Holding Back the Tide Chords by Chayala Neuhaus & Yehuda Kirschner

[Gm] _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ [Dm] _ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _
_ Against [Cm] the far horizon [Gm] where the sky meets sea, I [F] stand and [Eb] watch the [Dm] waves [Gm] threshing
my domain. _
_ [Cm] _ [Gm] Tearing on to the [Eb] shoreline by [Gm] a force winds
left, [Eb] I fear they'll [F] sweep me too [Gm] into the water's
depths. _
[Bb] But after one wave breaks, along will [Gm] come _
another.
[Bb] Never daunted by the swift [Gm] end of the other. _
_ [Bb] Despite their [Cm] thunderous swell [A] and [Gm] currents that [Bb] propel,
the shoreline [Cm] they can never [Gm] overwhelm.
[D] _
[Dm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[Bb] For the master who rules [Gm] the sea has willed
it so.
[Bb] For despite [Cm] their rushing _ [A] strife, Hashem
[Gm] alone [Bb] presides.
Yes, He is [Cm] there and He's holding [Gm] back the
_ [D]
tide.
[Eb] Eyes in sight _ when [Dm] oceans loom around me,
when [Eb] rising [Cm] waters threaten [F] to surround me.
[Cm] When it [Gm] seems _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ [Eb] the [F] sea has [Dm] had [Gm] voice of love,
[Eb]
[Bb] no [Gm] mighty [Eb] wind or waves of [Dm] roaring thunder can [Eb] ever [Cm] be strong enough to [F] pull me under.
[Cm] I can feel [Eb] their [Bb] power in my eyes, [F] they can devour [Eb] the reef,
[Dm] holding [Gm] back the tide. _
_ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _
A deep and gentle [Cm] cross they break [Gm] upon the golden _ _ beach.
And [F] I'll be [Eb] safe as [Dm] sails and [Gm] body on the reef. _
_ [Cm] So [Gm] firmly protected [Eb] by a [Gm] strength of God [Eb] that keeps the [F] angry waves from [Gm] descending on to
play.
[C] _
[Bb] No, no matter how many times [Gm] the tide advances, _
[Bb] and in the heat of the draft we feel so [Gm] stand-defend-please.
[Bb] While all the world [Cm] awaits our end, [A] the mighty [Gm] wave descends [Bb] to be met by the [Cm] iron boundary
[D] of the [Gm] [D] sand.
_ [Eb] Eyes in sight when oceans [Dm] loom around us, when [Eb] rising [Cm] waters threaten [F] to surround us.
[Cm] Though it seems [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [F] [Dm] the sea has had [Gm] voice of [Eb] love,
[Bb] _ [Gm] _ [Eb] I'm dim, I'm [Dm] dim, I lay low.
[Eb] It's [Cm] hope that we're good,
V [F]'chal loi seh-no.
V'ah [Cm]-gah-dah-i _ [Eb]-lay-no,
[Bb] _ [F] Nar-thee-no,
[Eb] We _ [F] _ [Dm] _ [Gm] _ _ _
[Eb] still know,
If [Bb] words are [Dm] told.
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _