LDS Hymns – Joseph Smiths First Prayer (Guitar)

          G              D
Oh, how lovely was the morning!

          C         D    G
Radiant beamed the sun above,

          G                    D
Bees were humming, sweet birds singing,

       C       D           G
Music ringing through the grove

G       Em            C
When within the shady woodland,

        Em               C
Joseph sought the God of love,

         G            D
When within the shady woodland,

D       C         D      G
Joseph sought the God of love.

       G                 D
Humbly kneeling, sweet appealing;

          C           D       G
‘Twas the boy’s first uttered prayer;

         G               D
When the pow’rs of sin assailing;

D          C         D       G
Filled his soul with deep despair.

G        Em            C
But undaunted still he trusted;

       Em                C
In his Heav’nly Father’s care,

      G                D
But undaunted still he trusted;

D      C        D        G
In his Heavn’ly Father’s care.

      G             D
Suddenly a light descended,

         C        D         G
Brighter far than noon-day sun,

       G                D
And a shining, glorious pillar;

         C       D        G
O’er him fell, around him shone,

G       Em                   C
While appeared two heav’nly beings,

         Em            C
God the Father and the Son;

        G                    D
While appeared two heav’nly beings,

D       C      D       G
God the Father and the Son.

        G            D
Joseph, this is my Beloved;

          C        D        G
Hear him! Oh, how sweet the word!

         G                 D
Joseph’s humble prayer was answered,

       C        D       G
And he listened to the Lord.

G        Em                 C
Oh, what rapture filled his bosom,

       Em             C
For he saw the living God;

         G                  D
Oh, what rapture filled his bosom,

D      C       D      G
For he saw the living God!