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When I Am Afraid

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Chorus:
G#mWhen I am afraid I will trust in BYou
C#mWhen I’m overcome I will clEing onto
The G#mRock that is higher, BHe’s higher
The C#mRock that is higEher,
Vs.1:
G#mWhen my enemy’s too strong for me
G#m/F#I don’t know how to fight the fear
EThat comes against my heart and mind
D#mI call upon the name of Christ
G#mHe’s hG#m/Figher, He’s higEher, He’s higheD#mr
Vs.2:
G#mWhen my enemy’s surrounding me
G#m/F#He comes to steal my joy, my peace
EI let go of my reasoning
D#mAnd fall upon the Rock
G#mThat is higher, HG#m/F#e’s higherE  D#m  
Bridge:
I G#mwill not build my life upon the pasEsing sands
OC#mf how I feel inside from one momenF#sust to the neF#xt
BG#mut I will love you Lord, my Rock, my GEod, my Strength
A precious C#mcornerstone that floD#susods of death can never D#shake
FC#mor tD#here is no peace of mind, outside of truth in Christ
FC#mor the fear is real and it’s pD#ower can kill
But tD#sushe stability of our tiD#mes, the sD#sustability of our D#times
Will be G#mthe Rock that is higher, HG#m/F#e’s higher
The RocEk that is hiD#mgher

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When I Am Afraid

by Laura Hackett Park

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

C#m

G#m/F#

D#m

G#m/F

F#sus

D#sus

Chorus:

G#m B

When I am afraid I will trust in You

C#m E

When I’m overcome I will cling onto

G#m B

The Rock that is higher, He’s higher

C#m E

The Rock that is higher,

Vs.1:

G#m

When my enemy’s too strong for me

G#m/F#

I don’t know how to fight the fear

That comes against my heart and mind

D#m

I call upon the name of Christ

G#m G#m/F E D#m

He’s higher, He’s higher, He’s higher

Vs.2:

G#m

When my enemy’s surrounding me

G#m/F#

He comes to steal my joy, my peace

I let go of my reasoning

D#m

And fall upon the Rock

G#m G#m/F# E D#m

That is higher, He’s higher

Bridge:

G#m E

I will not build my life upon the passing sands

C#m F#sus F#

Of how I feel inside from one moment to the next

G#m E

But I will love you Lord, my Rock, my God, my Strength

C#m D#sus D#

A precious cornerstone that floods of death can never shake

C#m D#

For there is no peace of mind, outside of truth in Christ

C#m D#

For the fear is real and it’s power can kill

D#sus D# D#sus D#

But the stability of our times, the stability of our times

G#m G#m/F#

Will be the Rock that is higher, He’s higher

E D#m

The Rock that is higher

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