Chords with lyrics
Verse 1:
D MajorD E minorEm
Day by day, and with each passing moment,
A augmentedA A7A7 D MajorD
Strength I find to meet my trials here
E minorEm
Trusting in my Father's wise bestowment
A augmentedA A7A7
I've no cause for worry or for fear
G+G
He whose heart is wise beyond all measure
A augmentedA A7A7 D MajorD
Gives unto each day what He deems best
E minorEm
Lovingly, its part of pain and pleasure
A augmentedA A7A7
Mingling toil with peace and rest
Verse 2:
D MajorD E minorEm
Every day the Lord Himself is near me,
A augmentedA A7A7 D MajorD
With a special mercy for each hour;
E minorEm
All my cares He fain would bear and cheer me,
A augmentedA A7A7
He whose name is Counsellor and Pow’r.
G+G
The protection of His child and treasure
A augmentedA A7A7 D MajorD
Is a charge that on Himself He laid;
G+G
“As thy days, thy strength shall be in measure,”
A augmentedA A7A7
This the pledge to me He made.
Verse 3:
D MajorD E minorEm
Help me then, in every tribulation,
A augmentedA A7A7 D MajorD
So to trust Thy promises, O Lord,
E minorEm
That I lose not faith’s sweet consolation,
A augmentedA A7A7
Offered me within Thy holy Word.
G+G
Help me, Lord, when toil and trouble meeting,
A augmentedA A7A7 D MajorD
E’er to take, as from a father’s hand,
G+G
One by one, the days, the moments fleeting,
A augmentedA A7A7