Misc Praise Songs – I Asked The Lord That I Might Grow (Guitar)

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In faith and love and ev’ry grace, 

              G             Em   C
Might more of His salvation know, 

              Dsus D        G
And seek more earnestly His face. 

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‘Twas He who taught me thus to pray, 

          Em  C               D
And He, I trust, has answered prayer,

           G              Em   C
But it has been in such a way 

          Dsus D        G
As almost drove me to despair. 

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I hoped that in some favored hour 

             Em  C       D
At once He’d answer my request 

            G                   Em   C
And, by His love’s constraining pow’r, 

          Dsus D           G
Subdue my sins and give me rest. 

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Instead of this, He made me feel 

           Em  C       D
The hidden evils of my heart 

            G               Em   C
And let the angry pow’rs of hell 

           Dsus D        G
Assault my soul in ev’ry part. 

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Yea, more with His own hand He seemed 

          Em  C        D
Intent to aggravate my woe, 

                G              Em   C
Crossed all the fair designs I schemed, 

           Dsus D            G
Humbled my heart and laid me low.

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 “Lord, why is this,” I trembling cried; 

              Em C            D
“Wilt Thou pursue Thy worm to death?” 

              G                Em   C
“’Tis in this way,” the Lord replied, 

          Dsus D               G
“I answer prayer for grace and faith.” 

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“These inward trials I employ 

              Em  C             D
From self and pride to set thee free 

              G                  Em  C
And break thy schemes of earthly joy 

                 Dsus D          G
That thou may’st find thy all in Me.”