The Painter's Hand

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Solo: A-F (Bb-Eb using optional notes) Words and music by
Sally DeFord and Valarie

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shapes the liv - ing por - trait of my soul, There is wis - dom in each line He smooths and

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al - ters, Where I see un - fin - ished can - vas, there the Paint - er sees the

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whole, He knows the strength that grows in sha - dow when I'm reach - ing for the light, He sees the

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ma - jes - ty and glo - ry be - yond my mor - tal sight, And though I may not un - der - stand the

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art - ist - ry of hea - ven's plan, I will trust the Paint - er's hand un - ceas - ing - ly,

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He will make a mas - ter - piece of me.

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The Paint - er's hand is gen - tle as He

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ren - ders ev-'ry stroke of liv - ing co - lor pa - tient - ly, In

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shades of dark - est night or bright - est splen - dor, He re - veals His grand de - sign, and shows me

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He knows the me. And

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what I'm meant to be,

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when I come be - fore Him, kneel - ing at His feet, I mar - vel at His love for one so

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small and in - com - plete, Then His spi - rit whis - pers peace to me, re - stores my soul and teach - es me the

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won - der of my pro - ve - nance and worth, He knows the

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strength that grows in sha - dow when I'm reach - ing for the light, He sees the

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ma - jes - ty and glo - ry be - yond my mor - tal sight, And though I may not un - der - stand the

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art - ist - ry of hea - ven's plan, I will trust the Paint - er's hand un -

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