BALLAD OF LA SALETTE
Intro: G Am D G
G Am D G
On this day, O mother of our Lord
Am D G
We sing you praise for lighting up our way
Am D Bm
Your tears did soften up the hearts of men and they
Em Am D G
Still do today, May our love for you bring comfort in your pain
Am D
They saw a great light near the spring
G Em
And then it lowered and they saw it part
Am F D
Then all at once they saw a lady crying there
C D G
And then she wept all the while she spoke
Am D
They saw her tears flow from her eyes
C D G
They flowed in steady streams of light (2X)
Am D
Come near my children do not fear
G Em
I come to bring you good news of cheer
Am F D
A joy to share to all the people of the world
C D G
As she walked she did not touch
Am D
Her feet upon the ground she tread
C D G
And blades of grass never bent an inch (2X)