I Asked The Lord The I Might Grow chords

[VERSE 1]
[G]I asked the Lor[G/C]d that I might [G]grow
In faith and [Em]love[C] and ev’ry [D]grace,
Might more of [G]His salvation [Em]know,[C]
And seek more [Dsus]earne[D]stly His [G]face.

[VERSE 2]
[G]‘Twas He who tau[G/C]ght me thus to [G]pray,
And He, I [Em]trus[C]t, has answered [D]prayer,
But it has [G]been in such a [Em]way [C]
As almost [Dsus]drove[D] me to de[G]spair.

[VERSE 3]
[G]I hoped that i[G/C]n some favored[G] hour
At once He’d [Em]answ[C]er my re[D]quest
And, by His [G]love’s constraining [Em]pow’r[C] ,
Subdue my [Dsus]sins [D]and give me [G]rest.

[VERSE 4]
[G]Instead of thi[G/C]s, He made me [G]feel
The hidden [Em]evil[C]s of my [D]heart
And let the [G]angry pow’rs of [Em]hell [C]
Assault my [Dsus]soul [D]in ev’ry [G]part.

[VERSE 5]
[G]Yea, more with [G/C]His own hand He[G] seemed
Intent to [Em]aggr[C]avate my [D]woe,
Crossed all the [G]fair designs I [Em]schem[C]ed,
Humbled my [Dsus]heart[D] and laid me [G]low.

[VERSE 6]
[G] "Lord, why is [G/C]this,” I trembling [G]cried;
"Wilt Thou pur[Em]sue[C] Thy worm to [D]death?”
"’Tis in this [G]way,” the Lord re[Em]plied[C] ,
"I answer [Dsus]praye[D]r for grace and [G]faith.”

[VERSE 7]
[G]"These inward [G/C]trials I em[G]ploy
From self and [Em]prid[C]e to set thee [D]free
And break thy [G]schemes of earthly [Em]joy [C]
That thou may’st [Dsus]find [D]thy all in [G]Me.”