James Block

Complete
Song Book
(2013 - 2016)
Contents
ARISE OH YAH (Psalm 68) .............................................................................................................................................. 3
AWAKE JERUSALEM (Isaiah 52) ................................................................................................................................... 4
BLESS YAHWEH OH MY SOUL (Psalm 103) ................................................................................................................ 5
CITY OF ELOHIM (Psalm 48) (Capo 1) .......................................................................................................................... 6
DANIEL 9 PRAYER .......................................................................................................................................................... 7
DELIGHT ............................................................................................................................................................................ 8
FATHER’S HEART ........................................................................................................................................................... 9
FIRSTBORN ..................................................................................................................................................................... 10
GREAT IS YOUR FAITHFULNESS (Psalm 92) ............................................................................................................. 11
HALLELUYAH - Psalm 149 ............................................................................................................................................ 12
HEALING IN HIS WINGS (Malachi 4) .......................................................................................................................... 13
HOW LOVELY (Psalm 84) .............................................................................................................................................. 14
HOW LOVELY (Psalm 84) ............................................................................................................................................ 15
I WILL BLESS YAH (Psalm 34) .................................................................................................................................. 16
IF I FORGET YOU JERUSALEM (Psalm 137) ............................................................................................................. 17
ISAIAH 40 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 18
LIFTER OF MY HEAD .................................................................................................................................................... 19
MY SHEPHERD (Psalm 23) .......................................................................................................................................... 20
NEW SONG (Psalm 40) ................................................................................................................................................... 21
NOT BE MOVED (Psalm 125)......................................................................................................................................... 22
NOT HAUGHTY (Psalm 131).......................................................................................................................................... 23
NUMBER OUR DAYS (Psalm 90) .................................................................................................................................. 24
OPEN THE GATES (Psalm 24) ........................................................................................................................................ 25
OUT OF THE DEPTHS (Psalm 130) ................................................................................................................................ 26
OVERCOME (Psalm 18) .................................................................................................................................................. 27
PRECIOUS OIL (Psalm 133) (Capo 3) ............................................................................................................................ 28
PSALM 27 (Capo 2) ........................................................................................................................................................ 29
PSALM 37 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 30
PSALM 139 SONG ........................................................................................................................................................... 31
REMAIN IN YOU ............................................................................................................................................................. 32
RESTORE US (Psalm 80) ................................................................................................................................................ 33
SONG OF ASCENTS (Psalm 121) ................................................................................................................................... 34
YOUR LOVE ENDURES (Psalm 118) ............................................................................................................................ 35
WAKE UP ......................................................................................................................................................................... 36

2
ARISE OH YAH (Psalm 68)
Em D/F♯ G
Arise Oh Yah
C G/B D
and let your enemies be scattered
Em D/F♯ G
Let them flee in seven ways
C G/B D
At the sound of your name
Em G/B D
Your presence like a flame
C G/B Am G
Let it drive them all away (x2)
G C D G
We sing praises, praises to your name
C D G
There is no God but YHWH
G C D G
We sing praises, praises to your name
G C D G
We will fear no one but YHWH
Em D/F♯ G C G/B D
Yakum Elohim, ve yafutzu oivav
(Arise Elohim, and let your enemies be scattered)
Em D/F♯ G C G/B D
Yanusu drecheem be-shiva, ley mishma Kolcha
(Let them flee in seven ways, at the sound of your voice)
Em D/F♯ G
Nochechutcha hee kmo esh
(Your presence, it is like a flame)
C G/B Am G
Let it drive them all away
Em D/F♯ G C G/B D
Arise oh yah, and show us your strength
Em D/F♯ G
Summon your Power,
C G/B D
And thunder with your voice
Em D/F♯ G
Assemble the armies,
C G/B Am G
And Let the righteous ones rejoice
Am F
You ride upon the heavens
Am G
And your strength is in the clouds
Am F
Your excellence is over us
C G
Over all, all Israel

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3
 AWAKE JERUSALEM (Isaiah 52)

Am D/F♯
AWAKE AWAKE, JERUSALEM
G G/F C
PUT ON YOUR BEAUTIFUL GARMENTS
Am D/F♯
AWAKE AWAKE OH ZION
G G/F C
CLOTHE YOURSELF IN YOUR STRENGTH
F G
SHAKE OFF THE DUST
Em Am F G Am F Dm E
LOOSE YOUR CHAINS, OH CAPTIVE DAUGHTER OF ZION
(BREAK FORTH IN SONG, OH DESOLATE ONE,
FOR YOU HAVE BEEN REDEEMED)

C G
THEREFORE MY PEOPLE SHALL KNOW MY NAME
Dm7 C
THEY SHALL KNOW IN THAT DAY
G
LACHEM YADA'AH AMI SHEMI
Dm7 C
LECHEM B'YOM HA HU
G
THAT I AM HE WHO SPEAKS TO THEM
Dm7 Em7 F G
HEINENI, BEHOLD IT IS I
C G
HOW BEAUTIFUL ON THE MOUNTAINS
Dm7 C
ARE THE FEET OF HIM
C G
MA NA'AVU AL LEHARIM
Dm7 C
REGLEI MEVESSER
C G
WHO BRINGS GOOD NEWS TO ZION
Dm7 Em7 F G
MALACH ELOIECH, YOUR GOD REIGNS

