Be Not Afraid

[Verse 1]
G C G C G C G D/F#
You shall cross the barren desert, but you shall not die of thirst.
C Cadd9 C C/B Am D
You shall wander far in safety, though you do not know the way.
G B Em Am C F C D
You shall speak your words in foreign lands and all will understand.
G Em A D D/C D/B D7
You shall see the face of God and live.

[Chorus]
G C G D/F# Am D G
Be not afraid, I go before you always.
C Am Bm Em Am D G C G C
Come follow me, and I will give you rest.

[Verse 2]
G C G G C G D/F#
If you pass through raging waters, in the sea you shall not drown.
C Cadd9 C C/B Am D
If you walk among the burning flames, you shall not be harmed.
G B Em Am C F D D
If you stand before the pow’r of hell, and death is at your side,
G Em A D D/C D/B D7
Know that I am with you through it all.

[Verse 3]
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Blessed are your poor, for the Kingdom will be theirs,
C Cadd9 C C/B Am D
Blest are you who weep and mourn, for one day you shall laugh,
G B Em Am C F C D
And if wicked men insult and hate you, all because of me,
G Em A D D/C D/B D7
Blessed-blessed, are you