Misc Praise Songs – I Bind Unto Myself Today (Guitar)

Em       D     G         D
[tab]    D              Em/B     D
the strong name of the Trinity

   C    G            C
by invocation of the same,

    G        C       Em
the Three in One and One in Three.

Em          D      G        D
I bind this day to me forever,

   D                        Em/B  D
by power of faith, Christ’s incarnation,

    C       G             C
his baptism in the Jordan river,

    G        C         Em
his death on cross for my salvation,

    G                 D
his bursting from the spiced tomb,

    Em     D      Em       Bm
his riding up the heavenly way,

    C      G             C
his coming at the day of doom,

  G      C     Em
I bind unto myself today.

Em       D     G         D
I bind unto myself today

    D              Em       D
the power of God to hold and lead,

    C        G                 C
His eye  to watch, his might to stay,

    G        C       Em
His ear to harken to my lead,

    G                D
the wisdom of my God to teach,

    Em       D      Em          Bm
His hand to guide His sheild to ward,

    C     G                     C
The word of God to give me speech

  G        C   Em
His heavenly host to be my guard.

Em       D     G         D
Against  the demon snares of sin

    D               Em/B     D
The vice that gives temptation force,

    C        G                 C
The natural lusts that war within,

    G      C       Em
The hostilke foes that mar my course,

    G            D
or few or many far or nigh,

    Em       D     Em            Bm
In everyt place and in all hours,

    C     G                 C
against their fierce hostility,

     G       C       Em
I bind to me  those holy powers.

Em       D     G          D
I bind unto myself the name,

    D                  Em/B D
the strong name of the Trinity

    C  G             C
by invocation of the same,

    G        C       Em
the Three in One and One in Three,

    G              D
of whom all nature has creation,

 Em     D       Em      Bm
eternal Father, Spirit, Word.

       C      G             C
Praise to the Lord of my salvation;

   G      C      Em
salvation is of Christ the Lord!