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4
 BLESS YAHWEH OH MY SOUL (Psalm 103)
D A G Bm A
Barechi nafshi, oh my soul
D A G Bm A
Barechi nafshi, et YHWH
G A Bm
Barechi Nafshi et YHWH
G A D
Barechi Nafshi et YHWH
Bm G
Ve al tishkachi col gemulav
(And don’t forget, All His benefits)
F♯m G
Hasoleach le col avonechi
(The one who forgives all my iniquities)
Em A
Harofeh ley col tachluaichi
(The one who heals all my diseases)
C A A7
Hameatrechi, Chesed ve rachameem
(The one who crowns me with lovingkindness and mercy)
G D C Em D
Barechi nafshi, oh my soul
G D C Em D
Barechi nafshi, et YHWH
C D Em
Barechi Nafshi et YHWH
C D G
Barechi Nafshi et YHWH
Em C
And don’t forget, all His benefits
Bm C
He alone forgives, All your crookedness
Am Am/G
He’s the one who heals
D/F♯
All your sickness and disease
F
And then He crowns your head
C
With loving kindnesses
D
And gives you mercy!
Am D/F♯ G D/F♯ Em
Ve col kravai et shem kodsho
C D G D/F♯ Em
Let all that is within me bless his holy name
C D G
Barachi nafshi et YHWH…[chorus]

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5
 CITY OF ELOHIM (Psalm 48) (Guitar Capo 1)
C
Great is YHWH and greatly to be praised
G
In the city that bears His name
G7 C
In the mountain of His holiness
C
Great is YHWH and greatly to be praised
G
In the city that bears His name
C
The City of Elohim
F
It's beautiful in elevation
C
The joy of the whole earth
G
The joy of the whole earth
C G C G C
Is the City of Elohim
Em Am Em Am
Kings and Queens will shake if they try to break her
Em Am F
They will know the anger of YHWH who saves her
C G G7
He is a refuge, He is a refuge
F C
For the City of Elohim
Em Am
So when we call for salvation from where will it come
Em Am
A light will go forth from mount Zion
F
And the King will come
C G C G C
To the City of Elohim, the City of Elohim, the City of Elohim
G
She's like a bride in a bright white dress
C
Adorn her with jewels
G/B
Just like a bride in a bright white dress
Dm F
Adorn her with jewels
G
I want to be standing here
C
When you come for Your jewels

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6
 DANIEL 9 PRAYER
Em G C D
Oh Great and Awesome Elohim
Em G C D
Who keeps covenant and mercy
Em C Em D
We have sinned and comitted iniquity
Em C Em D
By departing from your ways we've done wickedly
C D Em G C D
We have not obeyed, the voice of YHWH

Em G C D
Oh Great and Awesome Elohim
Em G C D
Who keeps covenant and mercy
Em C Em D
According to your righteousness we pray
Em C Em D
Let your anger and your fury now be turned away
C D
The tent has fallen down, the people scattered 'round
C D
Where is the joyful sound, of people shouting to...

CHORUS
G D/F♯ Am D/F♯
YAHUWEH come quickly to save
G D/F♯ Am D/F♯
YAHUWEH and do not delay
Am7 G/B Dsus4
Come and save us,
Am7 G/B D Em G C D
Come restore us, Again

Oh Great and Awesome Elohim Who keeps covenant and mercy

Remember David and the promises you made To Abraham all the blessings that you
gave For your own sake, my Elohim
For your city and your people The people who you love
The people called by.... [chorus]

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7
 DELIGHT
G
I just want to worship you
G/C
I just want to gaze
Am D/F♯ G C
On your beauty again and again
C D G C
I know I am changed by the light of your face
G
I just want to worship you
G/C
I just want to taste and see
Am D/F♯ G C
For you satisfy the deepest of needs
C D G C
Money can’t buy what only you freely give
D/F♯ Em C G
Moment by moment it’s such a delight
C A/C# D
To always be welcome near
So I will come boldly with arms open
wide And faith like a little child

D/F♯ Em C G
Over and over and over again
C A/C# D
On you I have come to depend
D/F♯ Em C G
So I will come boldly with arms open wide
C A/C# D
And faith like a little child

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8
 FATHER’S HEART
G Gsus4 G Em Em6 Em
Ephraim my dear son, I have always loved you
C D G
And I will take you in my arms again
Bm
With all My heart and all My soul
C
I promise to rebuild you
Am7 D G
And I won't stop until you make it home

C D G
Return to me with weeping
C D G
And I'll turn your tears to joy
C D G, D/F♯ Em
Return to me with all your heart
C D Em
My son come home to me
C D G
My son come home to me

I have heard Ephraim, I have heard him crying

And I will have compassion on him
Though he's been a stranger And though he's know my anger
Now my heart is yearning for him

[CHORUS]

Oh how He loves us, Oh how He loves us

So much that He calls us His own
Oh how He loves us, Oh how He love us
And now He is calling us home

[CHORUS]

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9
FIRSTBORN
F C G Am
Word had come there'd be a son, children like the stars
F C G Am
But the seed was dead, the womb was dry, the promise had no life
F C Gsus4 G C
Still the Promise said, "I am not dead, I'm waiting till the time of life."
F C G Am
In a valley filled with dry bones, once again it's died
F C G Am
It's the secret of the ages, and it's time to be revived
F C Gsus4 G C
And the Promise says, "I am not dead, just look, You're Alive!"

