Chords for "Father I Stretch My Hand To Thee" E. Dewey Smith Jr., Father's Day 1989

Our message today _ on _ _ this Father's Day _ _ is going to be brought by _ a preacher whom _ _ _ I've
known _ longer than he's known _ [E] himself. _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ And some of you knew him _ before he knew _ _ himself.
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He roamed the aisles of this church [Bm] as a toddler. _
_ _ _ _ He came up through the church school and the training union _ _ ministries. _ _ _
_ [N] And _ he's been a man of a boy to most of you.
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He ain't perfect, _
[N] _ _ _ _ but he is a preacher.
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_ [D] It's been a while since he stood in your midst.
_ I don't want you to frown today. _ _ _ _
_ One thing about the black church, we help the preacher to preach. _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ Because we witness to the truth.
[G] _ _ _ And he's coming _ as the Holy Spirit leads him.
_ And I want us to pray with and for him. _ _ _ _
Elevation of our right hand. _ _
Brother Eddie Smith Jr.,
we would see Jesus. _ _
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[E] _ _ _ _ Repeat after me, I have so much, _ _ _ so much _ to thank God for.
_ _ I have so much, _ so much to thank God for.
_ _ He's made a way for me.
_ _ He gives me victory.
_ [N] _ He opened doors for me _ that I'm not able to see. _ _
I have so much _ to thank God for.
_ And give the Lord a hand of praise. _ _ _
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To our pastor, Pastor Smith, and my fellow brother in the ministry, _
_ to the official members of this great church, _ visitors and friends.
_ It is indeed an honor as well as a pleasure to stand before you this morning. _
It is indeed, we're happy to be here.
For it's once again that God has spared our lives and has given us another
opportunity to come to the house of prayer and we ought to be glad about it. _ _
I would like to wish a happy Father's Day to all the father and especially to my
father, my earthly father, as well as my father in the ministry. _ _ _ _
Today _ marks the day that I've been in the ministry for 13 months.
That's one year and one month.
And during that time, I've been in front of some small crowds and
I've been in front of some larger ones.
But since that time, I've had the privilege to have preached 61 times and
that is a blessing because I've been very busy.
_ But for some reason, I feel more pressure on me now than I ever have before.
_ [E] _ _ So we solicit your prayers and your amens.
_ [Bb] Don and Greg don't mind, put me in B flat.
I will all stand on our feet and sing my hymn together. _
_ _ _ _ [F] Father, _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
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I _ _ _ _ [F] _
stretch [Bb] _ _ _
[G] my
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[F] to _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ Thee. _ _ _
No _ _ _ [Cm] _
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[Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ arse I _ _ _ _ [F] know _
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_ _ _ [Bb] if I _ _ _ _ [E] were.
[D] _ _ _ [Gm] Lord, if You draw _ _ _ _
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[Eb] Thyself _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ from from
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[Bb] me.
Oh, _ oh, where _ [Cm] _ _ _
[Bb] _ [Cm] the _ [Gm] _
shell.
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I
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would do that.
No, listen, [Eb] they
knew before I drew my [F] breath.
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