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Mercy Came Running

Phillips, Craig & Dean
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 Once there was a holy  place.  Evidence of God’s  embrace.
 I can almost see mercy’s  face,  pressed against the veil.
 Looking down with longing  eyes, mercy  must have realized.
 Once His blood was sacrificed freedom  would prevail.
 And as the sky  grew dark, and the earth  began to shake.
 With justice  no longer in  the way!
 Mercy Came a runnin'  like a pris’ner set free.
 Past all my failures,  to the point  of my need.
 When the sin  that I carried,  was all I could see.
 And when I could  not reach mercy,
Mercy  came a runnin’  to me.
 Once there was a broken  heart.  Way to human from  the start.
 All the years left it torn  apart,  hopeless and afraid.
 Walls I never meant  to build,  left this pris’ner  unfulfilled
 Freedom called but even  still, it  seemed so far away.
 I was bound  by the chains, from the  wages of my sin!
Just  when I felt  like givin’  in!
 Mercy Came a runnin'  like a pris’ner set free.
 Past all my failures,  to the point  of my need.
 When the sin  that I carried,  was all I could see.
 And when I could  not reach mercy,
Mercy  came a runnin’  to me.
 Sometimes I still feel so far!
 So far from where I really should be.
 He gently calls to my heart!  Just to remind me!
 Chord Change:
 Mercy came a runnin’,  like a pris’ner set free.
 Past all my failures,  to the point of my need.
 When the sin that I carried,  was all I could see.
 And when I could  not reach mercy, mercy  came a runnin’ to me.
 Mercy came a runnin’,  like a pris’ner set free.
 I Past all my failures,  to the point of my  need.
 When the sin that I carried,  was all I could see.
 And when I could  not reach mercy, mercy  came a runnin’ to me.
 Mercy came a runnin’,  like a pris’ner set free.
 Past all my failures,  to the point of my need.
 When the sin that I carried,  was all I could see.
 And when I could  not reach mercy

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Readable chord sheet for Mercy Came Running by Phillips, Craig & Dean

[G]

[C] Once there was a h[G]oly place.[C] Evidence of [G]God’s embrace[C].
I can almost see me[G]rcy’s face,[C] pressed against the vei[D]l.[C]
Looking down with lo[G]nging eyes, [C]mercy must have [G]realize[C]d.
Once His blood was [G]sacrificed [C]freedom would prevail[D].
And as the s[C]ky grew dark, and the ea[G]rth began to shake.
With ju[Bm]stice no l[Am]onger [C]in the w[D]ay!

Mercy Came a [G]runnin' like a pris’ner set f[D]ree.
Past all my fa[Em]ilures, to the p[C]oint of my n[D]eed.
When the [C]sin that I ca[G]rried, was all I could [D]see.
And when I [C]could not reach mercy,
[Am]Mercy came a [D]runnin’ to [G]me.[D]

[C] Once there was a [G]broken heart.[C] Way to human f[G]rom the start.[C]
All the years left it [G]torn apart,[C] hopeless and afrai[D]d.[C]
Walls I never [G]meant to build[C], left this pris’ner[G] unfulfilled[C]
Freedom called but [G]even still, it[C] seemed so far awa[D]y.
I was [C]bound by the chains, from t[G]he wages of my sin!
[Bm]Just when I [Am]felt like givi[C]n’ in[D]!

Mercy Came a [G]runnin' like a pris’ner set f[D]ree.
Past all my fa[Em]ilures, to the p[C]oint of my n[D]eed.
When the [C]sin that I ca[G]rried, was all I could [D]see.
And when I [C]could not reach mercy,
[Am]Mercy came a [D]runnin’ to [G]me.

[Bb]  Sometimes I still feel so [G]far!
So far from where I really should [Bb]be.
He gently calls to my h[D]eart! Just to remind me!

Chord Change:

Mercy came a ru[A]nnin’, like a pris’ner set f[E]ree.
Past all my fa[F#m]ilures, to the point of my n[E]eed.
When the sin that I car[A]ried, was all I could s[E]ee.
And when I c[F#m]ould not reach mercy, me[E]rcy came a runnin’ to [A]me.

Mercy came a ru[A]nnin’, like a pris’ner set f[E]ree.
I Past all my [F#m]failures, to the point of my[E] need.
When the sin that I car[A]ried, was all I could s[E]ee.
And when I c[F#m]ould not reach mercy, me[E]rcy came a runnin’ to [A]me.

Mercy came a ru[A]nnin’, like a pris’ner set f[E]ree.
Past all my fa[F#m]ilures, to the point of my n[E]eed.
When the sin that I car[A]ried, was all I could s[E]ee.
And when I c[F#m]ould not reach mercy

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