My soul, be silent, wait upon the Lord! First let Him speak to thee, then speak to Him; True prayer in thee the Lord initiates, Thou but a channel art expressing Him.
D
My soul, be
Bm
si
D
lent,
G
wait up
A7
on the
D
Lord!
First let Him
A
speak
D
to
A
thee, then
E7
speak to
A
Him;
D
True prayer in
G
thee
D
the
B
Lord in
B7
iti
Em
ates,
A
Thou
A7
but a
D
channel
G
art ex
D
press
A7
ing
D
Him.
2
My soul, be silent, wait upon the Lord! Learn to deny thy thought and all thy will. Learn to let God anoint thee with Himself And thru thy prayer His purposes fulfill.
My soul, be silent, wait upon the Lord!
Learn to deny thy thought and all thy will.
Learn to let God anoint thee with Himself
And thru thy prayer His purposes fulfill.
D
My soul, be
Bm D
silent,
G
wait
A7
upon the
D
Lord!
Learn to
A
deny
D
thy
A
thought and
E7
all thy
A
will.
D
Learn to let
G
God
D B
anoint thee
B7
with
Em
Himself
A
And
A7
thru thy
D
prayer
G
His
D
purposes
A7 D
fulfill.
3
My soul, be silent, wait upon the Lord! Silent to all thy wishes and thy plans, Silent to all thy earthly cares and calls, That God may work in thee all His demands.
My soul, be silent, wait upon the Lord!
Silent to all thy wishes and thy plans,
Silent to all thy earthly cares and calls,
That God may work in thee all His demands.
D
My soul, be
Bm D
silent,
G
wait
A7
upon the
D
Lord!
Silent to
A
all
D
thy
A
wishes and
E7
thy plans,
D
Silent to
G
all
D
thy
B
earthly
B7
cares and
Em
calls,
A
That
A7
God may
D
work in
G
thee all
D
His
A7 D
demands.
4
My soul, be silent, wait upon the Lord! Yield to the spirit all thy heart and mind; Here let the spirit show what God reveals, Thee its obedient servant thus to find.
My soul, be silent, wait upon the Lord!
Yield to the spirit all thy heart and mind;
Here let the spirit show what God reveals,
Thee its obedient servant thus to find.
D
My soul, be
Bm D
silent,
G
wait
A7
upon the
D
Lord!
Yield to the
A D
spirit
A
all thy
E7
heart and
A
mind;
D
Here let the
G D
spirit
B
show what
B7
God
Em
reveals,
A
Thee
A7
its
D
obedient
G
servant
D
thus
A7
to
D
find.
5
My soul, be silent, wait upon the Lord! Learn thus to let the Spirit pray thru thee; All of thy being with the Spirit move, Thy prayer will thus God’s own expression be.
My soul, be silent, wait upon the Lord!
Learn thus to let the Spirit pray thru thee;
All of thy being with the Spirit move,
Thy prayer will thus God's own expression be.
D
My soul, be
Bm D
silent,
G
wait
A7
upon the
D
Lord!
Learn thus to
A
let
D
the
A
Spirit
E7
pray thru
A
thee;
D
All of thy
G
being
D
with
B
the
B7
Spirit move,
A
Thy
A7
prayer
D
will thus
G
God's own
D A7 D
expression be.
6
My soul, be silent, wait upon the Lord! Till in the spirit thou with God art one, Till thru the spirit God possesses all And thus transforms each part unto His Son.
My soul, be silent, wait upon the Lord!
Till in the spirit thou with God art one,
Till thru the spirit God possesses all
And thus transforms each part unto His Son.
D
My soul, be
Bm D
silent,
G
wait
A7
upon the
D
Lord!
Till in the
A D
spirit
A
thou with
E7
God art
A
one,
D
Till thru the
G D
spirit
B
God
B7
possesses all
A
And
A7
thus
D
transforms each
G
part
D
unto
A7
His
D
Son.
7
My soul, be silent, wait upon the Lord! Till God may freely, fully flow thru thee, Till all thy words and actions hour by hour Are the fulfillment of God’s will thru thee.
My soul, be silent, wait upon the Lord!
Till God may freely, fully flow thru thee,
Till all thy words and actions hour by hour
Are the fulfillment of God's will thru thee.
D
My soul, be
Bm D
silent,
G
wait
A7
upon the
D
Lord!
Till God may
A D
freely,
A
fully
E7
flow thru
A
thee,
D
Till all thy
G
words
D
and
B
actions
B7
hour by
Em
hour
A
Are
A7
the
D
fulfillment
G
of God's
D
will
A7
thru
D
thee.
Copyright Living Stream Ministry. Used by permission.
The words of this hymn are so helpful in entering the right frame of mind and spirit for prayer. I had never heard it before, but have started to sing it before my personal time of prayer each day this week.
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Beautiful and create a pause in your devotional life, to truly connect with God on His level in more ways than one.
Sussex
What a beautiful hymn and tune.
The words of this hymn are so helpful in entering the right frame of mind and spirit for prayer. I had never heard it before, but have started to sing it before my personal time of prayer each day this week.