No More Wasted Years
No More Wasted Years
‘The experiences that broke you, the people that wounded you, the memories that haunt you, and the years that defined you don’t get last word on your story. When the king comes, chains break, aching wounds become faded scars, and hope begins to breathe again. Here’s to the end of the wasted years. Here’s to new life.” (Jo Saxton)
NO MORE WASTED YEARS
Written by Jo Saxton (ASCAP), Jacqueline Harris (ASCAP), Vincent Charlow (BMI), Dee Wilson (BMI)
© 2023 Common Hymnal Publishing (ASCAP), JOSAXTONPUBLISHING (ASCAP), Mae's Honey House (ASCAP), Common Hymnal Digital (BMI), Soul Lore Creative (BMI), The Wilson Songbook Publishing (BMI) (admin by IntegratedRights.com, for license requests please email LicensingUSA@integritymusic.com). CCLI 7254137.
VERSE 1
Cm7 Fm
Let dry river beds call for rain
Bbm Ab
Let the dying soil breathe life again
C7 Fm
Let every broken dream rise awake
Bbm Ab
Let these once living stones reanimate
CHORUS
Cm7
No more wasted minutes
Fm
No more wasted days
Bbm
No more wasted hours
Ab
No more wasted years
VERSE 2
Cm7 Fm
It’s time for jubilee, hear it speak
Bbm Ab
Every whispered prayer come to be
C7 Fm
Every crooked scale be unbent
Bbm Ab
Clean hands and contrite hearts revived again
BRIDGE
Cm7 Fm
When the splendor falls all things must come to life
Bbm
Come to life
Ab
Come to life
CHANT
Levanten sus voces
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