Awake My Heart With Gladness chords by Songs Of Praise

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

G                     D
Awake, my heart, with gladness,
G                 C
See what today is done
G                    D
Now, after gloom and sadness,
A                        D
Comes forth the glorious Sun.
G                   C
My Savior there was laid
G                     D
Where our bed must be made
G                     C
When to the realms of light
G          D          G
Our spirit wings it's flight.

G                  D
The foe in triumph shouted
G                      C
When Christ lay in the tomb
G                  D
But, lo, He now is routed,
A                      D
His boast is turned to gloom.
G                   C
For Christ again is free
G               D
In glorious victory
G                   C
He Who is strong to save
G             D        G
Has triumphed o'er the grave.

G                    D
This is a sight that gladdens
G                  C
What peace it doth impart.
G                D
Now nothing ever saddens
A                 D
The joy within my heart.
G                   C
No gloom shall ever shake,
G                 D
No foe shall ever take,
G                        C
The hope which God's own Son
G           D       G
In love for me hath won.

G                         D
Now hell, its prince, the devil
G                       C
Of all their powers are shorn
G                  D
Now I am safe from evil,
A                  D
And sin I laugh to scorn.
G                      C
Grim Death with all his might
G              D
Cannot my soul affright
G                 C
He is a powerless form,
G         D        G
How er he rave and storm.

G                    D
The world against me rageth
G              C
Its fury I disdain
G                    D
Though bitter war it wageth
A                  D
Its work is all in vain.
G                     C
My heart from care is free,
G                   D
No trouble troubles me.
G                 C
Misfortune now is play
G            D         G
And night is bright as day.


G                   D
Now I will cling forever
G                    C
To Christ, my Savior true
G                     D
My Lord will leave me never,
A                   D
Whate'er He passeth through.
G                     C
He rends Death's iron chain,
G                         D
He breaks through sin and pain,
G                       C
He shatters hell's dark thrall,
G        D           G
I follow Him through all.

G                    D
To halls of heavenly splendor
G              C
With Him I penetrate
G                     D
And trouble ne er may hinder
A               D
Nor make me hesitate.
G                    C
Let tempests rage at will,
G                    D
My Savior shields me still
G                 C
He grants abiding peace
G            D      G
And bids all tumult cease.

G                   D
He brings me to the portal
G                     C
That leads to bliss untold,
G                    D
Whereon this rhyme immortal
A                     D
Is found in script of gold
G                        C
"Who there my cross hath shared
G                     D
Finds here a crown prepared
G                      C
Who there with me hath died
G             D    G
Shall here be glorified."