30 Years
September 23, 2025 - 8:24pm — Kfmiller
St. Mark Ji Tianxang (1834-1900) was a lay Catholic doctor in China. Becoming addicted to opium after an injury, he was denied communion for 30 years but persevered in going to church, finally being allowed to resume receiving the Eucharist. During the Boxer Rebellion, he chose martyrdom rather than renounce his faith. His feast day is July 7.
Instrumentation: Voice, guitar, percussion
Duration: 1’
Dm Am Em7 Dm Dm(maj7) Dm7 Dm6 Dm
Thirty years lost in a haze
Dm Am Em7 Dm6 Dm Dm6 Dsus4 D Dm
All that time caught in a powerful trap
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Kept apart from the Table
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For wanting more than wanting what you should.
Cmaj7 F
But brother, we’re not so different
Cmaj7 Asus4
We fall in snares of our own
Dm Am Em7 Dm Dm(maj7) Dm7 Dm6 Dm
Still, you gave your life for Him
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Pray for us to turn and follow your lead
(sheet music attached)
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