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D _ _
C _
G _ _ .
On March 1, 2007, I lost my
C mom to cancer.
G _ _ .
D _
G At the time we lost my mom, I
Bm was living in Illinois serving
G a mission, and
D I was able.
Cm to
G arrange a song for her, Be Still My Soul, to send home so that I could be the one to.
C sing it for her funeral.
G Be _
D _ _ _
G _ _ .
_ _ still my soul, _ _ _ _ the Lord is _ on thy _ _
D _
C.
side.
G With _ _ patience bear _ thy _ _ _ crops of grief or _ _ pain.
_
Em _ Leave to
C thy God _ _ to
G order _ _ and
D _ .
provide.
_ _ _ _
Em _ _ .
In every
C _ _ change, _
G in faith, O will _ .
_
D _ _ remain.
_ _ _ .
G _ _ I got
F#m a call, I
G think three days before she passed away, from my family letting me know.
that she had
C _
G days to hours to live, and then I
D couldn't _ hide anymore.
_ _
Em _ And we'll lead _ _ .
C to _
G a _ joyful end.
D So
G the last time I
C heard her voice,
G we were on the phone and she
C could
G barely _
D.
understand me.
G I told her that I loved her, and
D _
G _ .
we said goodbye.
_ _
D _
G And then
C a few days later,
G I woke
Em up in the middle of the
G night and I just felt this overwhelming peace.
_ _ _ And it was
D more
G peace than I ever felt before.
_ Be still my soul, _ _
C _ .
G thy God doth _
C undertake.
_
G _ _ _ _ _ _ .
To _ guide
C the _ _ _ _
G future _ as he has the _ _ _
C _ .
Em past.
Thy _ hope,
C thy _ _ confidence _
D _
G _ let _ _
D nothing _ _ shake.
_
Em _ _ All now
C _ .
_ _ mysterious _ _
G shall be _ bright
D at last.
_ _ _ _
G _ _ _ _ .
_ _
C _ I think I would speak for my family as well.
Em.
We're very
G aware that my mom is still here and that she's still an active part of our
C lives.
_
G And she's excited with us in our achievements, _ and she mourns with us in our
C pain.
And I know that
Em G we're going to be able to see her again, and everything that we're feeling now.
will be just as real then
D as it is now.
G _
C _ _
Em _ .
_ _ _ _
C When _ _ disappointment, _ _
G grief and fear
D are _ _ gone.
_ .
Em _ _ Sorrow _ _
C for _ God's
G love's _ purest joys
D _ restored.
_ _ _ .
_ Be _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _
G _ _ _ _ .
still my
Cm _ soul,
D _ _
C.
Em when _ _ change _ _
D _ .
G _ and
Bm tears are
C _ _ .
D past.
C _ _
D We _ shall
G _ _ meet.
_ _ _ .
_ _ What I learned from this is
C that God was waiting for me.
I did feel that
G peace.
I did
C feel that relief.
And
G that came when I finally surrendered to
D God.
It became more
G bearable and I had something to lean on.
I didn't
D feel so alone in the whole
C experience.
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