CHORUS
Am F C G
You are Israel, my Firstborn Son
Am F C G
You are Israel, my Chosen One
F C G Am
I am holding to my Word, I have, not forsaken you,
Dm Em F G
I am not a man that I should lie, I have not forgotten .... [chorus]
F C G Am F C G Am
And how I long to gather you, in my arms and hold you
F G Am F G C
I am waiting for your return, I am waiting for your return

Am F C G
Be not afraid, don't be dismayed, the nations will rage
Am F C G
At your coming, at your rising, at the end of the days

F C G Am
How I long for you
F C G Am
As a Father yearns for a long lost son
F G Am F G
I am waiting for your return, I am waiting for....

[Bridge]
Am Am/G D/F♯ G G/F C/E
Arise! Arise now and shine, for your, your light has come
F G E/A♭ Am Am/G D/F♯
Shake, Shake of the dust, and cloth yourself in white, my Bride
F D/F♯ G G/F C/E F G
And return to me, and I, I will return, return to you

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10
 GREAT IS YOUR FAITHFULNESS (Psalm 92)
C
Great is your faithfulness
C G Gm7
I'm gonna sing of it when the night falls
C
When the dark calls
C
And when the day will break
C
I'm gonna sing again of
G C
Your love, unfailing love
G
(Your lovingkingness, Your lovingkindness [2nd time]) X2

[chorus]
C Em F
For You oh YAHWEH, made me glad
G
By all the works of your hands
C Em
All the wonders of how you save us
F G
How you keep every word
(And the promise of how you'll help us, You'll be with us to the end [2nd time])

Dm7 C/E
You are so high
F
So high they cannot see
Dm7 C/E
Your thoughts are so deep
F
A fool cannot perceive
G
A fool cannot perceive ... [chorus]

[2nd time]
Am F
You are so high
C Gsus4
So high they cannot see
Am F
Your thoughts are so deep
C G
A fool cannot perceive ... [chorus]
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11
 HalleluYah - Psalm 149
G Am7
Let all Israel rejoice
C G
In their Maker and their King.
G Am7
Let all the congregation
C D G
With one voice begin to sing:
G Bm C G C D G
HALLELUYAH, HALLELUYAH, HALLE-HALLELUYAH
G Am7
And we`ll bind the kings with fetters and
C G
Their noble men in chains.
Am7
And execute their judgement with
C D G
The highest of praise.
G Bm C G C D G
HALLELUYAH, HALLELUYAH, HALLE-HALLELUYAH
C D Em D/F♯ G
Beautify the humble with a song of praise
C G/B D G
For we are the people who bear your name
C D Em D/F♯ G
Come and take pleasure in the hearts that we bring
C G/B D/F♯ G
Oh Yah be exalted in the songs that we sing

G Am7
So let's be joyful in our praises
D G
Let there be dancing for the King
G Am7
Oh sing to Him a new song
D G
Let the highest praises ring
HALLELUYAH....
G Am7 C G
Even on our beds let our mouths be filled with praise
G Am7 C G
And a two-edged sword will strike down the enemy
HALLELUYAH....

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12
 HEALING IN HIS WINGS (Malachi 4)

G
Turn your hearts my children
CM7
To your fathers and their faith
Am7
To Abraham and Isaac,
C D
And the covenants I made
G
To you the Sun will rise,
CM7
With healing in His wings
Am7
The wicked will be ashes,
C D
Underneath your feet
G
Remember My commandments
CM7
For all My children they’re the same
Am7 C D
Elijah will remind you, To listen and obey
G CM7
Shuvu eli, Ve ashuva elechem (Turn to me, and I will turn to you)
Am7 C D
Zichru torat moshe, al col Yisrael
(Remember the Torah of Moses, it is for all Israel)
G CM7
Lachem tisrach hashemesh Ve marpe biknafeyah
(To you the Sun will Rise and with healing in His wings)
Am7 C D
Ve reshaheem keahfar, tachat reglechem
(And the wicked will be ashes, underneath your feet)
G C
Ve heshiv lev beneem, ve heshiv lev avot
(He will turn the hearts of the children and turn the hearts of the fathers)
Am7 C D
Shuvu eli, ve ashuva elechem (Turn to me, and I will turn to you)

