Misc Praise Songs - I asked the lord the i might grow

^GI asked the Lor^G/Cd that I might ^Ggrow In faith and ^Emlove^C and ev’ry ^Dgrace, Might more of ^GHis salvation ^Emknow,^C And seek more ^Dsusearne^Dstly His ^Gface.

^G‘Twas He who tau^G/Cght me thus to ^Gpray, And He, I ^Emtrus^Ct, has answered ^Dprayer, But it has ^Gbeen in such a ^Emway ^C As almost ^Dsusdrove^D me to de^Gspair.

^GI hoped that i^G/Cn some favored^G hour At once He’d ^Emansw^Cer my re^Dquest And, by His ^Glove’s constraining ^Empow’r^C, Subdue my ^Dsussins ^Dand give me ^Grest.

^GInstead of thi^G/Cs, He made me ^Gfeel The hidden ^Emevil^Cs of my ^Dheart And let the ^Gangry pow’rs of ^Emhell ^C Assault my ^Dsussoul ^Din ev’ry ^Gpart.

^GYea, more with ^G/CHis own hand He^G seemed Intent to ^Emaggr^Cavate my ^Dwoe, Crossed all the ^Gfair designs I ^Emschem^Ced, Humbled my ^Dsusheart^D and laid me ^Glow.

^G “Lord, why is ^G/Cthis,” I trembling ^Gcried; “Wilt Thou pur^Emsue^C Thy worm to ^Ddeath?” “’Tis in this ^Gway,” the Lord re^Emplied^C, “I answer ^Dsuspraye^Dr for grace and ^Gfaith.”

^G“These inward ^G/Ctrials I em^Gploy From self and ^Emprid^Ce to set thee ^Dfree And break thy ^Gschemes of earthly ^Emjoy ^C That thou may’st ^Dsusfind ^Dthy all in ^GMe.”