Verse 1:
Bb Gm/Eb
Once I held so tightly,
Bb Gm/Eb
the things I thought were mine
Bb Gm/Eb
Hoping to discover…
Bb Gm/Eb
joy and peace of mind
Cm
But all that left me empty,
Eb Bb Eb
and now I see the truth
Bb Eb
That only can save me
Bb Eb
So I cry out to you
Chorus:
Eb/F Bb Eb
Awaken my soul Oh God
Bb Eb
I bow at your feet my God
Bb
As I lift up my hands
Bb/A Gm Eb Eb/G F
And surrender my heart to the one who has called me by name
Bb Eb
I lay down my pride Oh God
Bb Eb
And I ask you to shine your light
Bb
Cast out the darkness
Bb/A Gm
And fill me with purpose and hope
Eb Eb/G F
So that I might truly live
Bridge:
Gm
Once I was blind
F
Now I can see
Gm/Eb
I was dead in my sin
Bb F
But your love rescued me
Gm
I leave what’s behind me
F
I press toward the prize
Gm/Eb
‘Cause when I die to my “self”
Bb F
That’s when I….I’m so alive