -imagining

community and worship. Print them out a million times and sing free!

We would love to hear your stories of how the wildf ire i s spreading in

your communities - please get in touch v ia all the forms of social media

the Lord has so kindly blessed us with!

May God stoke the f ire in your hear ts and make you kindling to others.

Yours in Jesus Christ,

Rend Collective.

Rend Collective ExperimentCOME ON, MY SOUL

Emaj7Come on, my soul; C#m7 Amaj7Come on, my soul. Emaj7 Let down the walls C#m7 [Amaj7] [Last x E]And sing, my soul. [Repeat]

Emaj7 C#m7 Amaj7Come on, come on, come on, come on, it's time to look up. Emaj7 C#m7 Amaj7Come on, come on, come on, come on, it's time to look up. [Repeat]

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Em C G D/F# Am Bm G/BD

Rend Collective ExperimentI LOVE YOU, LORD

Capo 2:

Verse 1:Em C G D/F# I love You Lord,Em C G D/F# But I want to love You more;Em C G D/F# I need You, God, Em C G D/F# But I want to need You more.Em C G D/F# I'm lost withoutEm C G D/F# Your creative spark in me;Em C G D/F# I'm dead insideEm C G D/F# Unless Your resurrection sings.

Bridge:Am C I'm desperate for a desperate heart,Em D I'm reaching out, I'm reaching.

Chorus:Em C G D All that I am is dry bones, Em C G DWithout You, Lord, a desert soul.Em C G D I am broken, but running Em C G [1. D 2.D/F# 3.D]Towards You, God, You make me whole.

[1. Em C G D/F# x2]

[2. C Em G C G D/F#]

Mid Section:C Em GYou are exactly what we need,C G D/F#Only You can satisfy.

Tag: G Am G/B C Em D/F# G D [x4]

G Am G/B C You are exactly what we need,Em D/F# G D [G to end]Only You can satisfy. [x3]

(Desert soul)

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F C G Gsus4 Csus2 Csus4 Am C/E G7sus4

Rend Collective ExperimentCOME, SET YOUR RULE

Capo 2:

Verse 1: F C Come, set Your rule and reign, F CIn our hearts again, F CIncrease in us we pray, GUnveil why we're made. F CCome, set our hearts ablaze with hope, F C Like wildfire in our very souls, F C G Gsus4 GHoly Spirit come invade us now. F C GWe are Your church, F C G C Csus4We need Your pow'r in us.

Verse 2: F C We seek Your kingdom first, F CWe hunger and we thirst, F CRefuse to waste our lives, GFor You're our joy and prize. F CTo see the captive hearts released, F C The hurt, the sick, the poor at peace;F C G Gsus4 GWe lay down our lives for heaven's cause,F C GWe are Your church,F C G C Csus4 We pray: 'revive this earth.'

(Build Your kingdom here)

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Chorus:[C] G AmBuild Your kingdom here, F CLet the darkness fear; G AmShow Your mighty hand, F C/E G Heal our streets and land. C G AmSet Your church on fire, F C Win this nation back; G AmChange the atmosphere, F C/E G Build Your kingdom here C Csus4 C Csus2 C Csus4 CWe pray.

Verse 3: F C Unleash Your kingdoms power, F CReaching the near and far, F CNo force of hell can stop, GYour beauty changing hearts. F CYou made us for much more than this, F C Awake the kingdom seed in us,F C G Gsus4 GFill us with the strength and love of Christ,F C GWe are Your church,F C G C Csus4 We are the hope on earth.

Coda. F C/E G Build Your kingdom here G7sus4 C Csus4 C Csus2 C Csus4 C We pray.

Rend Collective ExperimentI WANNA SOAR WITH YOU

Verse 1: A2I wanna soar with You E BUpon wings like eagles, A2But I'll crawl with You too E BWhen the dark and lonely questions come. A2I wanna stand true, E BNo matter what's new or comes through. A2I can't stand still, E B A2Whatever hits, I'll keep making movements to You - oo.

