God’s Hidden Plan

 

Music and lyrics by John Bisset – in the key of C, last two verses key raised to D

 

Intro    C      G      C   F   C        C

 

Verse 1

C

Well the Lord above, had a hidden plan

                               F                                       C   

Well the Lord above, had a hidden plan

                                                                         C   Em   Am

Well the Lord above, had a hidden plan

                 C                           G                                 C    F    C

And he had it since before the world began                

 

Verse 2

Gonna tell my prophet, my prophet Isaiah (x 3)

That to Israel I’ll send her Messiah

 

Verse 3

But the promised Messiah’s, only part of my plan (x 3)

And the rest I will show later to another man”          

 

Verse 4

Cause my enemy Satan, he knows scripture too (x 3)

So I had to hide the best part from his view              

 

Verse 5

And when the devil makes Pilate, wash his hands (x 3)

He won’t know that its according to my plan

 

As Intro    C      G      C   F   C        C

 

Verse 6 (quiter in reverence then louder on last line  to signify ‘hidden plan’)

Cause when they murder, my precious Son  (x 3)

I will raise him up a Saviour for everyone                   

 

Verse 7

And though my Israel, shall stumble and fall  (x 3)

I’ll reveal my hidden plan to a man called Paul”         

 

 

Verse 8 (Key change to D)

                       D                    

And the revelation, of the mystery 

                       G                                   D

And the revelation, of the mystery 

                                                      D    F#m    Bm  

And the revelation, of the mystery 

        D                                   A                               D   G   D

Will bring the grace of God to you and me                

 

Verse 9

So help us Jesus, right where we stand   (x 3)

Help us see that it was all God’s hidden plan (x2)                  

               D                          A                                 G           D        G   D

Help us see that it was all God’s hidden plan