I Asked The Lord That I Might Grow (hi-lo)

by John Newton and Sovereign Grace Music · posted by andrewmace14

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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"I Asked The Lord That I Might Grow" By John Newton and Sovereign Grace Music

Verse One 6 7 -8 8 -8 7 -6 6 3 4 -4 5 -4 4 3’’ -2 I asked the Lord that I might grow 6 7 -7 7 -8 8 -9 8 -8 -2 4 -3 4 -4 5 -5 5 -4 In faith and love and ev-e-ry grace, 8 8 -9 9 -9 8 -8 7 8 5 5 -5 6 -5 5 -4 4 5 Might more of His sal-vat-i-on know, -8 7 -6 6 6 -6 7 7 -4 4 3’’ 3 3 -3’’ 4 4 And seek more earnestly His face. Verse Two 6 7 -8 8 -8 7 -6 6 3 4 -4 5 -4 4 3’’ -2 ‘Twas He who taught me thus to pray, 6 7 -7 7 -8 8 -9 8 -8 -2 4 -3 4 -4 5 -5 5 -4 And He, I trust, has answered prayer, 8 8 -9 9 -9 8 -8 7 8 5 5 -5 6 -5 5 -4 4 5 But it has been in such a way -8 7 -6 6 6 -6 7 7 -4 4 3’’ 3 3 -3’’ 4 4 As almost drove me to despair. Verse Three 6 7 -8 8 -8 7 -6 6 3 4 -4 5 -4 4 3’’ -2 I hoped that in some favored hour 6 7 -7 7 -8 8 -9 8 -8 -2 4 -3 4 -4 5 -5 5 -4 At once He’d answer my request 8 8 -9 9 -9 8 -8 7 8 5 5 -5 6 -5 5 -4 4 5 And, by His love’s constraining pow’r, -8 7 -6 6 6 -6 7 7 -4 4 3’’ 3 3 -3’’ 4 4 Subdue my sins and give me rest. Verse Four 6 7 -8 8 -8 7 -6 6 3 4 -4 5 -4 4 3’’ -2 Instead of this, He made me feel 6 7 -7 7 -8 8 -9 8 -8 -2 4 -3 4 -4 5 -5 5 -4 The hidden evils of my heart 8 8 -9 9 -9 8 -8 7 8 5 5 -5 6 -5 5 -4 4 5 And let the angry pow’rs of hell -8 7 -6 6 6 -6 7 7 -4 4 3’’ 3 3 -3’’ 4 4 Assault my soul in ev’ry part. Verse Five 6 7 -8 8 -8 7 -6 6 3 4 -4 5 -4 4 3’’ -2 Yea, more with His own hand He seemed 6 7 -7 7 -8 8 -9 8 -8 -2 4 -3 4 -4 5 -5 5 -4 Intent to aggravate my woe, 8 8 -9 9 -9 8 -8 7 8 5 5 -5 6 -5 5 -4 4 5 Crossed all the fair designs I schemed, -8 7 -6 6 6 -6 7 7 -4 4 3’’ 3 3 -3’’ 4 4 Humbled my heart and laid me low. Verse Six 6 7 -8 8 -8 7 -6 6 3 4 -4 5 -4 4 3’’ -2 “Lord, why is this,” I trembling cried; 6 7 -7 7 -8 8 -9 8 -8 -2 4 -3 4 -4 5 -5 5 -4 “Wilt Thou pursue Thy worm to death?” 8 8 -9 9 -9 8 -8 7 8 5 5 -5 6 -5 5 -4 4 5 “’Tis in this way,” the Lord replied, -8 7 -6 6 6 -6 7 7 -4 4 3’’ 3 3 -3’’ 4 4 “I answer prayer for grace and faith.” Verse Seven 6 7 -8 8 -8 7 -6 6 3 4 -4 5 -4 4 3’’ -2 “These inward trials I employ 6 7 -7 7 -8 8 -9 8 -8 -2 4 -3 4 -4 5 -5 5 -4 From self and pride to set thee free 8 8 -9 9 -9 8 -8 7 8 5 5 -5 6 -5 5 -4 4 5 And break thy schemes of earthly joy -8 7 -6 6 6 -6 7 7 -4 4 3’’ 3 3 -3’’ 4 4 That thou may’st find thy all in Me.”

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