When I Lay My Isaac Down Chords by C.T. & Becky Townsend
Tempo:
64.05 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
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Am
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [C] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [G] [C]
Abraham prayed [F] [C] for the day God [F] would give him [C] a son.
[F]
Blessed [C] Isaac [E] [F] was his name, the [C] greatest gift [G] he'd [C] ever known.
Then came the day [F] who would [C] have dreamed God would [F] say,
you gotta give him [C] back to me.
[F] And on [C] this mountain [Gm] you [F] must prove that it's you and [C] Isaac,
[G] or it's [C] me and you.
So when I lay [F] my [C] Isaac down with a broken [F] heart,
but my [C] father's proud.
And on this altar [F] where [C] he lay, just to find that it wasn't [G] him,
God [C] wanted me.
[F] [C] [G]
[C] [C]
Now most of us, [F] I [C] dare to say,
oh, [F] we've got an Isaac [C] standing in God's way.
But it's on this [F] altar [C] you too can prove
that it's not your Isaac that God [G] wants, but [C] he wants you.
And when I lay [F] my [C] Isaac down with a broken [F] heart,
but my [C] father's proud.
[F] And on [C] this altar [F] where [C] he lay, just to find that it wasn't [G] him,
God [C] wanted me.
[F] When [C] I lay [F] my [C] Isaac down with a broken [F] heart,
but my [C] father's proud.
[F] And on [C] this altar [F] where [C] he lay, just to find that it wasn't [G] him,
God [C] wanted me.
And on this altar [F] where [C] he lay, just to find that it wasn't [G] him,
[F] but God wanted [C] me.
[F] [G] [C] All [F] to [C] Jesus [B] I [E] surrender.
[Am] All [F] to [C] him [Dm] I [Am] freely [C] [Fm] give.
[C]
[F] I will [C] ever, [Dm] I'll love [E] and [Em] I'll trust [Am] him
in [Dm] his [C] presence [F] [C] daily live.
[F] [G] [Am] Oh, I [C#] surrender [Dm]
all.
[Am] [G] Yeah, I surrender [A]
[Dm] all.
[C] All [F] to [C] thee, [E] my [G] blessed [F] savior, [C] I [G] surrender [C]
[F] all.
When [C] I lay [F] my [C] Isaac down with a [F] broken heart,
but my [C] father's proud.
[F] And [C] on this [F] altar where [C] he lay, just to find that it wasn't [G] him,
God [C] wanted me.
And on this altar [F] [C] where he lay, just to find that it [G] wasn't him,
[C] God [F] wanted me.
[C] [N]
[F] [C] [G] [C]
Abraham prayed [F] [C] for the day God [F] would give him [C] a son.
[F]
Blessed [C] Isaac [E] [F] was his name, the [C] greatest gift [G] he'd [C] ever known.
Then came the day [F] who would [C] have dreamed God would [F] say,
you gotta give him [C] back to me.
[F] And on [C] this mountain [Gm] you [F] must prove that it's you and [C] Isaac,
[G] or it's [C] me and you.
So when I lay [F] my [C] Isaac down with a broken [F] heart,
but my [C] father's proud.
And on this altar [F] where [C] he lay, just to find that it wasn't [G] him,
God [C] wanted me.
[F] [C] [G]
[C] [C]
Now most of us, [F] I [C] dare to say,
oh, [F] we've got an Isaac [C] standing in God's way.
But it's on this [F] altar [C] you too can prove
that it's not your Isaac that God [G] wants, but [C] he wants you.
And when I lay [F] my [C] Isaac down with a broken [F] heart,
but my [C] father's proud.
[F] And on [C] this altar [F] where [C] he lay, just to find that it wasn't [G] him,
God [C] wanted me.
[F] When [C] I lay [F] my [C] Isaac down with a broken [F] heart,
but my [C] father's proud.
[F] And on [C] this altar [F] where [C] he lay, just to find that it wasn't [G] him,
God [C] wanted me.
And on this altar [F] where [C] he lay, just to find that it wasn't [G] him,
[F] but God wanted [C] me.
[F] [G] [C] All [F] to [C] Jesus [B] I [E] surrender.
[Am] All [F] to [C] him [Dm] I [Am] freely [C] [Fm] give.
[C]
[F] I will [C] ever, [Dm] I'll love [E] and [Em] I'll trust [Am] him
in [Dm] his [C] presence [F] [C] daily live.
[F] [G] [Am] Oh, I [C#] surrender [Dm]
all.
[Am] [G] Yeah, I surrender [A]
[Dm] all.
[C] All [F] to [C] thee, [E] my [G] blessed [F] savior, [C] I [G] surrender [C]
[F] all.
When [C] I lay [F] my [C] Isaac down with a [F] broken heart,
but my [C] father's proud.
[F] And [C] on this [F] altar where [C] he lay, just to find that it wasn't [G] him,
God [C] wanted me.
And on this altar [F] [C] where he lay, just to find that it [G] wasn't him,
[C] God [F] wanted me.
