Hymn Chords

488. At First I Prayed for Light

Eb         Ab     Eb  Bb7                        Cm
At first I prayed for light: Could I but see the way,
Eb7         Ab    Eb Abmaj7  Fm   F7 Bb7         Eb
How gladly, swift-ly would I walk To everlasting day!


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[Verse 1]
At first I prayed for light:
Could I but see the way,
How gladly, swiftly would I walk
To everlasting day!

[Verse 2]
And next I prayed for strength:
That I might tread the road
With firm, unfaltering feet, and win
The heaven’s serene abode.

[Verse 3]
And then I asked for faith:
Could I but trust my God,
I’d live infolded in His peace,
Though foes were all abroad.

[Verse 4]
But now I pray for love:
Deep love to God and man;
A living love that will not fail,
However dark His plan.

[Verse 5]
And light and strength and faith
Are opening everywhere!
God waited patiently until
I prayed the larger prayer.