Awake My Heart With Gladness Chords

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) G D Awake, my heart, with gladness, G C See what today is done G D Now, after gloom and sadness, A D Comes forth the glorious Sun. G C My Savior there was laid G D Where our bed must be made G C When to the realms of light G D G Our spirit wings it's flight. G D The foe in triumph shouted G C When Christ lay in the tomb G D But, lo, He now is routed, A D His boast is turned to gloom. G C For Christ again is free G D In glorious victory G C He Who is strong to save G D G Has triumphed o'er the grave.

G D This is a sight that gladdens G C What peace it doth impart. G D Now nothing ever saddens A D The joy within my heart. G C No gloom shall ever shake, G D No foe shall ever take, G C The hope which God's own Son G D G In love for me hath won. G D Now hell, its prince, the devil G C Of all their powers are shorn G D Now I am safe from evil, A D And sin I laugh to scorn. G C Grim Death with all his might G D Cannot my soul affright G C He is a powerless form, G D G How er he rave and storm. G D The world against me rageth G C Its fury I disdain G D Though bitter war it wageth A D Its work is all in vain. G C My heart from care is free, G D No trouble troubles me. G C Misfortune now is play G D G And night is bright as day. G D Now I will cling forever G C To Christ, my Savior true G D My Lord will leave me never, A D Whate'er He passeth through. G C He rends Death's iron chain, G D He breaks through sin and pain, G C He shatters hell's dark thrall, G D G I follow Him through all. G D To halls of heavenly splendor G C With Him I penetrate G D And trouble ne er may hinder A D Nor make me hesitate. G C Let tempests rage at will, G D My Savior shields me still G C He grants abiding peace G D G And bids all tumult cease. G D He brings me to the portal G C That leads to bliss untold, G D Whereon this rhyme immortal A D Is found in script of gold G C "Who there my cross hath shared G D Finds here a crown prepared G C Who there with me hath died G D G Shall here be glorified."