The Appeal

by Kirk Franklin
🎹 Loading song
Preparing player…
1
YouTube → MIDI

Get the MIDI from any YouTube piano cover

Lyrics

Lord, I stand

in Your pres

(G)ence,

want ing (Bb)You

and

need ing You.

(F)And

I am (F)here,

and

I sur (F)ren

(G)der

all of (Bb)me

so

I can (Fsus)see.

Your will

is (Fsus)where

I

de (Bb)sire

(Bb)to be.

(Eb7)Take all of (G7sus)me.

(C)All that I (G)am

and (C)all that I (G)do,

(A7)I (Dm7)give it to (C)You.

(F6)Lord, it’s for (Fmaj7)You.

(C)(Just take my (G)hand

and (C)I’ll fol low (G)You.

(A7)For (Dm7)all that I (C)am (Gm7)and (C)all (Bbmaj7)that

I do, it’s for You.) (C)You are my (C7sus)soul;

it’s Your (Fm6)love that keeps me (Csus2)strong.

And You are the (C7sus)Light

in the (Fm6)dark ness of my (C)night.

I’m lost

with out You,

bro ken

with out You.

(Csus2)Oh, how

I need (Csus)You.

Oh, how

I need You.

(Fmaj7)You make (Bb9)life

worth (Fm6)liv

(C)ing.

(C)Your (F)grace al (Bb9)ways

keeps (Fm6)giv

(C)ing.

I’m lost

with out You,

bro ken

with out You.

Oh, how

I need You.

Oh, how

I (Csus)need (C)You.

Lord, have (Fm6)mer (C)cy.

Lord, have (G)mer (Am7)cy.

Have (G)mer cy.

(Fmaj7)Have (Fm6)mer (C)cy.

We need Your (Fm6)heal (C)ing;

please (Dm7)give (C)us (G)heal (Am7)ing.

(C)Lord, have (Fmaj7)mer (F6)cy,

have (Fm6)mer (C)cy.

Lord, (C)have mer (F6)cy,

have (Gm7)mer (F13)cy.

Oh, (Dm6/9)Lord,

Lord, I (Fmaj7)come

(Bb)bro ken in this (F)place,

(Bb)weak and poor, for (F)all I have is Yours,

oh, Yours.

This life,

these (Fmaj7)things,

they (Bb)can’t com pare to (F)You.

No (C)wealth, no fame can (F)sep a rate the (Em7)One my heart a dores.

Oh, (Bbmaj7)yet we take our (E)eyes off You, we’re (Dm7)blind in reach ing (Gsus2)for the (G13)truth, (F6)and (Bbmaj7)now this whole world (A7sus)cries

be (Bbmaj7)cause it re al iz es

(Bbmaj7)(there is none

(Dm7)quite like You.

The (Bbmaj7)earth, the stars, the u ni verse.

Re (Dm6/9)peat these words so true.)

(Bbmaj7)Life be gins and life will end with

You.

(Dm)Help me sing it: (Bbmaj7)(Life be gins and life will end with You,

ooh,

ooh.)

When I (Ab)die,

what will they (Dbmaj13)say

a bout me?

Will the work that I’ve done

be e (Gm11)nough to help some (Gb)one?

When I die

(Fm7)will (Ab)I (Bb7)draw men’s hearts to (Dbm6)You?

At the (Ab)set ting of

the (Db)sun,

wan na (Gbmaj7)hear You say, “Well (Eb)done,”

when I (Ab)die.

Well

(Bb)done,

(Dbm6)well

(Ab)done.

The Appeal by Kirk Franklin

Easy piano arrangement in the key of Eb at 60 BPM. Difficulty: medium. Color-coded notes — no sheet-reading skill required.

About “The Appeal

What key is "The Appeal" in?
"The Appeal" by Kirk Franklin is in the key of Eb with a tempo of 60 BPM. Difficulty: medium.
Is "The Appeal" easy to play on piano?
This arrangement is rated medium. It requires comfort with chord shapes and basic hand independence. Expect 1-2 weeks of regular practice for a confident performance.
Can I play "The Appeal" without reading sheet music?
Yes. Our player offers a falling-notes mode (Synthesia-style) and a beginner mode with color-coded keys — both let you play along without reading traditional notation.

More songs you might like

Recommended For You