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13
 HOW LOVELY (Psalm 84) (from ‘Open the Gates’)
G2 G Bm
MA, MA YEDIDOT
(How lovely is)
C G
MISHKANOTECHA YHWH TSEVA’OT
(Your dwelling place YHWH of Hosts)
Bm
NICHSEFA VE GAM KALTA NEFSHI
(My soul longs and even faints)
C Cm G
LE’CHETZEROT YHWH, LE’CHETSEROT YHWH,
(For the courts of YHWH, For the courts of YHWH)
Bm
LEBI OU BESARI YERANENU,
(My heart and my flesh cries out)
C Cm G
EL EL CHI, EL EL CHI
(For the Living Elohim, For the Living Elohim)
Bm
ASHREI YOSHVEH, YOSHVEH BETCHA
(Blessed are those who dwell. who dwell in your house)
C
OD YALELUCHA
(They’ll still be praising you)
G
OD YALELUCHA
D
OD YALELUCHA
Am
OD YALELUCHA

Gm D
OH, FOR JUST ONE DAY, ONE DAY IN YOUR HOUSE
F D Dsus4 D
IS BETTER THAN A THOUSAND ANYWHERE ELSE

G
HOW LOVELY IS YOUR HOUSE
Bm
FOR ALL MY DAYS I AM LONGING
C Cm G
FOR THE COURTS OF THE ONE, LIVING ELOHIM
Bm
OH HOW MY SOUL IT LONGS, AND EVEN FAINTS
C Cm G
FOR THE COURTS OF THE ONE, YHWH
Bm
MY HEART AND MY FLESH, THEY CRY OUT
C Cm G
FOR THE LIVING ELOHIM, THE LIVING ELOHIM
G
HOW BLESSED ARE THE ONES
Bm
WHO DWELL IN YOUR HOUSE
C G
THEY WILL STILL, STILL BE PRAISING YOU
D
THEY'LL STILL BE PRAISING YOU
Am
FOREVER THEY'LL BE PRAISING YOU
F
FOREVER WE'LL BE PRAISING YOU
G Bm C Cm G
OH OH! YALA LAI LAI... YALA LAI LAI... YALA LAI LAI...
D
FOREVER WE’LL BE PRAISING YOU...

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14
 HOW LOVELY (Psalm 84) (from ‘Selah Vol.2’)
G Bm
How lovely is Your house, for all my days I am longing
C G
For the courts of the One, Living Elohim
G Bm
Blessed are the ones, who dwell in Your house
C G
They will still be praising You

G Bm C G
Ma, ma yedidot, mishkanotekhah YHWH tzevaot
Bm
Ashrai, yoshveh, yoshveh beitkhah
C G D Am
Od yalellukhah, Od yalellukhah, Od yalellukhah, Od yalellukhah
G Bm
Blessed are the ones whose strength is in You
C G
In whose heart is a highway, leading back to You
Bm
For surely rains will come, down in the valley of weeping
C G
But they'll become a spring, with pools of blessings
Dsus4 Am
Such pools of blessings, there'll be pools of blessing

Gm D
Oh for just one day, one day in Your house
F D Dsus4 D
Is better than a thousand anywhere else
G Bm C G D

Am F
Be praising You, we'll still be praising You
G D
Oh Oh Yeah Yeah
Am
Forever we will be praising You.
F
Forever we'll be praising You

G CM7
Even the sparrow has found a home
A/C♯ D C
And the swallow a nest to lay her young
G/B C Dsus4 G
There beside Your alter

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15
I WILL BLESS YAH (Psalm 34)

E Esus4 E
I will bless Yah
E Esus4 E B
I will bless YHWH at all times
E Esus4 E
And make my boast in the Father
B
the giver of life
E Esus4 E B
Let us exalt His Name together as one
C D C
Come magnify YHWH with me
C D E
Let's praise Him continually
E Esus4 E Esus4 B
Taste and see that Yah is Good
E Esus4 E
Blessed is the man
Esus4 Asus4 A
Who trusts in Him
C D
There is no want
E
For those who fear Him
C D
They shall not lack
E
Any good thing
A Asus4 A
I will bless Yah
A Asus4 A E
I will bless YHWH at all times
A Asus4 A
And make my boast in the Father
E
the giver of life
A Asus4 A E
Let us exalt His Name together as one
C D E
Come magnify YHWH with me
C D E
Let's praise Him continually
C
Those who look to Him
D E
Are radiant with joy

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 IF I FORGET YOU JERUSALEM (Psalm 137)

C G/B D G
Im eshkakhekh Yerushalayim tishkakh yemini
(If I forget you oh Jerusalem, may my right hand wither)
C G/B Dm G
Im lo aleh et Yerushalayim, titbak leshoni lekhiki
(If I don’t exalt you Jerusalem, let my tongue stick to my mouth)

C G/B
If I forget you, Oh Jerusalem,
Dm G
May I loose my right hand
C G/B
If I don’t praise you Oh Jerusalem,
Dm G
Let my tongue cease to move

F C G
Im lo aleh et Yerushalayim (x2)
(If I don’t exalt Jerusalem)
F G F/A G/B
Al rosh simkhati, Al rosh simkhati
(Above my highest joy)

