Blest Be The Lord Chords

Dan Schutte - Blest Be The Lord
Capo 3
 
Office Sheet: https://www.ocp.org/en-us/songs/1422/blest-be-the-lord
 
 
[Intro]
G  Am7 G/B Am    D    C    G
 
[Chorus]
G     Am   G/B  Am    D                G
Blest be the Lord,     blest be the Lord,
     Am7 G/B  Am    D            G
The God   of  mercy, the God who saves.
   Am   G/B Am   D            G
I shall not fear, the dark of night,
Am  G/B Am    D              G    G
Nor the arrow  that flies by day
 
 
[Verse 1]
C             D              C                  G
He will release me from the nets of all my foes.
D            C                 G           G
He will protect me from their wicked hands.
C            D               C                G
Beneath the shadow of his wings I will rejoice
D          C                  G
To find a dwelling place secure.
 
 
[Chorus]
G     Am   G/B  Am    D                G
Blest be the Lord,     blest be the Lord,
     Am7 G/B  Am    D            G
The God   of  mercy, the God who saves.
   Am   G/B Am   D            G
I shall not fear, the dark of night,
Am  G/B Am    D              G    G
Nor the arrow  that flies by day
 
 
[Verse 2]
C           D                 C                   G
I need not shrink before the terrors of the night,
D            C                 G        G
Nor stand alone before the light of day.
C              D              C                  G
No harm shall come to me, no arrow strike me down,
D       C            G
No evil settle in my soul
 
 
[Chorus]
G     Am   G/B  Am    D                G
Blest be the Lord,     blest be the Lord,
     Am7 G/B  Am    D            G
The God   of  mercy, the God who saves.
   Am   G/B Am   D            G
I shall not fear, the dark of night,
Am  G/B Am    D              G    G
Nor the arrow  that flies by day
 
 
[Verse 3]
C              D              C               G
Although a thousand men have fallen at my side,
D           C                 G          G
I'll not be shaken with the Lord at hand.
C            D               C             G
His faithful love is all the armor that I need
D          C                 G
To wage my battle with my foe.
 
 
[Chorus]
G     Am   G/B  Am    D                G
Blest be the Lord,     blest be the Lord,
     Am7 G/B  Am    D            G
The God   of  mercy, the God who saves.
   Am   G/B Am   D            G
I shall not fear, the dark of night,
Am  G/B Am    D              G    G
Nor the arrow  that flies by day
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