Take Courage
(2 keys here, choose what you’d like, capo what you’d like, simplify chords as you’d like)
C2 C Bdim
Thousands, of sheep. Who’s there to keep?
C2 C Bdim
Thousands, of needs. Jesus will feed.
Pre-Chorus
Am F Em7 G
Jesus feels our pain, in His own way, He’ll take it away.
Am F Em7 G
Jesus feels our fear, In His own way, He pulls us near.
Chorus
F C G F
“Take courage, It is I. Do not fear”
F C G F
“Take courage, It is I. Do not fear”
C2 C Bdim
Twelve friends, in a boat, wild winds that blow
C2 C Bdim
Twelve souls, with no hope, God passing close.
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
C2 C Bdim
Broken, messing up. Faithless, and mean.
C2 C Bdim
How could God use me? His power sets free.
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
(write you own words for verses to fit bible stories if you’d like,I keep the pre-chorus and chorus the same, but do as you’d like)
Take Courage in D
D2 D C#dim
Thousands, of sheep. Who’s there to keep?
D2 D C#dim
Thousands, of needs. Jesus will feed.
Pre-Chorus
Bm G F#m7 A
Jesus feels our pain, in His own way, He’ll take it away.
Bm G F#m7 A
Jesus feels our fear, In His own way, He pulls us near.
Chorus
G D A G
“Take courage, It is I. Do not fear”
G D A G
“Take courage, It is I. Do not fear”
D2 D C#dim
Twelve friends, in a boat, wild winds that blow
D2 D C#dim
Twelve souls, with no hope, God passing close.
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
D2 D C#dim
Broken, messing up. Faithless, and mean.
D2 D C#dim
How could God use me? His power sets free.
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
credits
from Simple Songs for Sunday School,
released December 29, 2017
Lyrics for Take Courage inspired by and drawn from Christ The King Cambridge pastor Rick Downs from sermons on Mark 5 and 6
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