Garment Of Praise

Martin Smith

Garment Of Praise Martin Smith

Intro:
A  D/A  A  D/A
A  D/A  A  D/A 

Chorus:
          A                               D/A
The joy of the Lord is the strength of my heart
               A                                  D/A
And I’m singing my heart out again
 A                                        D/A
You make me glad in the house of the Lord
               A                                  D/A
And I’ll praise You again and again
  
1 Verse:
         D                          A/C#
The joy of the Lord is life in His presence
 Hm7         A              E
We are a people redeemed
 D                                   A/C#
Children of God, come sing to the Lord
           Hm7          A               E
And lift up your voices with me
 Hm7             A                E
Lift up your voices and sing
  
Chorus:
          A                               D/A
The joy of the Lord is the strength of my heart
               A                                  D/A
And I’m singing my heart out again
 A                                        D/A
You make me glad in the house of the Lord
               A                                  D/A
And I’ll praise You again and again
  
2 Verse:
          D                              A/C#
The joy of the Lord is the sound of deliverance
 Hm7           A                  E
We are the ones He set free
 D                                 A/C#
People of God, come look to the Lord
          Hm7           A                 E
And lift up your voices with me
 Hm7           A                 E
Lift up your voices and sing
  
Chorus:
          A                               D/A
The joy of the Lord is the strength of my heart
               A                                  D/A
And I’m singing my heart out again
 A                                        D/A
You make me glad in the house of the Lord
               A                                  D/A
And I’ll praise You again and again
  
Instrumental:
E  E  D  A
E  E  D  A

Bridge: x2
     E                                       E
So take off your sackcloth, shake off the ashes
 D                                A
Put on your garment of praise
 E                                     E
Here comes the oil, the oil of gladness
 D                               A
Put on your garment of praise
  
Tag:
 D                                 E
Put on your garment of praise
     E                                       A
So put on your garment of praise
  
Instrumental: x4
A  A  A  A

2 Bridge:
          A                            D/A 
The joy of the Lord is my strength
        A                              D/A 
It’s carried me all of my days
       A                                           D/A 
No sorrow could steal what You gave
             A                                D/A 
Cause I’ve got a garment of praise
  
Instrumental: 
A  D/A   A  D/A 
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3 Bridge:
         A                                D/A 
The joy of the Lord is my strength
       A                               D/A 
It’s carried me all of my days
       A                                D/A 
My sorrow I leave in the grave
            A
So I’ll put on a garment of praise
  
Instrumental: 
A  D/A   A  D/A 
A  D/A   A  D/A 

4 Bridge:
         A                               D/A 
The joy of the Lord is my strength
         A                                  D/A 
I’m singing my heart out again
       A                                     D/A 
I’m glad in the house of the Lord
 A                                    D/A 
Praise You again and again 
                              A
And again and again