I Asked The Lord That I Might Grow chords

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[VERSE 1]
[Db] "I asked the Lord that I might grow, In f[Gb]aith, and love, and every grace;
[Bm] Might more of His salvation know, And [Gb]seek, more earnest-ly, His f[A]ace.

[VERSE 2]
[Db] ’Twas He who taught me thus to pray, And He I [Gb]trust has answered prayer!
[Bm] But it has been in such a way, As a[Gb]lmost drove me to desp[A]air.
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[VERSE 3]
I h[Db]oped that in some favored hour, At [Gb]once He’d answer my request;
And [Bm]by His love’s constraining pow’r, Sub[Gb]due my sins, and give me r[A]est.

[VERSE 4]
Inst[Db]ead of this, He made me feel, The h[Gb]idden evils of my heart;
And [Bm]let the angry pow’rs of hell, A[Gb]ssault my soul in every p[A]art.

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[VERSE 5]
Yea [Db]more with His own hand He seemed, I[Gb]ntent to aggravate my woe;
[Bm]Crossed all the fain designs schemed, B[Gb]lasted my hopes, and laid me l[A]ow.

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[VERSE 6]
[Db]Lord, why is this I trembling cried, Wilt t[Gb]hou pursue thy worm to death?
[Bm]’Tis in this way the Lord replied, I [Gb]answer prayer for grace and [A]faith

[VERSE 7]
These [Db]inward trials I employ, From [Gb]self and pride to set thee free;
And [Bm]break thy schemes of earthly joy, That [Gb]thou may’st find thy all in [A]Me.”

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