I Asked The Lord The I Might Grow Cifras

[Verse 1]
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I asked the Lord that I might grow 
             Em  C          D
In faith and love and ev’ry grace, 
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Might more of His salvation know, 
              Dsus D        G
And seek more earnestly His face. 
 
[Verse 2]
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‘Twas He who taught me thus to pray, 
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And He, I trust, has answered prayer,
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But it has been in such a way 
          Dsus D        G
As almost drove me to despair. 
 
[Verse 3]
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I hoped that in some favored hour 
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At once He’d answer my request 
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And, by His love’s constraining pow’r, 
          Dsus D           G
Subdue my sins and give me rest. 
 
[Verse 4]
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Instead of this, He made me feel 
           Em  C       D
The hidden evils of my heart 
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And let the angry pow’rs of hell 
           Dsus D        G
Assault my soul in ev’ry part. 
 
[Verse 5]
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Yea, more with His own hand He seemed 
          Em  C        D
Intent to aggravate my woe, 
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Crossed all the fair designs I schemed, 
           Dsus D            G
Humbled my heart and laid me low.
 
[Verse 6]
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 “Lord, why is this,” I trembling cried; 
              Em C            D
“Wilt Thou pursue Thy worm to death?” 
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“’Tis in this way,” the Lord replied, 
          Dsus D               G
“I answer prayer for grace and faith.” 
 
[Verse 7]
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“These inward trials I employ 
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From self and pride to set thee free 
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And break thy schemes of earthly joy 
                 Dsus D          G
That thou may’st find thy all in Me.”
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