As I (Asus2)come be fore You, Fa ther, there’s (F#m11)pow er in this place
to (E)move the hands of heav en with a word.
You’re the (Asus2)God of all cre a tion and You (F#m11)hear my ev ’ry prayer, and You (E)long to give me more than I de serve.
So I pray (A)in (Bm11)ex (A)pec ta tion,
with (D)great (A)an (Bm11)tic (A)i pa tion:
Oh, Lord,
that (F#m7)You
would (D)bless me in deed,
en large my ter ri to ry, that Your hand
would be with me,
that You would (Bm7)keep me from all e vil, that I may cause no pain.
Oh, Lord, this is the (E)prayer that I (A)pray.
So I (A)kneel be fore You now.
I sur (F#m11)ren der to Your will,
and I’m (E)liv ing in the hol low of Your hands.
You have (A)placed with in my heart, Lord, a vi sion and a faith
that is (E)big ger than what I un der
stand.
So I pray (A)in (Bm11)ex (A)pec ta tion,
with (D)great (A)an (Bm11)tic (A)i pa (G)(Great tion, an tic i pa tion,) yeah: Oh, Lord, (A)Lord,
that (F#m7)You
would (D)bless me in deed,
en large my ter ri to ry, that Your hand
would be with me,
that You would (Bm7)keep me from all e vil, that I may cause no pain.
Oh, Lord, this is my (E7)prayer.
Oh, (A)Lord,
that (F#m7)You
would (D)bless me in deed,
en large my ter ri to ry, that Your hand
would be with me,
that You would (Bm7)keep me from all e vil, that I may cause no pain.
Oh, Lord, this is my (E7)prayer.
Oh, this is the (E)prayer that I pray.
Oh,
oh.
Da da dum dum dum, yeah.
Oh, Lord,
this is my prayer,
mm
yeah.
This page shows “The Prayer Of Jabez” by Brian White in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of A at 80 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.