C Am G
For by my side the Saviour, he will stay
C F
I labour on in weakness and re - joicing
C Gsus G Csus
For in my need his power is dis - played
C
F C
To this I hold: my Shepherd will de - fend me
C/E F C Gsus
Through the deepest valley he will lead
G
C Dm7 C/E
Oh the night has been won and I shall over -
F
come!
C/G Gsus G | C
Yet not I but through Christ in ...me
| F6/A | C/G | F6/A |
... ... ...
Verse 3
C F
No fate I dread, I know I am for - given
C Am G
The future sure, the price, it has been paid
C F
For Jesus bled and suffered for my pardon
C Gsus G
And he was raised to over - throw the
Csus C
grave
F C
To this I hold: my sin has been de - feated
C/E F C Gsus G
Jesus now and ever is my plea
C Dm7 C/E
Oh the chains are re - leased, I can sing: I
F
am free!
C/G Gsus G | C
Yet not I but through Christ in ...me
| F6/A | C/G | F6/A |
... ... ...
Verse 4
C F
With every breath I long to follow Jesus
C Am G
For he has said that he will bring me home
C F
And day by day I know he will re - new me
C Gsus G
Until I stand with joy be - fore the
Csus C
throne
F C
To this I hold: my hope is only Jesus
C/E F C Gsus G
All the glory evermore to him
C Dm7 C/E
When the race is com - plete, still my lips
F
shall re - peat:
C/G Gsus G C
Yet not I but through Christ in me
Ending
G C Dm7 C/E
When the race is com - plete, still my lips
F
shall re - peat:
C/G Gsus G Am F
Yet not I but through Christ in me
C/G Gsus G C
Yet not I but through Christ in me (To
Outro)