Saturday, November 17, 2018

Living Hope

Written by Phil Wickham, Brian Johnson

Verse 1
                        G                          D
How great the chasm that lay between us
                       C         Em               D 
How high the mountain I could not climb
              G                           D  
In desperation, I turned to heaven
                            C         D       G 
And spoke Your name into the night
                             C                                 G
Then through the darkness Your loving-kindness
                            Em                    D
Tore through the shadows of my soul
                     G                            D  
The work is finished, the end is written
          C               D        G   
Jesus Christ, my living hope

Verse 2 (same chords as verse 1)
Who could imagine so great a mercy
What heart could fathom such boundless grace
The God of ages stepped down from glory
To wear my sin and bear my shame
The cross has spoken, I am forgiven
The King of Kings calls me His own
Beautiful Saviour, I'm Yours forever
Jesus Christ, my living hope

Chorus
         C   G                  D                        Em
Hallelujah, praise the One who set me free
         C   G                  D                    Em
Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me
                C                    G 
You have broken every chain
             D                          Em
There's salvation in Your name
          C              D        G         (In final chorus, replace G with Em for two lines, before playing G)
Jesus Christ my living hope

Verse 3
                         G                                    D
Then came the morning that sealed the promise
                    C     Em           D 
Your buried body began to breathe
                 G                              D 
Out of the silence the Roaring Lion
                     C                   D            G 
Declared the grave has no claim on me
                         G                                    D
Then came the morning that sealed the promise
                    C     Em           D               
Your buried body began to breathe
                  G                             D
Out of the silence the Roaring Lion
                      C                  D            Em
Declared the grave has no claim on me
          C                 D            G     
Jesus Yours is the vic - to - ry

Outtro
          C               D       Em
Jesus Christ, my living hope
    C                           D      G 
O God, You are my living hope

Phil is singing in Eb key (suitable for male range), I find G (5 keys above Eb) more suitable for the female vocal range.
Chord source: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/phil_wickham/living_hope_chords_2355357, https://www.essentialworship.com/songs/phil-wickham/living-hope#main-content

2 comments:

  1. Tk u very much. The song is beautiful and the chords are simple.

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  2. I'm surprised you find them simple! I am trying to remember it all without thinking about the chords!

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