Chords for My Hiding Place #191

_ _ [G] David Ward's transformation [D] of Jehoiada Brewer's hymn,
My Hiding [G] Place, _ proclaims the grace that [Em] Christ bestows on every sinner.
[E] _ This is not the song of [Bm] one man, but every man.
_ [D] For all have sinned and fall short of the glory [G] of God.
_ [F#m] In light of our sin, we cling to the [D] law in the hopes [G] that our good works might [E] save us.
_ _ The lyrics say, To [D] Sinai's fiery mount I flew,
_ [A] But justice cried with frowning face, [G] _ This mountain [D] is no hiding place.
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Our [A] works cannot [D] save us, and the law only condemns us.
Instead, _ Christ [G] saves us.
And mercy [D] for my soul appeared, [G] which [D] led me on with smiling face,
To [G] Jesus Christ, [D] my hiding [A] place.
_ [Bm] Hidden within the [G] life of Christ, He bears the punishment [D] for my sin, for your sin.
_ [Bm] Instead of being [Em] crushed under the wonderful [A] wrath of God, [D] we [G] are saved.
_ [A] We do not [Bm] find our hiding place in the [G] cold lifelessness of the [D] mountain,
but in the warm, loving [C#m] embrace of [D] Jesus Christ, our Savior. _
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_ _ _ _ [D] Against the God who [Bm] rules the sky, _ _ [D] I [F#m] fought with [Bm] hands [A] uplifted high.
_ I _ [D] _
despised the mention of [Bm] His _
[G] _ grace, [D] too proud to seek [G] a [D] hiding _ _ place.
_ [A] But an eternal [G] counsel ran, _ [D] _ _ _
Almighty love [G] arrest [A] that man.
_ _ [D] I felt the arrows of [G] _
disgrace, _ _ [D] And found [E] I had no hiding [D] _
_ _ place. _ _
[G] My Jesus [A] _
[Bm] is my hiding _ [G] _ _
_ place, _ [D] _ _
Surrounding me with [Bm] steadfast [Em] love and grace.
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_ [D] _ [G] In death [A] He'll be [D] my hiding [G] _
_ _ _ _ place, [D] And I shall ever see His smiling face. _
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Indignant justice stood [G] in view, _ To [D] _
Sinai's fiery [A] mount I flew.
_ _ But justice cried with frowning [G] _
_ face, This [D]
mountain is no hiding place.
_ _ _ [A] And oh, the heavenly [G] voice I _ _ heard, [D] And mercy for [G] my soul [A] appeared,
_ _ _ [D] Which led me on with [G] smiling _ _ face, [D] To Jesus Christ, my hiding place.
_ _ _ _ My [G] _ _ [D] Jesus [A] is [Bm] my [G] hiding _ _ _ _ place, _ [D] _
Surrounding me with [Bm] steadfast love [Em] and grace.
_ [A] _ [F#m] _
_ [G] In death [A]
He'll be my [G] hiding _ _ _ _ place, [D] And I shall ever see His smiling _ _ face.
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_ _ [D] On Him, Almighty [G] vengeance fell, _ _ _ [D] Enough to sink the world [A] to _ _ hell.
[D] He bore it for His [G] chosen _ _ race, [D] And thus became their hiding _ _ place.
[A] Should storms of mighty _ [G] vengeance roll, _ [D] And shake this [G] earth from pole to [A] pole, _ _
No [E] flaming bolt could [G] daunt my _ _ face, [D] For Jesus is my hiding _ _ place.
_ [G] My _ [D] Jesus [A] is [Bm] my [G] hiding _ _ _ _ place, _
[D] _ Surrounding me with [Bm] steadfast love [Em] and _ grace.
[A] _ _ [D] _ [G] In death [A] He'll be [Bm] my [G] hiding _ _ _ _ place, [D] And I shall ever see His smiling _ _ face.
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