Em C G B7
I used to nuture bitterness, to count up every slight
Em C G B7
The world's a moral wilderness and I have felt its blight
Em C Em C
Self-pity ruled, resentment rained, no one understood my pain
Em C G B7 Em C G B7
I spiraled down in murky night insisting that I had the right
Em B/D# D
To hate and hate again
[Chorus 1]
Em C G B7 B/D#
I am ashamed, ashamed
Em C G B7 B/D#
O my Lord, forgive
[Verse 2]
Em C G B7
But then the gospel taught me how to contemplate the cross
Em C G B7
For there Christ died for me and now I've glimpsed the bitter cost
Em C Em C
He bore abuse and blows and hate, He did not retaliate
Em C G B7 Em C G B7
Triumphant malice sneered and tossed, blind rage at him, He never lost
Em B/D# D
The love that conquers hate
[Chorus 2]
Em C G B7 B/D#
I am ashamed, ashamed
Em C G B7 B/D#
O my Lord, forgive
Em C G B7 B/D#
I am ashamed, ashamed
Em C G B7 B/D#
O my Lord, forgive
[Verse 3]
Em C G B7
To make no threat, to smile, forgive, to love and not because I must
Em C G B7
For Jesus showed me how to live and trust the one who's just
Em C Em C
To suffer all and feel the pain, certain that the loss is gain
Em C G B7 Em C G B7
Oh God I want so much to trust, to follow Jesus on that cross
Em B/D# D Em B/D# D
To love and love again, to love and love again
[Chorus 3]
Em C G B7 B/D#
I am ashamed, ashamed
Em C G B7 B/D#
O my Lord, forgive
Em C G B7 B/D#
I am ashamed, ashamed
Em C G B7 B/D#
O my Lord, forgive
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