IT CAME UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR
   Words: Edmund Sears
   Tune: Richard Storrs Willis

VERSE 1

   G    C      G   C    G          C       A       D   D7
IT CAME UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR THAT GLORIUS SONG OF OLD

     G      C       G    C   G        C           D        G
FROM ANGELS BENDING NEAR THE EARTH TO TOUCH THEIR HARPS OF GOLD

      B7                Em   B7 Em       D            A        D      D7
PEACE ON THE EARTH GOOD WILL TO MEN FROM HEAVEN’S ALL GRACIOUS KING

    G        C      G    C    G      C        D      G
THE WORLD IN SOLEMN STILLNESS LAY TO HEAR THE ANGELS SING

VERSE 2

      G           C      G     C    G         C        A         D   D7
STILL THROUGH THE CLOVEN SKIES THEY COME WITH PEACEFUL WINGS UN-FURLED

     G          C        G  C   G           C       D     G
AND STILL THEIR HEAVENLY MU-SIC FLOATS O’ER ALL THE WEARY WORLD

  B7                Em  B7 Em          D       A        D      D7
A-BOVE IT’S SAD AND LOW-LY PLAINS THEY BEND ON HOVERING WING

    G    C         G  C   G          C       D      G
AND EVER O’ER IT’S BA-BEL SOUNDS THE BLESSED ANGELS SING

VERSE 3

    G    C           G   C   G          C         A       D   D7
YET WITH THE WOES OF SIN AND STRIFE THE WORLD HAS SUFFERED LONG

   G         C        G    C    G          C        D        G
BE-NEATH THE HEAVENLY HYMN HAVE ROLLED TWO THOUSAND YEARS OF WRONG

    B7             Em   B7    Em      D       A          D      D7
AND WARRING HUMAN -KIND HEARS NOT THE TIDINGS WHICH THEY BRING

  G        C         G     C   G          C        D      G
O HUSH THE NOISE AND CEASE THE STRIFE AND HEAR THE ANGELS SING

VERSE 4

    G      C        G      C   G     C        A       D   D7
FOR LO THE DAYS ARE HASTEN-ING ON BY PROPHETS SEEN OF OLD

     G        C    G   C     G           C        D         G
WHEN WITH THE EVER CIR-CLING YEARS SHALL COME THE TIME FORE-TOLD

     B7               Em   B7 Em         D       A         D      D7
WHEN PEACE SHALL OVER ALL THE EARTH  ITS ANCIENT SPLENDORS FLING

    G        C          G    C   G          C       D      G
AND ALL THE WORLD GIVES BACK THE SONG WHICH NOW THE ANGELS SING

   I Have Been Blessed
   Words: ?
   Tune: ? (arr. from "The Rochesters")

VERSE 1

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When He works around us in all that He does,

           G                    A
all of His works and all of His love.

D                                       Bm
If the pen of a writer could write everyday

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Not even this world could ever contain how much I’ve been blessed.

VERSE 2

D                                Bm
Warmth in the winter, flowers in spring

            G                           A
Laughter of summer and the changing of leaves.

D                                  Bm
Food on the table, a good place to sleep

              G                    A
Clothes on my back and shoes on my feet

                D
Oh, I have been blessed!

CHORUS

D           G
I have been blessed

                  A
God is so good to me

             Bm              F#m     Bm
Precious are his thoughts of you and me

               G                             A
No way I could count them there’s not enough time

             Bm            F#m      Bm
So I’ll just thank Him for being so kind

             G           A
God has been good, so-oh good

            D
I have been blessed!

VERSE 3

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Arms that can raise, a voice that can talk

               G                       A
Hands that can touch and legs that can walk

D                                      Bm
Ears that can listen and eyes that can see

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Oh I’ve got to praise Him as long as I breathe cuz, I have been blessed!

VERSE 4

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We live in a country the greatest on earth

                    G                      A
Our flag stands for freedom and what it is worth

D                                     Bm
She stands at the harbor Miss Liberty called

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All have their some but same gave it all

             D
For me to be blessed! 

CHORUS AGAIN

VERSE 5

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Father and mother nutured and raised 

           G                A
Sister and brother memories made

D                                  Bm
A pastor to lead us, this alter to pray

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Striped that can heal and blood that can save

               D
Oh I have been blessed!

VERSE 6

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He’s the shoulder to lean on when I have doubt 

                  G                       A
The rock where He leads me when I am overwhelmed

D                                     Bm
The place where He hides me under His wings

               G                      A
Its not just a song it’s the reason I sing

                D
Oh, I have been blessed!

CHORUS AGAIN

Tag: 

D               G          A
God you’ve been good so-oh good

             D
We have been blessed!

