Worship Songs

I waited for the Lord
(Psalm 40)

Chris Juby

I waited for the Lord
He turned and heard my cry
He took me from the pit of my despair
He set me on a rock
He made my way secure
He put a song of worship on my lips

I will trust in you - the everlasting God
And your praise will be my song
For your endless love is strong in my defence
And though my heart may fail, I'll trust in you

© 2011 Chris Juby. Feel free to perform this song in Christian worship and to make copies of the lyrics and chords for that purpose. For other use, please contact me first.

Notes and files

I wrote the verse for this song several years ago but couldn't get the chorus to work so it went on the shelf. I wrote a new chorus to teach the song during my church's sermon series on Psalms in 2011.

The verse is a fairly straight paraphrase of the first verses of Psalm 40, while the chorus takes a little more licence to focus on trust in God. The key phrase 'Although my heart may fail' at the end of the song is found later in Psalm 40.

• Chords - C#, C and D (pdf, 38k)
• Audio (mp3, 5.1mb) - a home brew full band demo