Chorus:A E/G# B I'm running fast and free to You, E/G#Cos You are the movement and fight in me.A E/G# B I'm running fast and free to You, E/G# A2 ECos You are my home where I wanna be; BCome, move in me. A2 [1.E/G#] [2.E]Where I wanna be; B E/G#Come, move in me.

Verse 2:I wanna float with You,The current's driving me,But I'll paddle hard too,When the waves and rapids overcome. I wanna stand firmWhen my mind's weak and my emotions squirm;I must stand true, Whatever hits, I'll keep making movements to You.

Mid section:C#m7 A2 E B I won't walk away, won't walk away.C#m7 A2 E B Won't walk away, wont walk away. C#m7 A2 E BYeah, won't walk away, won't walk away. F#m7 C#m7 Bsus4 BYeah, won't walk away, won't walk away.


Movements

A E/G#B C#mE4fr.

Esus4 Esus2

Music: Ancient Irish MelodyWords: Tr. by M. E. Byrne (1880–1931) & E. H. Hull (1860–1935)

Arr. & Adpt. by Rend Collective Experiment

YOU ARE MY VISION

Verse 1:EYou are my vision, O King of my heart.B A BNothing else satisfies, only You, Lord.A C#m E/G# A BYou are my best thought by day or by night.E C#m A B EWaking or sleeping, Your presence, my light.E Esus4 E Esus2Oh, oh, oh.E Esus4 E Esus2Oh, oh, oh.

Verse 2:EYou are my wisdom, You are my true word,B A BI ever with You, and You with me Lord:A C#m E/G# A BYou're my great Father, and I'm Your true son,E C#m A B EYou dwell inside me, together we're one.E Esus4 E Esus2Oh, oh, oh.E Esus4 E Esus2Oh, oh, oh.

Verse 3:EYou are my battle-shield, sword for the fight:B A BYou are my dignity, You're my delight;A C#m E/G# A BYou're my soul's shelter and You're my high tower.E C#m A B ECome, raise me heavenward, O Power of my power.E Esus4 E Esus2Oh, oh, oh.E Esus4 E Esus2Oh, oh, oh.

Verse 4:EI don't want riches or man's empty praise:B A BYou're my inheritance, now and always;A C#m E/G# A BYou, and You only, the first in my heart:E C#m A B EHigh King of heaven, my treasure You are.E Esus4 E Esus2Oh, oh, oh.E Esus4 E Esus2Oh, oh, oh.

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Verse 5:EHigh King of heaven, when victory's wonB A BMay I reach heaven's joy, O bright heaven's Son.A C#m E/G# A BHeart of my own heart, whatever befall,E C#m A B EStill be my vision, O Ruler of all.A C#m E/G# A BHeart of my own heart, whatever befall,E C#m A B EStill be my vision, O Ruler of all.E Esus4 E Esus2Oh, oh, oh.E Esus4 E ||Oh, oh, oh.

Am F C Dm7 Em7 C2 G Em/B

Rend Collective Experiment

C version YOU BLED YOUR HEART OUT

Verse 1:Am FYou bled Your heart out, C Em7 AmNow I feel love beat in my chest; F CHow wonderful.Am FYou gave Your beauty C Em7 AmIn exchange for my ugliness; F CHow wonderful.Dm7 F C C2You left Your perfection Dm7 F G C Em/BAnd embraced our rejection, oh.

Chorus:Am FHow marvellous, how boundless C FIs Your love, is Your love.Am FHow wonderful, sacrificial,C G [1/3 & last x. Am F C2 Em7 Am F C]Is Your love for me.

Verse 2: You put on our chains,Sent us out through the open door;How wonderful.You took our sadness,Crowned us with joy and real peace;How wonderful.You left Your perfectionAnd fought for our redemption, oh.

Mid section:F CYes, Jesus loves me;Dm7 G Yes, Jesus loves me, how wonderful.F CYes, Jesus loves me;Dm7 GThis is love: You gave Yourself.


