The Carr Family - Thank you for the storm

^CIt's a blessing when I see The dark clouds parting When the ^Amrain is gone and The sun is breaking through ^G I anti^Fcipate when life Will just be normal Just to c^A#lose my weary ^Feyes And rest in ^Gyou My ^Cheart can rest so easy When there's blue skys When the ^Amwind is gone And rain is not in sight ^G How I ^Flong to Hang my sword Above the mantle ^A#Away from harm And di^Fstant from The ^Gfight ^CBut I wouldn't know Your peace Without the hard times Or be ^Amthankful

^GI wouldn't ^Flove the light If it were not for the darkness Or ap^A#preciate the ^Fsun Without the ^Grain How could I ^CUnderstand forgiveness

^Am7Warmth of love Without the bitter cold ^GHow could I hold Your healing ^Ehands Without ^Amafflictio^Gn ^A#And be blessed to see Your me^Frcies all un^Gfold Sure it's a ble^Fssing To be ^Gsafe, secure, and ^Amwarm^G But ^Flord I want to ^GThank you for the storm ^DImagine as peter sat in prison He may have ^Bmpaced The floor with chains Around his feet ^AAnd in his ^Gmind

The battles ^Clost And ^Gthis is your ^Adefeat But then his ^Dmind Went back to that night In the tempest When the ^Bm7master spoke And winds and seas obeyed ^AAnd he remem^Gbered

He could ^Crest In that dark ^GPrison una^Afraid And say ^DI wouldn't know Your peace Without the hard times Or be ^Bmthankful

^AI wouldn't ^Glove the light If it were not for the darkness Or ^Cappreciate the ^Gsun Without the ^Arain How could I ^DUnderstand forgiveness

^BmWarmth of love Without the bitter cold ^AHow could I ^Ghold Your healing ^Fhands Without ^Bmafflictio^An ^CAnd be blessed to see Your ^Gmercies all u^Anfold Sure it's a ^Gblessing To be ^Asafe, secure, and ^Bmwarm^A But ^Glord I want to ^AThank you for the ^Bmstorm If my ^Glife were Free of ^F#trials Lord I'd ^Bmloose ^AMy view ^Eof yo^E7u There's sweet ^Emtrophies That remind^D me of All you ^Ado Sure it's a ^Gblessing To be ^Asafe, secure, and ^Bmwarm ^A But ^Glord I want to ^AThank you For the ^Bmstorm ^AI'm still ^Gsafe, sec^Aure, and ^Bmwarm ^{A G}And lord I want to ^AThank you For the^D stor^Gm ^{D G D}