Nichole Nordeman - Gratitude

^CSend some rain, would You ^Em/Bsend some rain? 'Cause the ^Amearth is dry and needs to ^C/Edrink again And the ^Fsun is high and we are ^C/Esinking in the ^Dmshade ^G Would You ^Csend a cloud, thunder ^Em/Blong and loud? Let the ^Amsky grow black and send some ^C/Emercy down Surely ^FYou can see that we are ^C/Ethirsty and af^Dmraid ^G But ^Ammaybe not, ^Fnot today ^DmMaybe You'll provide in ^Amother ways And if ^Gthat's the case ...

We'll give ^Cthanks to You with ^Ggratitude For ^Amlessons learned in how to ^C/Ethirst for You How to ^Fbless the very sun that ^C/Ewarms our face If You ^Fnever send us rain

^CDaily bread, give us ^Em/Bdaily bread ^AmBless our bodies, keep our ^C/Echildren fed ^FFill our cups, then fill them ^C/Eup again to^Dmnight ^{G C}Wrap us up and ^Em/Bwarm us through ^AmTucked away beneath our ^C/Esturdy roofs ^FLet us slumber safe from ^C/Edanger's view this ^Dmtime ^G Or ^Ammaybe not, ^Fnot today ^DmMaybe You'll provide in ^Amother ways And if ^Gthat's the case ...

We'll give ^Cthanks to You with ^Ggratitude A ^Amlesson learned to hunger after You That a ^Fstarry sky offers a ^C/Ebetter view If no ^Froof is ^Gover^Amhead And if we ^Fnever taste that bread ^C

^Em Oh, the ^Fdifferences that ^Amoften are ^Fbetween ^Dm Everyt^Ching we want^F and what we really need

So ^Cgrant us peace, Jesus, ^Em/Bgrant us peace ^AmMove our hearts to hear a ^C/Esingle beat Between ^Falibis and ene^C/Emies tonight ^{Dm G} Or ^Ammaybe not, ^Fnot today ^DmPeace might be another ^Amworld away And if ^Gthat's the case ...

We'll give ^Dthanks to You with ^Agratitude For ^Bmlessons learned in how to ^D/F#trust in You That we are ^Gblessed beyond what we could ^D/F#ever dream In ^Gabundance ^Aor in ^Bmneed And if You ^Gnever ^Agrant us ^Bmpeace ...

But, J^Gesus, would You ^Dplease ... ^{F#m/C# Bm G}