F C/E G
So let Her righteousness shine forth
F G
As the brightness of a lamp that burns
C/E F
Let Her be praised in all the earth
Dm7 Gsus4 C
Till Her streets are filled with joy

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17
 ISAIAH 40
Em Am C Em

Am C Em
Comfort ye, Comfort ye, My people (x3)

Em D Am
Prepare ye the way of YAH, make straight in the desert
C Em D Am
A highway for our Elohim, let every valley be lifted up
C Em D Am
Every mountain be made low, let the crooked places be made straight
C Em D Am C
And let nothing stand in the way
Em CM7 Am C Em
Who has measured the waters up above, and the waters here below
CM7 Am C
Counted the dust of the earth, in the palm of His hand
Em CM7 Am C Em D Am C
What are the nations when compared, to the One who sits enthroned

Em CM7 Am
All flesh is grass and it's glory must fade
C Em
Only Your Word will remain
CM7 Am
When the Ruach will blow the flowers will fade
C Em D Am C
And all the grass will wither away

G D Am
Prepare ye the way of YAH, make straight in the desert
C G D Am
A highway for our Elohim, let every valley be lifted up
C Em D Am
Every mountain be made low, let the crooked places be made straight
C Em
And let nothing stand in the way

C G D C
Behold our Elohim, He will come, with healing in His Wings
G D
The old will be young again, and the lame, they will run with them
C G D
So we will look to Him, He's the One,
Am7 D Am7 Dsus4
We've been waiting for to come, like the rain, come again

G D Am C
And the Glory of YAH will be revealed and all flesh will see it
G D Am C
Let the Glory of YAH be revealed that all flesh may see it
G D Am
Let the Glory of YAH cover the earth
C
Like the waters cover the sea
G D Am C
Let the Glory of YAH be revealed that all flesh may see it

Am7 C Em
Comfort ye, Comfort ye, My people (x2)

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 LIFTER OF MY HEAD
G C
You are my Glory, You are the lifter of my head
D7 G
I will not be afraid (x2)

Em Am C G
I will not be afraid, I will not be afraid (x2)

D/F♯ G D/F♯ G
Kingdoms will rise, kingdoms will fall
D/F♯ G G/B C
But Your's is the one, that stands through it all
A/C♯ D G/B
So I will lay down in peace,
A/C♯ D G/B C
For You are the one sustaining me
D/F♯ G D/F♯ G C
You are my Glory, You are the lifter of my head
A/C♯ D/F♯ G/B
I will not be afraid,
A/F♯ D G/B C
For You are the One, sustaining me

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 MY SHEPHERD (Psalm 23)
D D/C♯ G9 Asus4
YHWH is my Shepherd (x2)
D/F♯ G Asus4
I won’t lack for anything, I need
D D/C♯ G9 Asus4
YHWH makes me lie down (x2)
D/F♯ G
In fields of grass and pleasant green
Asus4
He gives me peace
D D/C♯ G9 Asus4
YHWH guides my pathway (x2)
D/F♯ G Asus4
To quiet waters He will lead me, to drink
D/F♯ G Asus4
And I will drink, and I will drink (x2)
D D/C♯ G9 Asus4
YHWH restores my soul (x2)
D/F♯ G
So I can walk in righteousness
Asus4 D
For His name, name sake
G Bm
And when I walk through the valley
F♯m G
I will fear no evil
Bm
For i know you are with me
F♯m G
Your rod and your staff
Asus4
They comfort me
D/F♯ G Asus4
They comfort me, they comfort me (x2)
D D/C♯ G9 Asus4
YHWH prepares a table (x2)
D/F♯ G Asus4
And my cup is overflowing
G Asus4
And on my head, His oil is pouring
D/F♯ G Asus4
Pour over me, pour over me (x2)
D/F♯ G
Surely goodness and mercy
Asus4 D/F♯ G Asus4
Will follow me for all my days
D/F♯ G Asus4
And I will dwell in your house forevermore (x2)

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 NEW SONG (Psalm 40)
Em Am F G
There's a new song in my heart, a new song in my mouth
Em Am G
Many will see and many will trust YHWH (x2)

Am Em
Patiently waiting for an answer from YHWH
F G
And to my surprise You heard my cry and You came to me
Am Em
You pulled me out of the pit, where I was slipping in the clay
F G
Set my feet on a rock, I know I'm here to stay

There's a new song in my heart, a new song in my mouth

Many will see and many will trust YHWH (x2)

C Dm7 Em7 F C
Many are your works, they reach to every corner of the earth
Dm7 Em7 C G
How can I tell, tell of all the wonders You have done

There's a new song in my heart, a new song in my mouth

Many will see and many will trust in YHWH (x2)

C Em F G
Though on my own I am poor and I'm blind
C Em F G
You are my help, come quickly to my side
C Em D/F♯
You will deliver me

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 NOT BE MOVED (Psalm 125)
G D/F#
Those who trust in YHWH
Em C
Are like Mount Zion (x2)

C Am
They cannot be moved
D/F# G
They cannot be moved
G Am
They cannot be moved
D/F♯ G
They cannot be moved

