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If I Could Touch You

EnglishComposer: Manoling Francisco, SJ

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Song details

Liturgical use
communion
Musical form
hymn

Intro: F/A - Bb - F/A - C/D F/C Bb - F/C - Bb/C

  F           Bb/F     F/A                Bbm7         G7/B
1. If I could touch You,    I'd heal Your broken palms.

                Bb/C C/Bb       F/A Bb C F/A
   If I could hold    You in my arms.

                      Bb         F/A       Bb         F/A
   I'd call the soft breeze to caress Your weary arms.

                 Bb  A/C#       Dm        F/G         G7 F/C
   I'd call the moon beam to dispel this darkest night.

              Bb/C    F/C Bb/C F     (Dbm7 Bb/C)
   If I could touch You,     I would.


2. If I could hear You, Your words of anguish,
   If You'd just whisper in my ear.
   The sadness weighing down Your heart that no man sees.
   If You just call me I would sing of flaming hope.
   If I could hear You, I would.


   F/A          Bb        F/A    C/E     C/Bb  F/A
3. Long have I waited for you to hear My cry.

                Bb        F/A    C/E       D/F#
   Long have I waited for you to answer My plea.

   C/E                  F       Eb             Bb/D
   What you do to your brethren,  you do it for Me.

   Bbm/Db      F/C            G7/B            C   (C7sus)
   I am in the brokenness and woundedness of man.


(Repeat v.3, then v.1, then v.4)
Counterpoint: Yes, you can (touch / hear) Me
              I'm in the least of your brethren, I'm in the weak and small.
              I need your hands to bear my weary arms.
              I need your touch to heal my wounded palms.


B/C#-F#
              B/F#    F#/A#               BM7      Ab7/C
4. If I could hear You,    Your words of anguish,

                 B/C#   C#/B   F#/A# B C#7sus F#/A#
   If You'd just whisper in my ear.

                 B                F#/A#      B          F#/A#
   The sadness weighing down Your heart that no man sees.

                B        Bb/D  Ebm      F#/G#       Ab7 F#/C#
   If You just call me I would sing of flaming hope.

              B/C#     F#/C#           B/C#     F#/C# B/C# F#/A#
   If I could hear You,     if I could touch You,         I would.


End: B - F#/A# - Ebm Gb/Db B - Gb/Db - B/C# - F#

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