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β« β Verse 1:
G C
Sovereign Ruler of the skies
G D
Ever gracious, ever wise
C G D Em
All my times are in Your hand
C D G
All events at Your command
β« β Verse 2:
G C
His decree, Who formed the earth
G D
Fixed my first and second birth
C G D Em
Now my life to Him I owe
C D G
Where He leads me I will go
β« β Chorus:
D
Ever faithful
C
Ever true
G D
Keep my heart to only You
G D C
Since I cannot part from Thee
G D G
Sovereign Ruler ever be
β« β Verse 3:
A D
Plagues and deaths around me fly
A E
Till He bids, I cannot die
D A E F#m
Not a single shaft can hit
D E A
Till the God of love thinks fit
β« β Verse 4:
A D
Times the tempterβs power to prove
A E
Times to taste a Saviorβs love
D A E F#m
All must come and last and end
D E A
As shall please my heav'nly Friend
β« β Chorus:
E
Ever faithful
D
Ever true
A E
Keep my heart to only You
A E D
Since I cannot part from Thee
A E A
Sovereign Ruler ever be
β« β Verse 5:
A D
He that formed me in the womb
A E
He shall guide me to the tomb
D A E F#m
All my times shall ever be
D E A
Ordered by His wise decree
β« β Chorus:
E
Ever faithful
D
Ever true
A E
Keep my heart to only You
A E D
Since I cannot part from Thee
A E A
Sovereign Ruler ever be
End:
A D
Thee, at all times, will I bless
A E
Having Thee, I all possess
D A E F#m
Since I cannot part from Thee
D E A
Sovereign Ruler ever be
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Published: June 12, 2023
Last Updated: February 11, 2026