Gratitude

D D Send some rain, would You send some rain? G D 'Cause the earth is dry and needs to drink again G D Em A And the sun is high and we are sinking in the shade D D Would You send a cloud, thunder long and loud? G D Let the sky grow black and send some mercy down D G Em A Surely You can see that we are thirsty and afraid Bm G But maybe not, not today Em Bm Maybe You'll provide in other ways G A And if that's the case . . . {name: Chorus} D We'll give thanks to You D With gratitude G D For lessons learned in how to thirst for You D G How to bless the very sun that warms our face G Em A D If You never send us rain D D Daily bread, give us daily bread G D Bless our bodies, keep our children fed G D Em A Fill our cups, then fill them up again tonight D D Wrap us up and warm us through G D Tucked away beneath our sturdy roofs D G Em A Let us slumber safe from danger's view this time Bm G Or maybe not, not today Em Bm Maybe You'll provide in other ways G A And if that's the case . . . {name: Chorus} D We'll give thanks to You D With gratitude G D A lesson learned to hunger after You D G That a starry sky offers a better view G Bm if no roof is overhead G Em A D And if we never taste that bread Bm G Oh, the differences that often are between Bm G Everything we want and what we really need -- D D So grant us peace, Jesus, grant us peace G D Move our hearts to hear a single beat D G Em A Between alibis and enemies tonight Bm G Or maybe not, not today Em Bm Peace might be another world away G A And if that's the case . . . {name: Chorus} D We'll give thanks to You D With gratitude G D For lessons learned in how to trust in You D G That we are blessed beyond what we could ever dream G Bm In abundance or in need G Bm And if You never grant us peace G Em A D But Jesus, would You please . . .