{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1510809,"song":"St Patricks Shield I Arise Today","artist":"Emmaus","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11279051-st-patricks-shield-i-arise-today-chords-by-emmaus/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1510809?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"St Patrick’s Shield\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI arise today[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWith a mighty strength[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIn the power of the Trinity[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThree in one guiding me[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWith the speed of light[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd the depth of the sea[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nGod’s strength this day[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nCome and rescue me[/tab]\r\n\r\nRefrain:\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBe beside me Lord[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBe with me Lord[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBe in me Lord[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nbe around Lord[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBe below me Lord[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBe above me Lord[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBe on my left and be on my right[/tab]\r\n\r\nI arise today with a mighty strength,\r\nI’m free of the fear of the world,\r\nBy the power of your resurrection,\r\nWith a holy host,\r\nAnd a tongue of flame,\r\nProtect my life so I can praise your name\r\n\r\n© Rónán Johnston/David Clare Emmausongs/IMRO 2008/2009\r\n\r\nThis is a rewriting of the ancient shield, breastplate, or Lorica (to use the Roman \r\nword!) of Patrick\r\nthe great patron of Ireland. The foreigner who brought the Gospel of Jesus.\r\nAnd reading the ancient texts from which myself and David took these lyrics,\r\nit becomes very clear just how aware Patrick was of the deadly spiritual battle he was \r\ncaught up in.\r\nSometimes his soul, sometimes his spirit, and sometimes his body. But Patrick never took \r\nthe battle for granted.\r\nThis is a lesson I feel we must learn for today. If we remain half asleep in our \r\nspiritual lives,\r\nwe’ll never know how under attack we are; our hearts, our well being, our health and \r\nour faith.\r\nIf Patrick reminds us of one thing, it’s that this is not a joke, and we have a real enemy!\r\nWe pray these words every day.  ( - Rónán Johnston)","plain_text":"St Patrick’s Shield\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRefrain:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nI arise today with a mighty strength,\nI’m free of the fear of the world,\nBy the power of your resurrection,\nWith a holy host,\nAnd a tongue of flame,\nProtect my life so I can praise your name\n\n© Rónán Johnston/David Clare Emmausongs/IMRO 2008/2009\n\nThis is a rewriting of the ancient shield, breastplate, or Lorica (to use the Roman \nword!) of Patrick\nthe great patron of Ireland. The foreigner who brought the Gospel of Jesus.\nAnd reading the ancient texts from which myself and David took these lyrics,\nit becomes very clear just how aware Patrick was of the deadly spiritual battle he was \ncaught up in.\nSometimes his soul, sometimes his spirit, and sometimes his body. But Patrick never took \nthe battle for granted.\nThis is a lesson I feel we must learn for today. If we remain half asleep in our \nspiritual lives,\nwe’ll never know how under attack we are; our hearts, our well being, our health and \nour faith.\nIf Patrick reminds us of one thing, it’s that this is not a joke, and we have a real enemy!\nWe pray these words every day.  ( - Rónán Johnston)","chords":["G","D","A","Bm"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}