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[Verse 1]

      G                    D
Their chains were fastened tight
Em                    G
Down at the jail that night
      C              D            G
Still Paul and Silas would not be dismayed
                 G                D
They said, “It’s time to lift our voice,
Em                  G
Sing praises to the Lord
      C                  D                   G
Let’s prove that we will trust Him come what may”


[Chorus]

    G                 D
God wants to hear you sing
         Cadd9                     G
When the waves are crashing ‘round you
         Cadd9                Em
When the fiery darts surround you
     C                  D
When despair is all you see
    G                  D
God wants to hear your voice
         C              G
When the wisest man has spoken
                C                  Em              D   D7
And says, “Your circumstance is as hopeless as can be”
            C            D        G
That’s when God wants to hear you sing


[Verse 2]

   G                 D      Em              G
He loves to hear our praise on our cheerful days
         C              D                    G
When the pleasant times outweigh the bad, by far
         G               D
But when suffering comes along
Em                    G
And we still sing Him songs
C               D                  G
That is when we bless the Father’s heart


[Chorus]

    G                 D
God wants to hear you sing
         Cadd9                     G
When the waves are crashing ‘round you
         Cadd9                Em
When the fiery darts surround you
     C                  D
When despair is all you see
    G                  D
God wants to hear your voice
         C              G
When the wisest man has spoken
                C                  Em              D   D7
And says, “Your circumstance is as hopeless as can be”
            C            D        G
That’s when God wants to hear you sing


[Outro]

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That’s when God wants to hear you sing