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Like an earthly mother or father opens their arms to their child this song portrays our heavenly Father opening His arms wide to receive us His loved ones.

With Arms Wide Open

Tempo = 93

D2 GMaj7 DMaj7 Em7 A7sus

[Dmaj7] Where is there one can [GMaj7] run to

[DMaj7] Where is there one can [GMaj7] turn

[DMaj7] For the answers to [GMaj7] this life's many con - [D] cerns.

[GMaj7] When everything that you [DMaj7] planned keeps changing

[GMaj7] When life seems out of con- [DMaj7] trol

[GMaj7] When it all becomes so [DMaj7] overwhelming

[Em] He is waiting there with [A] arms wide open


[DMaj7] How often has He [GMaj7] called you

[DMaj7] Summoned you to His [GMaj7] side

[DMaj7] Called your name but there [GMaj7] has been no re- [D] ply

[GMaj7] There is no one who's [DMaj7] ever loved you

[GMaj7] To the depth that He [DMaj7] does

[GMaj7] There is no one who [DMaj7] has what He has

[Em] Waiting there for you with [A] arms wide open


[DMaj7] Welcoming all those who [GMaj7] search to find the way

[DMaj7] Reaching out to those who [GMaj7] call out in His [DMaj7] name

[Em] Never turning one a - [A] way



[DMaj7] Questions flow without [GMaj7] answers

[DMaj7] When you look to the [GMaj7] cross

[DMaj7] The human side of us [GMaj7] struggles to under- [D] stand

[GMaj7] There He shed His blood [DMaj7] freely for us

[GMaj7] So we could be set [DMaj7] free

[GMaj7] And prepared a way [DMaj7] for the sinner

[Em] Now He's waiting there with [A] arms wide open

to - [D] day. [D] [GMaj7] [D] [D]

Copyright 2005 James B. Graham