Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)
Verse 1:
C F G C Am F Gsus4 G
O Jehovah, you have given us, a hope that we hold dear.
G7 C5 F G Am C F Dm Gsus4 G
It’s a hope we find so thrilling, we want the world to hear.
C F G C Am F Gsus4 G
But at times this life’s anxieties, are the cause of fears within,
G7 C5 F G Am F Dm E7sus4 E7
And the hope that burned so brightly has suddenly grown dim.
Chorus:
Am G Cmaj7sus4 F
You’re our strength, you’re our hope, you’re our confidence.
Dm7 Am Bb E7
Whatever we lack, you supply.
Am G Cmaj7sus4 Dm7
When we preach, when we teach, we have confidence
C5 Dm Dsus2 C, F, G
because it’s on you we rely.
Verse 2:
C F G C Am F Gsus4 G
So Jehovah, please instill in us a heart that won’t forget,
G7 C5 F G Am C F Dm Gsus4 G
For you’ve always been our comfort when troubled times we’ve met.
C F G C Am F Gsus4 G
And these thoughts that lift and strengthen us can revive that dying flame,
G7 C5 F G Am F Dm E7sus4 E7
For they fill our hearts with courage to speak about your name.
Chorus:
Am G Cmaj7sus4 F
You’re our strength, you’re our hope, you’re our confidence.
Dm7 Am Bb E7
Whatever we lack, you supply.
Am G Cmaj7sus4 Dm7
When we preach, when we teach, we have confidence
C5 Dm Dsus2 C
because it’s on you we rely.