   I'll Fly Away
   Words: Albert E. Brumley
   Tune: Albert E. Brumley

Verse 1

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SOME GLAD MORNING WHEN THIS LIFE IS OVER

C          G
I’LL FLY A-WAY

G
TO A HOME ON GOD’S CELESTIAL SHORE

    D7          G
I’LL      FLY A-WAY

Chorus

G                     C          G
I’LL FLY AWAY O GLORY I’LL FLY A-WAY

G
WHEN I DIE HALLELUJAH BY AND BY

G     D7       G
I’LL     FLY A-WAY

Verse 2

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WHEN THE SHADOWS OF THIS LIFE HAVE GROWN

C          G
I’LL FLY A-WAY

G
LIKE A BIRD FROM PRISON BARS HAVE FLOWN

G     D7        G
I’LL      FLY A-WAY

Verse 3

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JUST A FEW MORE WEARY DAYS AND THEN

C          G
I’LL FLY A-WAY

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TO A LAND WHERE JOYS SHALL NEVER END

G     D7        G
I’LL      FLY A-WAY

   I Need Thee Every Hour
   Words: Annie S. Hawks
   Tune: Robert Lowry

   D                 D7          G         D
1. I need Thee every hour, most  gracious  Lord;
2. I need Thee every hour, stay  Thou near-by;
3. I need Thee every hour, in    joy  or   pain;
4. I need Thee every hour; teach me Thy    will;
5. I need Thee every hour, most  Holy      One;

        A7                 D     Bm   A       E   A
1. No   tender voice like  Thine can  peace   a  -fford.
2. Temp-tations lose their power when Thou    art nigh.
3. Come quickly and a  -   bide, or   life is in  vain.
4. And  Thy rich promi  -  ses   in   me      ful-fill.

Chorus

  D          Dsus4 D      A7
I need Thee, O     I need Thee;

                  D
Every hour I need Thee;

D7 G                D   Bm
O  bless me now, my Sav-ior,

A D    A  D
I come to Thee.

   I Must Tell Jesus
   Words: Elisha A. Hoffman
   Tune: Elisha A. Hoffman

   C                                 G
1. I must tell Jesus all of my       tri-als;
2. I must tell Jesus all of my       troubles;
3. Tempted and tried, I need a great Savior;
4. O how the world to evil al  -     lures me!

               C          Am         G
1. I cannot    bear these burdens a -lone;
2. He is a     kind, com -passionate friend;
3. One Who can help my    burdens to bear;
4. O how  my   heart is   tempted to sin!

            C           Am          G
1. In my di-stress He   kindly will help me;
2. If I but ask Him,    He will de -li - ver,
3. I must   tell Jesus, I must tell Jesus;
4. I must   tell Jesus, and He will help me

   C                   G             C
1. He ever loves and   cares for His own.
2. Make of my troubles quickly an    end.
3. He all my cares and sorrows will  share.
4. Over the world the  victory  to   win.

Chorus

C           F                  C
I must tell Jesus! I must tell Jesus!

Em            C  Am      G
I cannot bear my burdens alone;

G           C                  G
I must tell Jesus! I must tell Jesus!

C         Am       G     C
Jesus can help me, Jesus alone.

   In The Sweet By And By
   Words: Sanford F. Bennett
   Tune: Joseph P. Webster

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1. There’s a land that is fairer than day,
2. We shall sing on that  beautiful   shore
3. To our bountiful       Father a  - bove,

                                A7
1. And by faith we can see it   afar;
2. The melodious songs of the   blessed;
3. We will offer our tribute of praise

           D             G           D
1. For the Father waits  over the    way
2. And our spirits shall sorrow no   more,
3. For the glorious      gift of His love

                          A7             D
1. To prepare us a        dwelling place there.
2. Not a sigh for the     blessing of    rest.
3. And the blessings that hallow our     days.

Chorus

                    A7
In the sweet by and by,

                                D
We shall meet on that beautiful shore;

       D7           G
In the sweet by and by,

         D            A7        D
We shall meet on that beautiful shore.

