Oh My God!

Yes, that’s the title of my third song of the year. The aim is to reinstate the phrase to its original meaning of awe and wonder at our mighty, omnipotent creator. As you know, the phrase has become misused as an expletive in recent times, so this song aims to redress the balance once again.

This one has a bit of a funky Latin beat with hints of acid jazz; not something you often hear in church! Also, the repeated chord sequence of I, II, V in a minor key has never (to my knowledge) been used in Christian worship music before (but please correct me if you know otherwise!)

Here you go:

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Chorus:
Dm7_______Em7
Oh my God!
____A7*_______________Dm7_____Em7_____A7
You made this whole vast universe
Dm7_______Em7
Oh my God!
A7___________Dm7________Em7_____A7
You are wonderful indeed
F__________Gm7
Oh my God!
__C_____________F__________Em7 A7
I can’t take in the size of you
____Dm7____________Em7
And yet you know me
_____A7________Dm7
Even better than I do

Verse 1:
Bb______________F
Every hair on my head is numbered
Bb________________F
Every thought in my mind he knows
___Eb
So why do you fret?
____Bb
And why do you worry?
___Gsus________Asus_A
Oh ye of little faith!

Every step that I take He guides me
My whole future is in his hands
So why should I fret?
And why should I fret?
The Lord is in control!

This whole church is the Lord’s own body
His great purposes we’ll fulfil
So we will not fret
And we will not worry
For He will lead the way!

* If you want it to sound ‘posh’ then play A7b9 instead of A7 if you know it (C#dim would work too).
Also, the song still sounds okay with the normal Dm and Em chords without the added 7ths.