I Asked The Lord That I Might Grow Chords

✝ Verse 1: G C/G G I asked the Lord that I might grow D Em Am D In faith and love and ev’ry grace D Bm Gmaj7 Em7 C Might more of His salvation know C Dsus D G And seek more earnestly His face. ✝ Verse 2: G C/G G ‘Twas He who taught me thus to pray D Em Am D And He I trust, has answered prayer D Bm Gmaj7 Em7 C But it has been in such a way C Dsus D G As almost drove me to despair.

✝ Verse 3: G C/G G I hoped that in some favored hour D Em Am D At once He’d an-swer my request D Bm Gmaj7 Em7 C And, by His love’s constraining pow’r C Dsus D G Subdue my sins and give me rest. ✝ Verse 4: G C/G G Instead of this He made me feel D Em Am D The hidden e - vils of my heart D Bm Gmaj7 Em7 C And let the angry pow’rs of hell C Dsus D G Assault my soul in ev’ry part. ✝ Verse 5: G C/G G Yea, more with His own hand He seemed D Em Am D Intent to ag-gravate my woe D Bm Gmaj7 Em7 C Crossed all the fair designs I schemed C Dsus D G Humbled my heart and laid me low. ✝ Verse 6: G C/G G “Lord, why is this,” I trembling cried; D Em Am D “Wilt Thou pursue Thy worm to death ” D Bm Gmaj7 Em7 C “’Tis in this way,” the Lord replied C Dsus D G “I answer prayer for grace and faith.” ✝ Verse 7: G C/G G “These inward trials I employ D Em Am D From self and pride to set thee free D Bm Gmaj7 Em7 C And break thy schemes of earthly joy C Dsus D G That thou may’st find thy all in Me