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The Perfect Wisdom of Our God

Key - Bb
Tempo - 120 | Time - 3/4

Verse 1

Bp/D

The per-

fect wisdom

of our

God

Re-

F/A

vealed in

all the

uni-

Fsus

verse

Bb/D

All things

created

by His

hand

And

held to-

Bb/F

gether at

His com-

mand

Gm7

He knows

F/A

the myst-

'ries of the

Eb2

seas

The se-

F/A

crets of

the

stars are

His

Gm7

He guides

the plan-

Gm7

ets

Bb/D

on their

Eb2

way

And

turns the

Bb/F

earth through an-

other

day

Verse 2

Bb/D

The match-

less wisdom

of His

ways

That

F/A

mark the

path of

righteous-

Fsus

ness

Bb/D

His word

a lamp un-

to my

feet

His

Spirit

Bb/F

teaching and

guiding

Gm7

And O

F/A

the mys-

t'ry of the

Ebsus

cross

Gm7

That God

F/A

should suf-

fer

for the

Fsus

lost

So that the fool might shame the wise

Gm7

And

all the

Bb/F

glory might

go to

Christ

Verse 3

Bb/D

O grant

me wisdom

from a-

bove

F/A

pray for

peace and

cling to

Fsus

love

Bb/D

And teach

me humbly

to re-

ceive

The

sun and

Bb/F

rain of Your

sovereign-

Gm7

Each strand

F/A

of sor-

row has a

Eb2

place

Gm7

Within

F/A

this tap-

es-

try of

Fsus

grace

Gm7

So through

the trials

Gm7

Bb/D

choose to

Eb2

say

Your

perfect

Bb/F

will in Your

perfect

way

{c: Verse 1}
[Bp/D]The per-[Eb]fect wisdom [F]of our [Gm]God
Re-[F/A]vealed in [Bb]all the [Eb]uni-[Fsus]verse
[Bb/D]All things [Eb]created [F]by His [Gm]hand
And [Eb]held to-[Bb/F]gether at [F]His com-[Bb]mand
[Gm7]He knows [F/A]the myst-[Bb]'ries of the [Eb2]seas [Eb]
[Gm]The se-[F/A]crets of [Bb]the [Eb]stars are [F]His [F]
[Gm7]He guides [F]the plan-[Gm7]ets [Bb/D]on their [Eb2]way [Eb]
And [Cm]turns the [Bb/F]earth through an-[F7]other [Bb]day

{c: Verse 2}
[Bb/D]The match-[Eb]less wisdom [F]of His [Gm]ways
That [F/A]mark the [Bb]path of [Eb]righteous-[Fsus]ness
[Bb/D]His word [Eb]a lamp un-[F]to my [Gm]feet
His [Eb]Spirit [Bb/F]teaching and [F]guiding [Bb]me
[Gm7]And O [F/A]the mys-[Bb]t'ry of the [Ebsus]cross [Eb]
[Gm7]That God [F/A]should suf-[Bb]fer [Eb]for the [Fsus]lost
So that the fool might shame the wise
[Gm7]And [Cm]all the [Bb/F]glory might [F7]go to [Bb]Christ

{c: Verse 3}
[Bb/D]O grant [Eb]me wisdom [F]from a-[Gm]bove
To [F/A]pray for [Bb]peace and [Eb]cling to [Fsus]love
[Bb/D]And teach [Eb]me humbly [F]to re-[Gm]ceive
The [Eb]sun and [Bb/F]rain of Your [F]sovereign-[Bb]ty
[Gm7]Each strand [F/A]of sor-[Bb]row has a [Eb2]place [Eb]
[Gm7]Within [F/A]this tap-[Bb]es-[Eb]try of [Fsus]grace [F]
[Gm7]So through [F]the trials [Gm7]I [Bb/D]choose to [Eb2]say[Eb]
Your [Cm]perfect [Bb/F]will in Your [F7]perfect [Bb]way

The per-fect wisdom of our God
Re-vealed in all the uni-verse
All things created by His hand
And held to-gether at His com-mand
He knows the myst-'ries of the seas 
The se-crets of the stars are His 
He guides the plan-ets on their way 
And turns the earth through an-other day

The match-less wisdom of His ways
That mark the path of righteous-ness
His word a lamp un-to my feet
His Spirit teaching and guiding me
And O the mys-t'ry of the cross 
That God should suf-fer for the lost
So that the fool might shame the wise
And all the glory might go to Christ

O grant me wisdom from a-bove
To pray for peace and cling to love
And teach me humbly to re-ceive
The sun and rain of Your sovereign-ty
Each strand of sor-row has a place 
Within this tap-es-try of grace 
So through the trials I choose to say
Your perfect will in Your perfect way

"The Perfect Wisdom of Our God"
Words and Music by Keith Getty | Stuart Townend.
Public Domain
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