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O Father, You Are Sovereign

Key - Bb
Tempo - 114 | Time - 4/4
Capo 1

Verse 1

Father You are

Gm7

sovereign

Eb2

all the worlds You

made;

Your

mighty Word was

Gm7

spoken

And

Eb2

light of life o-

beyed.

Your

Gm7

voice commands the

seasons

And

bounds the

ocean's

shore,

Sets

stars within their

Gm7

courses

And

Cm7

stills the

tempest's

roar.

Verse 2

Father, You are

Gm7

sovereign

Eb2

all affairs of

man;

powers of death or

Gm7

darkness

Can

Eb2

thwart Your perfect

plan.

All

Gm7

chance and change tran-

scending,

Supreme in

time and

space,

You

hold Your trusting

Gm7

children

Se-

Cm7

cure in

Your em-

brace.

Verse 3

Father, You are

Gm7

sovereign

The

Eb2

Lord of human

pain,

Trans-

muting early

Gm7

sorrows

Eb2

gold of heav'nly

gain.

All

Gm7

evil over-

ruling, as

None but

Conq'ror

could,

Your

love pursues its

Gm7

purpose-

Our

Cm7

souls' e-

ternal

good.

Verse 4

Father, You are

Gm7

sovereign

Eb2

see You dimly

now,

But

soon before You

Gm7

triumph

Earth's

Eb2

every knee shall

bow.

With

Gm7

this glad hope be-

fore us

Our faith springs

up a-

new:

Our

sovereign Lord and

Gm7

Savior,

Cm7

trust and wor-

ship

You.

{title: O Father, You Are Sovereign}

{c: Verse 1}
O [Bb]Father You are [Gm7]sovereign
In [Eb2]all the worlds You [Bb]made;
Your [Bb]mighty Word was [Gm7]spoken
And [Eb2]light of life o-[Bb]beyed.
Your [Gm7]voice commands the [F]seasons
And [Gm]bounds the [C7]ocean's [F]shore,
Sets [Bb]stars within their [Gm7]courses 
And [Cm7]stills the [F]tempest's [Bb]roar.

{c: Verse 2}
O [Bb]Father, You are [Gm7]sovereign
In [Eb2]all affairs of [Bb]man;
No [Bb]powers of death or [Gm7]darkness 
Can [Eb2]thwart Your perfect [Bb]plan.
All [Gm7]chance and change tran-[F]scending, 
Supreme in [C7]time and [F]space,
You [Bb]hold Your trusting [Gm7]children 
Se-[Cm7]cure in [F]Your em-[Bb]brace.

{c: Verse 3}
O [Bb]Father, You are [Gm7]sovereign
The [Eb2]Lord of human [Bb]pain,
Trans-[Bb]muting early [Gm7]sorrows 
To [Eb2]gold of heav'nly [Bb]gain.
All [Gm7]evil over-[F]ruling, as 
None but [C7]Conq'ror [F]could,
Your [Bb]love pursues its [Gm7]purpose-
Our [Cm7]souls' e-[F]ternal [Bb]good.

{c: Verse 4}
O [Bb]Father, You are [Gm7]sovereign
We [Eb2]see You dimly [Bb]now,
But [Bb]soon before You [Gm7]triumph 
Earth's [Eb2]every knee shall [Bb]bow.
With [Gm7]this glad hope be-[F]fore us 
Our faith springs [C7]up a-[F]new:
Our [Bb]sovereign Lord and [Gm7]Savior, 
We [Cm7]trust and wor-[F]ship [Bb]You.

O Father You are sovereign
In all the worlds You made;
Your mighty Word was spoken
And light of life o-beyed.
Your voice commands the seasons
And bounds the ocean's shore,
Sets stars within their courses
And stills the tempest's roar.

O Father, You are sovereign
In all affairs of man;
No powers of death or darkness
Can thwart Your perfect plan.
All chance and change tran-scending,
Supreme in time and space,
You hold Your trusting children
Se-cure in Your em-brace.

O Father, You are sovereign
The Lord of human pain,
Trans-muting early sorrows
To gold of heav'nly gain.
All evil over-ruling, as
None but Conq'ror could,
Your love pursues its purpose-
Our souls' e-ternal good.

O Father, You are sovereign
We see You dimly now,
But soon before You triumph
Earth's every knee shall bow.
With this glad hope be-fore us
Our faith springs up a-new:
Our sovereign Lord and Savior,
We trust and wor-ship You.

"O Father, You Are Sovereign"
Words by Margaret Clarkson. Music by Melchior Teschner.
Public Domain
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