G D/F♯
From this time and forever
Em C
As long as the moon keeps time
G D/F♯
You stand before Me
Em C
The apple of my eye

You will not be moved (x4)

Am G
And as the mountains surround Jerusalem
C G/B Am
So YHWH surrounds us
C G/B Am
So his love enfolds us
C G/B Am
So YHWH indwell us

We will not be moved (x4)

G D/F♯ Em C
Praise to YHWH who lives forever (CHORUS: He cannot be moved (x4))

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NOT HAUGHTY (Psalm 131)
C
My heart is not haughty
C/A
Nor my eyes lofty
F G
With things too profound for me
C C/A
My soul like a child who is weaned by his mother
F G C
Is quiet and calm before you

[CHORUS]
Am F C G
Oh Israel, Put your hope in YHWH
Am F
Who make wars to cease
C G
Who tears down kings and queens
Am F C G
For your sake Israel, He will do all these things
Am F C G
Hope in YHWH, All Israel
Am F C G C
Hope in YHWH, For now and forevermore
C G Am F C G Am F
I silence my soul to be still and to know you are YHWH
C G
For you hold the heavens
Am F
And earth is your footstool
C G C
What counsel could man give to you

[chorus x2]

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NUMBER OUR DAYS (Psalm 90)
C Csus4 C F F9
Before the mountains were born, Before the earth had it's form
G F
From the world that was before, to the world that is to come
C G
You are Elohim
C Csus4 C F F9
For a thousand years, are just one of your days
G F C G
But men are like grass, they quickly wither away

[CHORUS]
Am Fm C
So teach us, to number our days
G C
That a heart of wisdom we would gain
Am F
Let years of trouble, turn to gladness
C G
Let your beauty be upon us
Am F
And in your anger remember mercy
C G Am
For we are only dust, and you've numbered our days
Fm C
Teach us to number our days

Generations have past, the end will come at last

But for all of our days, You have been our dwelling place
For a thousand years, are just one of your days
How quickly they pass, and we all fly away..... [chorus]

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 OPEN THE GATES (Psalm 24)
Am Em Bm Am Em Bm
Sehu Sha’arim Sehu Sha’arim
(Open the Gates, Open the Gates)
C D Am
Ve hinaseu pitchei olam
(Be lifted up, you everlasting doors)
C D Em C D Em
Ve hinaseu pitchei olam
Am Em
Fling wide you gates
Am Em
Fling wide you gates
G D Am
Be lifted up, you everlasting doors
C D Em C D Em
Be lifted up, you everlasting doors
A Em
Sehu Sha’arim (x2)
(Open the Gates!)
G D A
Ve yavo Melech Ha Kavod
(And the King of Glory will come in!)
C D Em C D Em
Ve yavo Melech Ha Kavod
Am Em Am Em
Mi Ze Ha Melech, Melech Ha Kavod (x2)
(Who is this King, the King of Glory?)
G D Am C D Em
Hu YHWH izuz ve gibor, Hu YHWH gibor milchma
(He is YHWH strong and mighty, He is YHWH mighty in battle)
A Em
Sehu Sha’arim (x2)
G D A
Ve yavo Melech Ha Kavod
C D Em
Ve yavo Melech Ha Kavod
A Em
Fling wide you gates
A Em
Fling wide you gates
G D A
And the King of Glory will come in
F G A
Yes, the King of Glory will come in
A Em G A
SELAH SELAH SELAH

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OUT OF THE DEPTHS (Psalm 130)
Em CM7 Em
Out of the depths I cry to you (x2)
Em CM7 Em C
Let your ears hear my voice (x2)
Bm7 Am
As I cry to you
G D/F♯ C/E G
If you YHWH would mark our iniquity
Am Am/G D/F♯
Then who could stand
G D/F♯ C/E G
But there is forgiveness in you ‫יה‬
Am Am/G D/F♯
That you may be feared
G D/F♯ C/E G
So I wait for you my soul waits
Am Am/G D/F♯
More than the watchmen for the morning
F C D
More than the watchmen for the morning
G D/F♯ Em C
Oh Israel, put your hope in me
G D/F♯ C
There is mercy and redemption (x2)
Am C Am
And I will redeem you from all your
Em
Iniquities

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OVERCOME (Psalm 18)
Em D/F♯ G Em D/F♯ G
I will love You YHWH, for You are my strength (x2)

Em C D
You give me feet like a deer so I can climb these mountains
Em C D
You raise me up on the heights so I can overcome
Em D/F♯ Gsus4 G
I can run against a troop, I can leap over walls
Em D/F♯ Gsus4 G
Train my hands for war and I'll bend a bow of bronze
Em D/F♯ G Em D/F♯ G
For You are my strength, You are my strength

Em D/F♯ G Em D/F♯ G
I will love You YHWH, for You are my strength (x4)
G C D
Who is He, who arms me with this strength
G C D
Who is He, perfecting all my ways
Am7 G/B C Am7 Dsus4 D
Who is He, who is He, my rock and my salvation
G C D
It is He, I call when I'm afraid
G C D
Only He, can rescue from the grave
Am7 G/B C D
He's a strong tower and a fortress for me
Am7 G/B Dsus4
He is everything I need
Am7 Dsus4 G
It is He, It is He.....

