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He Looks In Me (incl. second draft)

ByDan Wilt

As I was writing the lyrics the last few days, I was looking for a word to follow "beautiful", and I realized I'd already included a bunch of the fruits of the spirit. So, I decided to include all of them, which I think finely fleshed out the theme of God seeing what's inside us -- that He's continually putting there -- and needing Him to bring those things out of us. The song doesn't really have much of an ending, because this is an ongoing process (not the song, which is too, but the process of manifesting outwardly what's inside us).

For the second draft I improved the lyrics, played around with the melody, and jumped the key up from C to F (played in C with capo on fifth fret).

Draft 2

Chorus:
   C
He looks in me
   G
He looks in me
    Am              F
The heavenly Father looks in me
   C
He looks in me
   G
He looks in me
    Am              F
The heavenly Father looks in me

  Em                 Am
I don't know what He sees in me
   C                  G
He tells me that it's good
     Em              Am
It's joyful and it's faithful
     C               G
It's me, the me that should

     F             C
That should be temperant and kind
     Am                   G
That should love everyone
     F                 C
That should be resting quietly in
   Am                  G
The peace that God has won

Oh ...
Chorus

I want to practice all the fruit
The He's placed in my heart
I am all that's stopping me
I'm proud, and vain, and smart

But inside I am patient
As the Spirit works in me
Inside I am pleasant
And I want the world to see

Oh ...
Chorus 𝄇

Draft 1

Chorus:
   C
He looks in me
   G
He looks in me
    Am              F
The heavenly Father looks in me
   C
He looks in me
   G
He looks in me
    Am              F
The heavenly Father looks in me


  G                  Am
I don't know what He sees in me
   C                  G
He tells me that it's good
     G             Am
It's beautiful and faithful
     C               G
It's me, the me that should

     F             C
That should be temperant and kind
     Am                   G
That should love everyone
     F                 C
That should be resting quietly in
   Am                  G
The peace that God has won


Oh ...
Chorus

I want to show the world the truth
That He sees in my heart
I am all that's stopping me
I'm proud, and vain, and smart

But inside I am joyful
Inside I'm patient too
Inside I am pleasant
He's manifesting fruit

Oh ...
Chorus 𝄇
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