Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Key: G+G
Difficulty: Novice
Dan Schutte - Blest Be The Lord
Capo 3
Office Sheet: https://www.ocp.org/en-us/songs/1422/blest-be-the-lord
Intro:
G+G Am7Am7 G/BG/B A minorAm D MajorD C majorC G+G
Chorus:
G+G A minorAm G/BG/B A minorAm D MajorD G+G
Blest be the Lord, blest be the Lord,
Am7Am7 G/BG/B A minorAm D MajorD G+G
The God of mercy, the God who saves.
A minorAm G/BG/B A minorAm D MajorD G+G
I shall not fear, the dark of night,
A minorAm G/BG/B A minorAm D MajorD G+G G+G
Nor the arrow that flies by day
Verse 1:
C majorC D MajorD C majorC G+G
He will release me from the nets of all my foes.
D MajorD C majorC G+G G+G
He will protect me from their wicked hands.
C majorC D MajorD C majorC G+G
Beneath the shadow of his wings I will rejoice
D MajorD C majorC G+G
To find a dwelling place secure.
Chorus:
G+G A minorAm G/BG/B A minorAm D MajorD G+G
Blest be the Lord, blest be the Lord,
Am7Am7 G/BG/B A minorAm D MajorD G+G
The God of mercy, the God who saves.
A minorAm G/BG/B A minorAm D MajorD G+G
I shall not fear, the dark of night,
A minorAm G/BG/B A minorAm D MajorD G+G G+G
Nor the arrow that flies by day
Verse 2:
C majorC D MajorD C majorC G+G
I need not shrink before the terrors of the night,
D MajorD C majorC G+G G+G
Nor stand alone before the light of day.
C majorC D MajorD C majorC G+G
No harm shall come to me, no arrow strike me down,
D MajorD C majorC G+G
No evil settle in my soul
Chorus:
G+G A minorAm G/BG/B A minorAm D MajorD G+G
Blest be the Lord, blest be the Lord,
Am7Am7 G/BG/B A minorAm D MajorD G+G
The God of mercy, the God who saves.
A minorAm G/BG/B A minorAm D MajorD G+G
I shall not fear, the dark of night,
A minorAm G/BG/B A minorAm D MajorD G+G G+G
Nor the arrow that flies by day
Verse 3:
C majorC D MajorD C majorC G+G
Although a thousand men have fallen at my side,
D MajorD C majorC G+G G+G
I'll not be shaken with the Lord at hand.
C majorC D MajorD C majorC G+G
His faithful love is all the armor that I need
D MajorD C majorC G+G
To wage my battle with my foe.
Chorus:
G+G A minorAm G/BG/B A minorAm D MajorD G+G
Blest be the Lord, blest be the Lord,
Am7Am7 G/BG/B A minorAm D MajorD G+G
The God of mercy, the God who saves.
A minorAm G/BG/B A minorAm D MajorD G+G
I shall not fear, the dark of night,
A minorAm G/BG/B A minorAm D MajorD G+G G+G
Nor the arrow that flies by day