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 PRECIOUS OIL (Psalm 133) (Guitar Capo 3)

Em G B C
Let Your people come together in unity
Em G
What a blessing He's commanding
B C
When we're together the oil is flowing (x2)

G Bm7
Decending from the heavens
C
Like the morning dew
D
Pouring on our heads
G
Precious oil from You
Bm7
Falling from the mountain
C
Water fresh and cool
D
Running down the beard
G
And we know it's true

Bm7 C D G
How pleasant, How good, How beautiful it is (repeat)

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 PSALM 27 (Guitar Capo 2)
G Gsus4 G Gsus4

[CHORUS]
Gsus4 G Gsus4 G C
YHWH is my Light, YHWH is my Salvation
G C
YHWH is my Strength, the strength of my life
D G Gsus4 G Gsus4
I will not be afraid
C G D G
When the wicked came against me to eat up my flesh
C G D G
My enemies and foes, they stumbled and fell
C G
Though and army camp around me
D G
My heart will not fear,
C G D G
Though war rise up against me, of this I am sure... [chorus]

When my enemies are all around me

In the time of trouble you will hide me
With my head lifted up and with joy I will sing
In the secret place, this song I will bring.... [chorus]

So I'll make music in my heart

And I'll sing for the King
As he prepares a table before my enemies
He anoints my head and my cup overflows
Em C G D
In His house I'm gonna dwell, forever more
Em Bm D A
I would have lost heart, unless I had believed
Em Bm Asus4 A
I could have fallen away
G A Bm A G
Unless I had believed, that I would see
C D
Your Goodness....

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 PSALM 37
G D/F♯ Em C G/B Am G D/F♯ Am7 D/F♯ G Gsus4 G Gsus4

G D/F♯ Em C G/B Am
Fret not because of the wicked, nor envy the workers of wrong
Am G D/F♯
Though they look like they prosper
G D/F♯ C
Their riches will soon be all gone,
C G/B Am
Cease from your anger and vengeance
Am G D/F♯
Delight yourself in YAH
G D/F♯ C
And He will bring forth your justice
Am7 D/F♯ G Gsus4 G Gsus4
Your light will shine like the dawn

G Gsus4 G Gsus4
Those who wait upon YHWH
C D Em
They will inherit the earth
C D G
They will inherit the earth

Dwell in the land and be fruitful

Let His faithfulness be your song
And in the time of trouble
He will keep you strong
For the scepter He'll give to the righteous And they will inherit the land
For the words that He spoke to our fathers Will surely come to pass

[CHORUS]
C D G
A little while longer and the wicked they will be gone
C D G
You will look for him and he, he won't be found
C D G
A little while longer and the righteous will shine like the dawn

[CHORUS]

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 PSALM 139 SONG
C G/B Am
Oh you search and you know me, You know my lying down
F C
And my rising up, You understand
G/B
All my thoughts from afar
Dm
And you're acquainted
F Dm G/B Dm G/B C
With all my ways

C G/B Am
In the secret place, of my mother's womb
F C
You saw me and everything you knew
G/B Dm
There you took your time, to patiently mold me
F
Every part is divine

CHORUS
C G/B
So I praise You, yes I do
Dm
I am fearfully and wonderfully
F G
Made to be like You
C G/B
I praise You, Yes I do
Dm
How marvelous and wonderful
F G
Is everything you do
C G/B Am
It was so ordinary, the way I came to be
F
Boy to man, now here I stand
C G/B Dm
But now I've come to realise, there's much more to me
F
I'm a son of Elohim... [chorus]

Dm7 Em7
Where can I go from your Spirit
Dm7
Where can I flee from you
Em7
For when I awake
F G
I find I'm still with You...[chorus]

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REMAIN IN YOU
G D/F♯
I will wait, I will stay,
C/E
I will remain in you
G D/F♯
All my days, in all my ways
C/E
I will look to you
C9 G/B
And the promise will surely come
C9 G/B
You’re the promise of things to come
C9 C G/B Am7
All my hope is in you

G Am7
Keep me clean, keep me pure
G/B C
Let me remain in your love
G Am7
Keep me clean, keep me pure
G/B C
I want to stay in your house
Am7 G
Forevermore

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 RESTORATION (Psalm 80)
Em CM7 D Em CM7 Bm7
Give ear oh Shepherd, of Israel (x2)
CM7 D
You are the one who feeds us
CM7 Bm7
You are the one who leads us

Em CM7 D Em CM7 Bm7

Give ear oh Shepherd, of Israel (x2)
CM7 D
You who dwell in heaven
CM7 Bm7
You who sit enthroned
Am7 Dsus4 D
Shine forth, Shine forth
G Am7
Stir up your strength for Manasheh
G/B D
Stir up your strength for Ephraim
Am7 G/B Dsus4 D
Stir up your strength and come, come and save us

