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Highlands Song Of Ascent

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Artist: Hillsong United
Album: People
Song: Highlands (Song of Ascent)
Key: G
[Intro]
 Em/// |  D/// |  C/// |  G///
 Em/// |  D/// |  C/// |  G///
[Verse 1]
O hoEmw high would I climb Dmountains
If the Cmountains were where You hGide
O hoEmw far I'd scale the vaDlleys
If You Cgraced the other sGide
[Verse 2]
O hoEmw long have I chased Drivers
From lowly Cseas to where they rGise
Against the Emrush of grace descDending
From the Csource of its supGply
[Pre-Chorus 1]
'Cause in the Chighlands aDnd the hearEmtache
You're neither Gmore or less incliDned
I would Csearch and Dstop at noEmthing
You're just Cnot that hard to find
[Chorus]
 GI will praise You on the mountain
 DAnd I will praise You when the mountain's in my Emway
You're the Dsummit where my feet areC  
So I will praise You in the valleys all the Gsame
No less God within the shadowsD  
No less faithful when the night leads me asEmtray
You're the Dheaven where my heart is
 CIn the highlands and the heartache all the EmsameD  C  G  
[Verse 3]
O hoEmw far beneath Your glDory
Does Your Ckindness extend the Gpath
From where Your Emfeet rest on the Dsunrise
To where You Csweep the sinner's paGst
[Verse 4]
O hoEmw fast would You come ruDnning
If just to Cshadow me through the niGght
Trace my Emsteps through all my Dfailure
And walk me Cout the other sGide
[Pre-Chorus 2]
For who could Cdare asDcend that moEmuntain
That valleyed Ghill called CalvaDry
But for the COne I Dcall Good ShEmepherd
Who like a Clamb was slain for me
[Chorus]
 GI will praise You on the mountain
 DAnd I will praise You when the mountain's in my Emway
You're the Dsummit where my feet areC  
So I will praise You in the valleys all the Gsame
No less God within the shadowsD  
No less faithful when the night leads me asEmtray
You're the Dheaven where my heart is
 CIn the highlands and the heartache all the EmsameD  C  G  
[Bridge]
Whatever I walEmk through, wherever I aDm
Your name can move mouCntains wherever I stGand
And if ever I walk Emthrough the valley of deaDth
I'll sing through the shCadows my song of ascGent
Whatever I walEmk through, wherever I aDm
Your name can move mouCntains wherever I stGand
And if ever I walk Emthrough the valley of deaDth
I'll sing through the shCadows my song of asGcent, my song of asEmcentD  C  G  
My song of ascEmentD  C  G  
[Pre-Chorus 3]
From the Cgravest Dof all vaEmlleys
Come the Gpastures we call grDace
A mighty Criver floDwing upEmwards
From a Cdeep but empty grave
[Chorus]
 GI will praise You on the mountain
 DAnd I will praise You when the mountain's in my Emway
You're the Dsummit where my feet areC  
So I will praise You in the valleys all the Gsame
No less God within the shadowsD  
No less faithful when the night leads me asEmtray
You're the Dheaven where my heart is
 CIn the highlands and the heartache all the Gsame

The story behind the song

Hillsong United is a contemporary worship collective that formed in 1998 out of the youth ministry of Hillsong Church. They released their first live album after the church's worship pastor suggested they record their own CDs. This song appears on their 2019 release, "People."

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Highlands Song Of Ascent

by Hillsong United

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Artist: Hillsong United

Album: People

Song: Highlands (Song of Ascent)

Key: G

[Intro]

Em D C G

/// | /// | /// | ///

Em D C G

/// | /// | /// | ///

[Verse 1]

Em D

O how high would I climb mountains

C G

If the mountains were where You hide

Em D

O how far I'd scale the valleys

C G

If You graced the other side

[Verse 2]

Em D

O how long have I chased rivers

C G

From lowly seas to where they rise

Em D

Against the rush of grace descending

C G

From the source of its supply

[Pre-Chorus 1]

C D Em

'Cause in the highlands and the heartache

G D

You're neither more or less inclined

C D Em

I would search and stop at nothing

You're just not that hard to find

[Chorus]

I will praise You on the mountain

D Em

And I will praise You when the mountain's in my way

D C

You're the summit where my feet are

So I will praise You in the valleys all the same

No less God within the shadows

No less faithful when the night leads me astray

You're the heaven where my heart is

C Em D C G

In the highlands and the heartache all the same

[Verse 3]

Em D

O how far beneath Your glory

C G

Does Your kindness extend the path

Em D

From where Your feet rest on the sunrise

C G

To where You sweep the sinner's past

[Verse 4]

Em D

O how fast would You come running

C G

If just to shadow me through the night

Em D

Trace my steps through all my failure

C G

And walk me out the other side

[Pre-Chorus 2]

C D Em

For who could dare ascend that mountain

G D

That valleyed hill called Calvary

C D Em

But for the One I call Good Shepherd

Who like a lamb was slain for me

[Chorus]

I will praise You on the mountain

D Em

And I will praise You when the mountain's in my way

D C

You're the summit where my feet are

So I will praise You in the valleys all the same

No less God within the shadows

No less faithful when the night leads me astray

You're the heaven where my heart is

C Em D C G

In the highlands and the heartache all the same

[Bridge]

Em D

Whatever I walk through, wherever I am

C G

Your name can move mountains wherever I stand

Em D

And if ever I walk through the valley of death

C G

I'll sing through the shadows my song of ascent

Em D

Whatever I walk through, wherever I am

C G

Your name can move mountains wherever I stand

Em D

And if ever I walk through the valley of death

C G Em D C G

I'll sing through the shadows my song of ascent, my song of ascent

Em D C G

My song of ascent

[Pre-Chorus 3]

C D Em

From the gravest of all valleys

G D

Come the pastures we call grace

C D Em

A mighty river flowing upwards

From a deep but empty grave

[Chorus]

I will praise You on the mountain

D Em

And I will praise You when the mountain's in my way

D C

You're the summit where my feet are

So I will praise You in the valleys all the same

No less God within the shadows

No less faithful when the night leads me astray

You're the heaven where my heart is

C G

In the highlands and the heartache all the same

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