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