B Em D
The trumpet child will blow his horn
C Am B
Will blast the sky till it's reborn
B/E Em D
With Gabriel's power and Satchmo's grace
C Am B
He will surprise the human race
B/E Em D
The trumpet he will use to blow
C C/A B
Is being fashioned out of fire
Em D
The mouthpiece is a glowing coal
C Am B
The bell a burst of wild desire
Em D
The trumpet child will riff on love
C Am B
Thelonious notes from up above
Em D
He'll improvise a kingdom come
C Am B
Accompanied by a different drum
B/E Em D
The trumpet child will banquet here
C C/A B
Until the lost are truly found
Em D
A thousand days, a thousand years
C Am B
Nobody knows for sure how long
Em D
The rich forget about their gold
C Am B
The meek and mild are strangely bold
B/E Em D
The lion lies beside the lamb
C Am B
And licks a murderer's outstretched hand
Em D
The trumpet child will lift a glass
C C/A B
His bride now leaning in at last
Em D
His final aim to fill with joy
C Am B
The earth that man all but destroyed
