Words: Taken from Psalm 3 (NRSV)
Music by Nik Wight
lyrics
Deliver Me, O My God (Psalm 3)
Words and Music by Nik Wight
Intro:
C#m B | C#m B | F#m E
Verse 1
C#m B C#m B
Lord, I have many enemies
C#m B C#m B
They are rising up against me
C#m B C#m B
They say, “There’s no help for me…”
C#m B F#m E
No help in God”
Chorus
A E B C#m
But You, O Lord, are a shield around me
A E B
My glory and the lifter of my head
A E B C#m
You, O Lord, are a shield around me
A E B
You answer me from your holy hill.
Verse 2
C#m B C#m B
I fall asleep and awake again
C#m B C#m B
Lord, you sustain me
C#m B C#m B
Thousands of people set themselves against me
C#M B F#m E
They’re oppression surrounds
Chorus
Bridge
B C#m A E
Rise up, O Lord!
B C#m A E
Deliver me, my God!
Tag (Chant):
C#m (hold)
Deliverance belongs to the Lord;
A (hold) E (hold)
May your blessing be on your people!