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You are my (A)joy,
You are my (A)song.
You are the (A)well,
the one I’m (A)draw ing from.
You are my (A)ref uge, my whole life (F#m)long.
(Bm)Where else (A)would I go?
Sure ly my (A)God is the strength of my soul.
Your love de (F#m)fends me, Your love de (D)fends me.
And when I (A)feel like I’m all a lone,
Your love de (F#m)fends me, Your love de (D)fends me,
yeah.
Day af ter (A)day,
night af ter (A)night,
I will re (A)mem ber You’re with me (A)in this fight.
Al though the (A)bat tle, it rag es (F#m)on, the (Bm)war’s al (A)read y won.
I know the (F#m)war’s al (E)read y won.
Sure ly my (D)fends me.
We sing (Bm)hal
(A)le
(A)lu
(E)jah!
You’re my por tion, my sal va tion.
Hal
le
lu
(E)jah!
Sure ly my (A)God is the strength of my soul.
Your love de (F#m)fends me, Your love de (D)fends me.
And when I (A)feel like I’m all a lone,
Your (C#)love de (F#m)fends me, Your love de (D)fends me.
Sure ly my (A)God is the strength of my soul.
Your love de (F#m)fends me, Your love de (D)fends me.
And when I (A)feel like I’m all a lone,
Your (C#)love de (F#m)fends me, Your love de (D)fends me.
We sing (Bm)hal
(A)le
(A)lu
(E)jah!
You’re my por tion, my sal va tion.
Hal
le
lu
(E)jah!
You’re my por tion, my sal va tion.
Hal
le
lu
(E)jah!
You’re my por tion, my sal va tion.
This page shows “Your Love Defends Me” by Matt Maher 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 comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.