Here’s the second of my ‘fifty songs in 2012’. I hope you like it!

The words are inspired by Psalm 42, Romans 8:28, Rudyard Kipling and other Biblical themes. The melody only uses an octave of the C major scale (no accidentals), but the harmonies are more adventurous. It’s got a slightly 80s or even Elton John/Disney feel to it in places. Here you go:

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Still I will Praise Him
[Intro: C, G, F, G x2]

__C__________G
In turmoil and strife
F________G_______
Still I will praise Him
______C______________G
When there’s no sense to life
F________G_______
Still I will praise Him
_____Am___________Am/G#
When I can see no way out
_______Am/G_________D/F#
from the quandary I am in
F_______C_______
I will still praise Him
___________F____________G__
For He’s my saviour and my king

Chorus:
___F____E___
My solid rock!
____Am________Am/G
The only real life-giver
____F____E__
My faithful God
_Am_____Am/G___D/F#
I thirst for you like rivers
____F________________C/E_______
You work all these things out for good
_____F____________G__
According to your will
_____Bb__________F__________Gsus___G
So I’ll put my trust in you whatever happens

In sickness and in health
Still I will praise Him
In poverty and wealth
Still I will praise Him
When prayers go unanswered
And my faith is growing dim
I will still praise Him
For He’s my saviour and my king

In life and in death
Still I will praise Him
In failure and success
Still I will praise Him
When those around me mock and sneer
And say “Where is your God?”
I will still praise Him
For He’s my saviour and my Lord