[chorus]
Em D/F♯ G
Restore us again
C G/B D/F♯
Cause your face to shine
Em D/F♯ G
Turn to us oh ‫יה‬
C G/B D/F♯
And we shall be saved
Am Am/G D/F♯ Em CM7 D
And we shall be saved, again

Em CM7 D Em CM7 Bm7

Give ear oh Shepherd, of Israel (x2)
CM7 D
How long will you be angry?
CM7 Bm7
And feed us bread of tears ..... [chorus]
Bm C Bm C
Remember what you had planted, The vine you caused to grow
Bm C Am7 D
How you uprooted the nations, To make a place of it's own
Bm C Bm C
But now the hedges are broken, Cut down and burned in the fire
Am7 D
Look down from heaven, Come and visit your vine ..... [chorus]

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 SONG OF ASCENTS (Psalm 121)

Em Bm C Am
Shir lama`alot ‘esâ êynai 'el-hehâryim
(A Song of Ascents. I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains)
C D Em
Mê’ayin yâvo' ezri
(From where does my help come?)
Bm C Am
`Ezrimê`im YHWH osêh shâmayim vâ’ârets
(My help cometh from YHWH, who made heaven and earth.)
C D Em Am D Em
'Al-yittên lamot raglekha 'al-yânum shomerekha
(He will not allow your foot to be moved, He who keeps you will not slumber.)
G D Am Em
Hinnêh lo’-yânum ve lo' yishân shomêr yisrâ’êl
(Behold, He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep)
Am Em Am Em
YHWH shomerekha YHWH tsilekha al-yad yeminekha
(YHWH is your keeper, YHWH is your shade at your right hand)
G D Am Em
Yomâm hashemesh lo’yakekâh veyârêakh balâylâ
(The sun will not strike you by day, nor the moon by night)
Am Em Am Em
YHWH yishmârekha mi kol-râ yishmor'et-nafshekha
(YHWH will preserve you from all evil, He will preserve your soul)
Am Em
YHWH yishmâr-tsê'tkha uvho'ekha
(YHWH will preserve your going out and your coming in)
Am Em
Mê`atâh ve`ad`olâm
(Both now and forevermore)

By Yosef Karduner

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 YOUR LOVE ENDURES (Psalm 118)

E F♯ G♯ F♯
THIS IS THE DAY THAT YAH HAS MADE
A B E F♯ G♯ F♯
WE WILL REJOICE AND BE GLAD
E F♯ G♯ F♯
THIS IS THE DAY THAT YAH HAS MADE
A B E F♯ G♯ F♯
NEGILA VE NISMECHA
C ♯m B A
HODU, HODU LE YHWH
C ♯m B A
GIVE THANKS, GIVE THANKS TO YHWH
A/F♯ B/F♯ A/F♯ B/F♯
KI LE OLAM, FOR YOUR LOVE ENDURES
A B E
KI LE OLAM CHASDO
E B A E
YOU HAVE BECOME MY SALVATION
B A
YOUR ARE MY STRENGTH AND MY SONG
F♯m B E C ♯m
YOUR RIGHT HAND HAS WON THE VICTORY
F♯m B E
AND WE ARE GLAD, AND WE ARE GLAD
C ♯m B A
ELI, ELI ATA VE ODECHA
C ♯m B A
ELOAI, ELOAI AROMEMCHA
A/F♯ B/F♯ A/F♯ B/F♯
KI LE OLAM, FOR YOUR LOVE ENDURES
A B E
KI LE OLAM CHASDO
E B A E B A B
YEHI LI LE YESHUA, OZI VE ZIMRATI
F♯m B E C ♯m
YEMIN YHWH OSA CHAIYEEL
F♯m B E
NEGILA VE NISMECHA
C ♯m B A
YOU ARE MY ELOHIM AND I WILL PRAISE YOU
C ♯m B A
YOU ARE THE ONE, I EXALT YOU
A/F♯ B/F♯ A/F♯ B/F♯
KI LE OLAM, FOR YOUR LOVE ENDURES
A B E
KI LE OLAM CHASDO

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 WAKE UP
A
When I wake up in the morning it's the first thing I do
A
Gonna look up to the Father who makes all things new
D A
Gonna praise You, gonna thank You, cause that's what I do
A
I remember all Your covenants they ring so true
A
How You shed Your precious blood that they'd be renewed
D A
Everything You say, everything You do, I'm gonna hold on to
E D
I got Your love, I got Your joy
A
I got a great big peace of You
A
So I'm sittin right here just a waitin' on You
A
Gonna make some noise, gonna break on through
D A
I gotta praise You, I gotta thank You, cause Your just so true
A
And like a child I'm bringing this gift to You
A
Just a few more chords and this song will be through
D A
I gotta praise You, I gotta thank You, cause that's what I do
E D
I got Your love, I got Your joy
A D7
I got a great big peace of You
G A
Everything You do is beautiful
G D E
And the more I see the more I know it's true

I got Your love, I got Your joy

I got a great big peace of You
A B C D

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