Be Not Afraid

Words and music BOB DUFFORD 1974
BE NOT AFRAID
(1)
           G          C6      G       C6
You shall  cross the  barren  desert ,
         G                      D
But you  shall not die of thirst  
           C       Cm7     C     Cm7
You shall  wander  far in  safety,   
            Am      Am7       D
Though you  do not  know the  way,
           G           B7        Em       Am
You shall  speak your  words in  foreign  lands
     C         F     D
And  all will  understand.
  G          Em       A        A7       D    D7
  You shall  see the  face of  God and  live.  

Chorus:
  G       C6    G     D
  Be not   -  a fraid       -
  Am7    D7    C        D7
      I  go be fore you always
  C            Bm Em
  Come follow  me    -
     Am      D
And  I will  give you
  G     C6 G C6
  Rest.      

(2)
       G            C6     G       C6
If you pass through raging waters
       G                 D
In the sea you shall not drown.
       C     Cm7      C       Cm7
If you walk among the burning flames,
Am        Am7    D
You shall not be harmed.
       G       B7       Em       Am
If you stand before the power of hell
    C        F       D
And death is at your side,
G         Em   A       A7           D    D7
Know that I am with you  through it all.
(Chorus)

(3)
G           C6   G    C6
Blessed are your poor,
        G                D 
For the Kingdom shall be theirs,
C         Cm7      C        Cm7
Blest are you that weep and morn
    Am      Am7       D
For one day you shall laugh,
       G      B7    Em       Am
And if wicked men insult and hate you
C     F        D
All because of Me,
G      Em  A       A7    D7
Blessed, - blessed - are you