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Thread #31332   Message #420601
Posted By: wysiwyg
18-Mar-01 - 07:12 PM
Thread Name: Ash Wednesday, Lent, and Music
Subject: RE: Ash Wednesday, Lent, and Music
Chords for the above.


BLESSED ASSURANCE

(D)Blessed assurance, (G)Jesus is (D)mine!
O what a (E7)fore- (A)taste of (E7)glory di- (A)vine!
(A7)Heir of sal- (D)vation, (G)purchase of (D)God,
Born of His (G)Spirit, (A7)washed in His (D)blood.

Refrain
(D)This is my story, (G)this is my (D)song,
Praising my (G)Savior, (E7)all the day (A7)long;
This is my (D)story, (G)this is my (D)song,
Praising my (G)Savior, (A7)all the day (D)long.


NEARER, MY GOD, TO THEE

(F)Nearer, my (Bb)God, to Thee, (F)nearer to (C)Thee! (C7)
(F)E'en though it (Bb)be a cross (F)that (C7)raiseth (F)me,
Still (Bb)all my (F)song shall (C7)be, (F)near- (Bb)er, my (F)God, to (C)Thee.
(F)Nearer, my (Bb)God, to Thee, (F)near- (C)er to (F)Thee!


WHISPERING HOPE

(C)Soft as the (F)voice of an (C)angel,
(G7)Breathing a lesson un- (C)heard,
Hope with a gentle per- (F)suasion
(C)Whispers her (G7)comforting (C)word:
"Wait till the (G7)darkness is (C)over,
(G)Wait till the (D7)tempest is (G)done, (G7)
(C)Hope for the (F)sunshine to- (C)morrow,
After the (G7)shower is (C)gone."

Refrain:
(G7)Whispering (C)hope, oh how (G7)welcome thy (C)voice, (C7)
(F)Making my (C)heart in its (G7)sorrow re- (C)joice.


SH