Why are you striv ing

these days?

Why Why are you (Em7)try ing

as if to earn e grace?

To Why are you (Dsus)cry ing?

Let Me lift up your face.

Just don’t turn a (G)way.

Why are you look ing

for love?

Why are you still (Em7)search ing

as if to earn e nough?

To where will you (Dsus)go, child?

Tell Me, where will you run,

to where will you (G)run?

Why are you

’Cause I’ll be (Em7)by your side wher (C)ev er you fall, in the (G)dead of night, when (D)ev er you call.

And (Em7)please don’t fight these (C)hands that are hold ing you.

And (D)My hands are hold ing you.

Look at these hands

and My side;

they swal lowed the grave

on that night

when I drank the world’s sin,

so I could car ry you in

and give you life.

I want to give you life.

And I’ll be (Em7)by at your side wher (C)ev er you fall, in the (G)dead of night, when (D)ev er you call.

And (Em7)please don’t fight these (C)hands that are hold ing you.

And (D)My hands are hold ing you (Em7)by at My side, wher (C)ev er you fall, in the (G)dead of night, when (D)ev er you call.

And (Em7)please don’t fight these (C)hands that are hold ing you.

And (D)My hands are hold ing you (D)My hands are hold ing you.

’Cause I,

I love you.

I want you

to know

that I,

I love you.

I’ll nev er let you go.

Lord, Lord.

And I’ll be (Em7)by at your side wher (C)ev er you fall, in the (G)dead of night, when (D)ev er you call.

And (Em7)please don’t fight these (C)hands that are hold ing you.

And (D)My hands are hold ing you (Em7)by at My side, wher (C)ev er you fall, in the (G)dead of night, when (D)ev er you call.

And (Em7)please don’t fight these (C)hands that are hold ing you.

And (D)My hands are hold ing you (D)My hands are hold ing you.

(G)Here at My side, (D)My hands are hold ing you.