158. Lord, you sometimes speak in wonders
Concert key: Eb major
Chords key: C major (capo 3)
Structure:
5 verses
Verse 1:
Am9
C
Lord, you sometimes speak in wonders,
Fmaj7 G7
F#7sus4
F#
unmistakable and clear
F#7/A#
Bm9
F#7/A#
mighty signs that show your presence,
Bm/A
Gmaj7
overcoming doubt and fear,
F#m7 D/F# Gmaj7
Bm9
O Lord, you sometimes speak in wonders.
F
Bm9
G7
Verse 2:
Verse 4:
Lord, you sometimes speak in whispers,
still and small and scarcely heard;
only those who want to listen
catch the all-important word.
O Lord, you sometimes speak in whispers.
Lord, you often speak in Scripture,
words that summon from the page,
shown and taught us by your Spirit
with fresh light for every age.
O Lord, you often speak in Scripture.
Verse 3:
Verse 5:
Lord, you sometimes speak in silence,
through our loud and noisy day;
we can know and trust you better
when we quietly wait and pray.
O Lord, you sometimes speak in silence.
Lord, you always speak in Jesus,
always new yet still the same:
teach us now more of our Saviour,
make our lives display his Name.
O Lord, you always speak in Jesus.
Christopher Idle (b. 1938)
Words: (c) Christopher Idle / Jubilate Hymns, Administered by The Jubilate Group, 4 Thorne Park Road,
Torquay TQ2 6RX <copyrightmanager@jubilate.co.uk> Used by permission.
Produced by Rev’d Paul Wood and Adam Sanders on behalf of The Methodist Church of Great Britain.