Broken Cisterns
Attalus
Gospel Hymns Vol. 1
[Verse 1]
Cm Gm
I need to repent to you again
Cm Gm
I’ve been fashioning idols with my hands
Fm G
I’m laying them down now on the fire
Cm Gm
I’ve been playing the harlot in my heart
Cm Gm
I’m keeping my Baals in the deepest parts
Fm G
I’m burning them out now on the pyre
[PreChorus]
Fm Cm Fm Cm
So receive my sacrifice and revive my heart O Christ
Fm Gm G# Cm A#
Cause I’m sick of drinking pleasures that can never satisfy
[Chorus]
D# G# D# A#
And Jesus I confess that the world’s a wilderness
Cm A# G# A# Cm D#
And all of my sins are broken cisterns
D# G# D# A#
I’m thirsty for that spring that can wash this sinner clean
Cm A# G# A# Cm D#
So wash me again inside your river
Cm A# Cm
So wash me again inside your river
[Interlude]
Cm Gm Cm Gm Fm G
[Verse 2]
Cm Gm
I’ve been making your house a den of thieves
Cm Gm
Been worshiping as your spirit grieves
Fm G
I say as I sin more let grace abound
Cm Gm
Well today is the day I’m coming clean
Cm Gm
Brokenness is my offering
Fm G
So stand me again Lord on solid ground
[PreChorus 2]
Fm Cm Fm Cm
So receive my sacrifice and revive my heart O Christ
Fm Gm G# Cm A#
Cause I’m sick of drinking pleasures that can never satisfy
Fm Cm Fm Cm
Transform my mind I pray restore my song of praise
Fm Gm G# Cm A#
Cause I’m sick of seeking treasures that can only fade away
[Chorus]
D# G# D# A#
And Jesus I confess that the world’s a wilderness
Cm A# G# A# Cm D#
And all of my sins are broken cisterns
D# G# D# A#
I’m thirsty for that spring that can wash this sinner clean
Cm A# G# A# Cm D#
So wash me again inside your river
Cm A# G# A# Cm D#
So wash me again inside your river
[Bridge] x2
D# A#/D
Create in me a clean heart
Cm G#
And renew by your spirit, a right spirit
D# A#/D
And tear my hard places apart
Cm G#
I hear your word and I fear it, O God I fear it
[Chorus]
D# G# D# A#
And Jesus I confess that the world’s a wilderness
Cm A# G# A# Cm D#
And all of my sins are broken cisterns
D# G# D# A#
I’m thirsty for that spring that can wash this sinner clean
Cm A# G# A# Cm D#
So wash me again inside your river
Cm A# G# A# Cm D#
So wash me again inside your river
Cm A# G#
So wash me again inside your river
[Bridge] x2
D# A#/D
Create in me a clean heart
Cm G#
And renew by your spirit, a right spirit
D# A#/D
And tear my hard places apart
Cm G#
I hear your word and I fear it, O God I fear it
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