[Intro]
G  D  Em  C
G  D  Em  C
 
[Verse 1]
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The God who made the winters and the summers
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The one who put the stars all in their place
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The only one who stands above all others
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And He knows me by name
 
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The angels hide their faces in His presence
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The demons run for cover when You speak
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You rule the world and reign above the heavens
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And still draw close to me
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
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And when I close my eyes
D
I know that
 
 
[Chorus]
G
  I'm not just hoping
C
  I'm not just wishing
Em
  I know I'm praying
D
  To a God who listens
 
G
  I know He hears me
C
  I know He's living
Em
  Yes, I am praying
D
  To a God who listens
 
 
[Verse 2]
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He walks with me and leads me by still waters
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I lay my troubles down at His feet
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It's amazing that the Savior and the Father
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He is a friend to me
C
How can it be, oh?
 
 
[Chorus]
G
  I'm not just hoping
C
  I'm not just wishing
Em
  I know I'm praying
D
  To a God who listens
 
G
  I know He hears me
C
  I know He's living
Em
  Yes, I am praying (Yes, I am praying)
D
  To a God who listens
 
 
[Solo]
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         You're a God who listens
 
 
[Bridge]
G
Who knows me? Who loves me?
     C
Who never will fail me?
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Who tells me that I am his own?
            Em
And you surround me, remind me
 
     C
You always are for me
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  So I come boldly to Your throne
 
 
[Chorus]
G
  I'm not just hoping
C
  I'm not just wishing
Em
  I know I'm praying
D
  To a God who listens
 
G
  Oh, what a promise
C
  That we've been giving
Em                 G
  Yes, we are praying
N.C.                 G  C
To a God who listens
 
         G                 D
Yes, You are, yes, You are
G                 C
  Ooh, yeah, oh, yeah, yeah
G       D
Oh, oh, oh
Em
I'm not just hoping (I'm not just hoping)
 
C                                   G       D
I'm not just wishing (I'm not just wishing)