   I Sing The Mighty Power of God
   Words: Isaac Watts
   Tune: Ralph Vaughan Williams

   G           C   G               C  D          G          D          G
1. I sing      the mighty power    of  God, that made the   mountains  rise,
2. I sing      the goodness of     the Lord, who filled the earth with food,
3. There’s not a   plant or flower be- low, but  makes Thy  glories    known,

        G      C   G                 C    D          Em        G       D    G
1. That spread the flowing seas      a -  broad, and built the loft  - y    skies.
2. Who  formed the creatures through the  Word, and  then pro -nounced them good.
3. And  clouds a - rise, and temp -  ests blow, by   order     from    Thy  throne;

   G         D    G   C    D                   G   D  G    C   D
1. I sing    the  wis-dom  that ordained  the  sun to rule the day;
2. Lord, how Thy  won-ders are displayed, where’er I  turn my  eye,
3. While all that bor-rows life from Thee is   ev -er in   Thy care;

       G    C      G              C   D         Em      G     D   G
1. The moon shines full at God’s  com-mand, and all the stars o - bey.
2. If  I    sur -  vey the ground I   tread, or gaze up-on    the sky.
3. And ever-y   -  where that we  can be, Thou, God art pres -ent there.

   It Is Well with My Soul
   Words: Horatio G. Spafford 1828-1888
   Tune: Philip P. Bliss 1838-1876
   Category: Peace and Joy

   D          G     D          A    D      Em    A     A7     D
1. When peace like  a      riv-er   at    -tend -eth   my     way,
2. Though Sa -tan   should buf-fet, though tri  -als   should come,
3. My sin-    O     the  bliss of   this   glo  -ri   -ous    thought,
4. And Lord   haste the day    when my     faith shall be     sight,

   D    Bm               E        E7   A       D               A   G
1. When sor-rows like    sea-bil -lows roll;   What-ev-er      my  lot,
2. Let  this blest as   -sur-ance con- trol,   That Christ has re -gard
3. My   sin- not in      part but the  whole,  Is nailed to    the cross
4. The  clouds be rolled back as  a    scroll, The trump shall re -sound

   G        Em         G  A            A7   D     G          D     A     Asus4 D
1. Thou has taught me  to say,  It     is   well, it is      well  with  my    soul.
2. -ed my   help-less  es-tate, And    hath shed  His own    blood for   my    soul.
3. and I    bear it    no more. Praise the  Lord, praise the Lord, O     my    soul!
4. and the  Lord shall de-scend, "e   -ven  so"   it is      well  with  my    soul.

Chorus

A
It is well with my soul

D     G           D    A       D
It is well, It is well with my soul.

   In the Garden
   Words: C. Austin Miles, 1868-1946
   Tune: C. Austin Miles, 1868-1946
   Category: Christ's Resurrection

   G                               G7
1. I come to the gar-den a        -lone,
2. He speaks, and the sound of His voice
3. I'd stay in the gar-den with    Him 

   G7         C                          G
1. While the  dew is still on the        ros-es;
2. Is so      sweet the birds hush their sing-ing;
3. Though the night a-round me be        fall-ing

           D                      G     D  G
1. And the voice I hear, fall-ing on    my ear,
2. And the mel-o-dy that He       gave  to me,
3. But he  bids me go thru the    voice of woe,

        D     G  D     G   D  G D7
1. The  Son   of God   dis-clos-es.
2. With-in    my heart is  ring-ing.
3. His  voice to me    is  call-ing.

Chorus

D7     G                     D          D7
And He walks with me, and He talks with me,

                         G
And He tells me I am His own;

               B           Em  G7 C
And the joy we share as we tar-ry there,

     G          D     G
None oth-er has ev-er known.

   I Love to Tell the Story
   Words: A. Catherine Hankey 1834-1911
   Tune: William G. Fischer 1835-1912
   Category: Evangelism and Missions

   C                              F                 C
1. I love to tell the sto-ry Of   un-seen things a -bove,
2. I love to tell the sto-ry More won-der-ful it    seems
3. I love to tell the sto-ry Tis  pleas-ant to re  -peat
4. I love to tell the sto-ry For  those who know it best

        G      G/C  G              C                       G
1. Of   Je    -sus  and His glo   -ry, Of Je-sus and His   love;
2. Than all    the  gold-en fan   -cies of all our gold-en dreams;
3. What seems, each time I tell    it, More won-der-ful-ly sweet;
4. Seem hun   -ger -ing and thirst-ing To hear it like the rest;

   G         G7           C         Am                E
1. I love to tell the sto-ry Be    -cause I know tis  true
2. I love to tell the sto-ry It     did so much for   me,
3. I love to tell the sto-ry For    some have nev-er  heard
4. And when, in scenes of glo-ry, I sing the new, new song,

   F                         C         G                 C
1. It sat-is-fies my long   -ings As   noth-ing else can do.
2. And that is just the rea- son I     tell it now to    thee.
3. The mes-sage of sal-va   -tion From God's own Ho-ly   word.
4. Twill be the old, old sto-ry That   I have loved so   long.

Chorus

G                      C         F                  C
I love to tell the sto-ry! Twill be my theme in glo-ry

                     G   F     C     G       C
To tell the old, old sto-ry Of Jesus and His love.