Verse 1C
Abraham prayed for the day
FC
God would give him a son
Blessed Isaac was his name
DG
The greatest gift he’d ever known
C
Then came the day, who would have dreamed
FC
God would say “Give him to me
On this mountain you will prove,
GC
It’s you and Isaac, or it’s me and you”
ChorusCFC
When I lay my Isaac down
FC
Broken heart but my Fathers proud
On this altar here he lays
GC
Just to find it wasn’t him he/(God) wanted me
Verse 2CFC
Most of us I’d dare to say
FC
Have an Isaac in God’s way
On the Altar God will prove
It’s not your Isaac that he wants
GC
He wants you
Chorus (x2)
CFC
When I lay my Isaac down
FC
Broken heart but my Fathers proud
On this altar here he lays
GC
Just to find it wasn’t him he/(God) wanted me
OutroC
On this altar here he lays
GC
Just to find it wasn’t him he/(God) wanted me
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