[C] [N]
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[D] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _
[F] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ _
Abraham prayed [F] [C] for the day God [F] would give him [C] a son.
[F]
Blessed [C] Isaac _ [E] [F] was his name, the [C] greatest gift [G] he'd [C] ever known.
Then came the day [F] who would [C] have dreamed God would [F] say,
you gotta give him [C] back to me.
[F] And on [C] this mountain [Gm] you [F] must prove that it's you and [C] Isaac,
[G] or it's [C] me and you.
So when I lay [F] my [C] Isaac down with a broken [F] _ heart,
but my [C] father's proud.
And on this altar [F] where [C] he lay, just to find that it wasn't [G] him,
God [C] wanted me. _
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[C] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
Now most of us, [F] I [C] dare to say,
oh, [F] we've got an Isaac [C] standing in God's way.
But it's on this _ [F] altar [C] you too can prove
that it's not your Isaac that God [G] wants, but [C] he wants you.
And when I lay [F] my [C] Isaac down with a broken [F] _ heart,
but my [C] father's proud.
[F] And on [C] this altar [F] where [C] he lay, just to find that it wasn't [G] him,
God [C] wanted me.
[F] When [C] I lay [F] my [C] Isaac down with a broken [F] _ heart,
but my [C] father's proud.
[F] And on [C] this altar [F] where [C] he lay, just to find that it wasn't [G] him,
God [C] wanted me.
And on this altar [F] where [C] he lay, just to find that it wasn't [G] him,
[F] but God wanted [C] me. _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [G] _ [C] All [F] to [C] Jesus [B] I [E] surrender.
_ [Am] All [F] to [C] him [Dm] I [Am] freely [C] _ [Fm] give.
[C] _
[F] I will [C] ever, [Dm] I'll love [E] and [Em] I'll trust [Am] him
in [Dm] his [C] presence [F] _ [C] daily live.
[F] _ [G] [Am] Oh, I [C#] surrender [Dm] _
all.
[Am] [G] Yeah, I surrender _ [A]
[Dm] all.
[C] _ All [F] to [C] thee, [E] my [G] blessed [F] savior, [C] I [G] surrender [C] _ _
[F] all.
When [C] I lay [F] my [C] Isaac down with a [F] broken heart,
but my [C] father's proud.
[F] And [C] on this _ [F] altar where [C] he lay, just to find that it wasn't [G] him,
God [C] wanted me.
And on this altar [F] [C] where he lay, just to find that it [G] wasn't him,
[C] God [F] wanted me.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[F] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ _
Abraham prayed [F] [C] for the day God [F] would give him [C] a son.
[F]
Blessed [C] Isaac _ [E] [F] was his name, the [C] greatest gift [G] he'd [C] ever known.
Then came the day [F] who would [C] have dreamed God would [F] say,
you gotta give him [C] back to me.
[F] And on [C] this mountain [Gm] you [F] must prove that it's you and [C] Isaac,
[G] or it's [C] me and you.
So when I lay [F] my [C] Isaac down with a broken [F] _ heart,
but my [C] father's proud.
And on this altar [F] where [C] he lay, just to find that it wasn't [G] him,
God [C] wanted me. _
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[C] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
Now most of us, [F] I [C] dare to say,
oh, [F] we've got an Isaac [C] standing in God's way.
But it's on this _ [F] altar [C] you too can prove
that it's not your Isaac that God [G] wants, but [C] he wants you.
And when I lay [F] my [C] Isaac down with a broken [F] _ heart,
but my [C] father's proud.
[F] And on [C] this altar [F] where [C] he lay, just to find that it wasn't [G] him,
God [C] wanted me.
[F] When [C] I lay [F] my [C] Isaac down with a broken [F] _ heart,
but my [C] father's proud.
[F] And on [C] this altar [F] where [C] he lay, just to find that it wasn't [G] him,
God [C] wanted me.
And on this altar [F] where [C] he lay, just to find that it wasn't [G] him,
[F] but God wanted [C] me. _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [G] _ [C] All [F] to [C] Jesus [B] I [E] surrender.
_ [Am] All [F] to [C] him [Dm] I [Am] freely [C] _ [Fm] give.
[C] _
[F] I will [C] ever, [Dm] I'll love [E] and [Em] I'll trust [Am] him
in [Dm] his [C] presence [F] _ [C] daily live.
[F] _ [G] [Am] Oh, I [C#] surrender [Dm] _
all.
[Am] [G] Yeah, I surrender _ [A]
[Dm] all.
[C] _ All [F] to [C] thee, [E] my [G] blessed [F] savior, [C] I [G] surrender [C] _ _
[F] all.
When [C] I lay [F] my [C] Isaac down with a [F] broken heart,
but my [C] father's proud.
[F] And [C] on this _ [F] altar where [C] he lay, just to find that it wasn't [G] him,
God [C] wanted me.
And on this altar [F] [C] where he lay, just to find that it [G] wasn't him,
[C] God [F] wanted me.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _