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(Isaiah 40 verses 27-31)
(Isaiah 40 verses 27-31)
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[Chorus]
 
[Chorus]
 
G        D                  C
 
G        D                  C
Do you not know?  Have you not heard?
+
<b>Do you not know?  Have you not heard?</b>
 
               D          G
 
               D          G
The Lord is the everlasting God,
+
<b>The Lord is the everlasting God,</b>
 
           D                  C
 
           D                  C
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
+
<b>the Creator of the ends of the earth.</b>
 
       D                G
 
       D                G
He will not grow tired or weary,
+
<b>He will not grow tired or weary,</b>
 
D              C
 
D              C
... and His understanding ...
+
<b>... and His understanding ...</b>
 
   D                  G
 
   D                  G
... no one can fathom.  ... He gives
+
<b>... no one can fathom.  ... He gives</b>
 
               D          C
 
               D          C
strength to the weary and increases
+
<b>strength to the weary and increases</b>
 
   D            G
 
   D            G
the power of the weak.
+
<b>the power of the weak.</b>
 
   D            C          D
 
   D            C          D
 
  ...          ...        ...
 
  ...          ...        ...
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[1st stanza]
 
[1st stanza]
 
Em                      D
 
Em                      D
Why do you say, O Jacob,
+
<b>Why do you say, O Jacob,</b>
 
D                  Em
 
D                  Em
and complain, O Israel,
+
<b>and complain, O Israel,</b>
 
Em                      D
 
Em                      D
"My way is hidden from the Lord;
+
<b>"My way is hidden from the Lord;</b>
 
Em                      D
 
Em                      D
( Why do you say, O Jacob,
+
<b>( Why do you say, O Jacob,</b>
 
D                    Em
 
D                    Em
and complain, O Israel, )
+
<b>and complain, O Israel, )</b>
 
Em                      D
 
Em                      D
my cause is disregarded by my God"?</pre>
+
<b>my cause is disregarded by my God"?</b></pre>
 
| <pre>
 
| <pre>
 
[Chorus]
 
[Chorus]
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[2nd stanza]
 
[2nd stanza]
 
   Em                    D
 
   Em                    D
Even youths grow tired and weary,
+
<b>Even youths grow tired and weary,</b>
 
   Em                    D
 
   Em                    D
and young men stumble and fall;
+
<b>and young men stumble and fall;</b>
 
   Em                    D
 
   Em                    D
Even youths grow tired and weary,
+
<b>Even youths grow tired and weary,</b>
 
   Em                    D
 
   Em                    D
and young men stumble and fall;
+
<b>and young men stumble and fall;</b>
  
 
[Bridge]
 
[Bridge]
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[3rd stanza]
 
[3rd stanza]
 
   G        D          C
 
   G        D          C
but those who hope in the Lord
+
<b>but those who hope in the Lord</b>
 
     D                  G
 
     D                  G
will renew their strength.
+
<b>will renew their strength.</b>
 
         D      C
 
         D      C
They will soar on wings
+
<b>They will soar on wings</b>
 
   D                    G
 
   D                    G
like eagles;            ...
+
<b>like eagles;            ...</b>
 
         D      C
 
         D      C
they will run and not
+
<b>they will run and not</b>
 
D                        G
 
D                        G
(not) grow weary,
+
<b>(not) grow weary,</b>
 
         D              C      D
 
         D              C      D
they will walk and not be faint.
+
<b>they will walk and not be faint.</b>
  
 
[Chorus]</pre>
 
[Chorus]</pre>

Revision as of 14:38, 12 February 2009

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* with chords ... Don't you just love songs that are straight from the scripture?

Isaiah 40 verses 27-31

[Chorus]
G         D                   C
<b>Do you not know?  Have you not heard?</b>
              D           G
<b>The Lord is the everlasting God,</b>
          D                  C
<b>the Creator of the ends of the earth.</b>
       D                G
<b>He will not grow tired or weary,</b>
D               C
<b>... and His understanding ...</b>
  D                  G
<b>... no one can fathom.   ... He gives</b>
              D           C
<b>strength to the weary and increases</b>
  D            G
<b>the power of the weak.</b>
  D            C          D
 ...          ...        ...

[1st stanza]
Em                       D
<b>Why do you say, O Jacob,</b>
D                  Em
<b>and complain, O Israel,</b>
Em                       D
<b>"My way is hidden from the Lord;</b>
Em                       D
<b>( Why do you say, O Jacob,</b>
D                    Em
<b>and complain, O Israel, )</b>
Em                       D
<b>my cause is disregarded by my God"?</b>
[Chorus]

[2nd stanza]
  Em                     D
<b>Even youths grow tired and weary,</b>
  Em                    D
<b>and young men stumble and fall;</b>
  Em                     D
<b>Even youths grow tired and weary,</b>
  Em                    D
<b>and young men stumble and fall;</b>

[Bridge]

[3rd stanza]
   G        D           C
<b>but those who hope in the Lord</b>
     D                  G
<b>will renew their strength.</b>
         D      C
<b>They will soar on wings</b>
   D                    G
<b>like eagles;             ...</b>
        D       C
<b>they will run and not</b>
D                        G
<b>(not) grow weary,</b>
         D              C      D
<b>they will walk and not be faint.</b>

[Chorus]
  • Note: I recorded this song in the key of C, but the chords above are in G. If I hired a real singer it would be better, but in the mean time ... wow, this is fun. All verses taken verbatim from the New International Version of the Word of God - Isaiah 40 verses 27-31.