AND CAN IT BE
Written by Nathan Drake, Charles Wesley
And Can It Be Chords (Acoustic)
(Capo 6)
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C Dm G C
And can it be that I should gain
F C G
An interest in the Savior’s blood
G C G/B
Died He for me, who caused His pain
F C G C
For me, who Him to death pursued
C F G
Amazing love, how can it be
C F G C
That Thou my God shouldst die for me
C G G C
Amazing love, how can it be
F C/A G G/B C
That Thou my God shouldst die for me
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C Dm G C
He left His Father’s throne above
F C G
So free, so infinite His grace
G C C G/B
Emptied Himself of all but love
F C G C
And bled for Adam’s helpless race
C F G
Tis mercy all, immense and free
C F G C
For O my God it found out me
C G G C
Amazing love, how can it be
F C/A G G/B C
That Thou my God shouldst die for me
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C Dm G C
No condemnation now I dread
F C G
Jesus and all in Him is mine
G C C G/B
Alive in Him my living Head
F C G C
And clothed in righteousness divine
C F G
Bold I approach the eternal throne
C F G C
And claim the crown through Christ my own
C G G C
Amazing love, how can it be
F C/A G G/B C
That Thou my God shouldst die for me
Available worship resources for And Can It Be include: chord chart, lyric video, and streaming. This hymn was written by Charles Wesley, 1738. Modern arrangement and recording by Nathan Drake, Reawaken Hymns.