Jesus loves me

G Em7 C Am7 G/B D/F#Rend Collective Experiment

I'M SAYING YES TO YOU

Verse 1:G Em7I'm saying yes to You and no to my desires, C Am7 GI'll leave myself behind and follow You. Em7I'll walk the narrow road, 'cause it leads me to You, C Am7 GI'll fall, but grace will pick me up again.

Chorus: GI've counted up the cost, DOh, I've counted up the cost, Em7Yes, I've counted up the cost, Am7 G And You are worth it. [optional repeat]

Verse 2:G Em7I do not need safety as much as I need You, C Am7 GYou're dangerous but Lord, You're beautiful. Em7I'll chase You through the pain, I'll carry my cross, C Am7 G'Cause real love is not afraid to bleed.

Mid sectionCJesus, take my all,Em7 Am7 G/BTake my everything.CI've counted up the cost, Em7 Am7 G/BAnd You're worth everything. [x2]

Chorus: GI've counted up the cost, D/F#Oh, I've counted up the cost, Em7Yes, I've counted up the cost, Am7 G And You are worth it.

(The cost)


Bm A/C# D A

Rend Collective ExperimentI AM BROKEN AT YOUR FEET

Verse 1: Bm A/C# D I am broken at Your feet,Bm A/C# D Like an alabaster jar;Bm A/C# D Every piece of who I am,Bm A/C# D Laid before Your majesty.

Chorus:D AI will bow my life Bm7At Your feet,G AAt Your feet. D AMy lips, so lost for words, Bm7Will kiss Your feet,G AKiss Your feet. [2° Repeat]

Bm A/C# D [x2]

Verse 2:Bm A/C# D Oh, the gravity of You,Bm A/C# D Draws my soul unto its knees;Bm A/C# D I will never be the same,Bm A/C# D I am lost and found in You.

(Alabaster)


D A G Bm7 D/F#Rend Collective Experiment

MY FUTURE HANGS ON THIS

Verse 1: D A My future hangs on this: You make preciousness from dust, G D APlease don't stop creating me. D AYour blood offers the chance to rewind to innocence; G D AReborn, perfect as a child.

Chorus:Bm7 G DOh, Your cross, it changes everything,Bm7 G D A There my world begins again with You.Bm7 G DOh, Your cross, it's where my hope restarts, Bm7 G D A second chance is Heaven's heart.

1° D / / / A / / D/F# G / / / D / A /

Verse 2: D AWhen sin and ugliness collide with redemption's kiss, G D ABeauty awakens by romance. D AAlways, inside this mess, I have found forgiveness,D/F# G D AMercy, as infinite as You.

Mid section/TagD A G D ACountless second chances we've been given at the cross,D A G D ACountless second chances we've been given at the cross.

Verse 3: D AFragments of brokenness salvaged by the art of grace, G D AYou craft life from our mistakes. D ABlack skies of my regrets outshone by this kindness; G D ANew life dawns over my soul.

(Second chance)


Rend Collective ExperimentYOU'VE GIVEN US A HEART

Verse 1: EI lift my voice to praise You,

I lift my voice to praise You; AMy concrete heart won't stop me,

My concrete heart won't stop me. EI'll sing like it's the first time,

I'll sing like it's the first time, AAnd leave behind the cynic, EI leave behind the cynic in my soul

Bridge: B AWe're letting praise like fireworksB ALoose from our thankful hearts.

Chorus: EYou've given us a heart, given us a home, AYou've given us a heart, given us a home, B A EYou've given us a heart, given us a home with You, yeah. EWe're bringing you our praise, bringing you our lives, AWe're bringing you our praise, bringing you our lives, A EWe're bringing you our praise, bringing all our lives to You, yeah.

(Praise like fireworks)


Verse 2: EThrough joy and pain we worship,

Through joy and pain we worship, AWith heart and soul wide open,

With heart and soul wide open. EYour strength will never fail us,

Your strength will never fail us, AWe're not lost in the darkness, EWe're not lost in the darkness, You are here.

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