

Prompt / Lyrics
Tempo: ♩= 72 BPM (slow, breathing, spacious)
Key: G Major
Instruments: Fingerpicked acoustic guitar, cello or viola (optional), soft brushed drums entering verse 2, light piano filling the bridge, swelling strings on the final chorus
Vocal Direction: Warm and intimate in verses — like a personal testimony. Full and assured on the chorus. The bridge should feel like stepping through a valley
SONG STRUCTURE
Intro: G — D — Em — C (fingerpicked, x2)
Verse 1
(Soft, confessional)
G D
The Lord, He is my shepherd
Em C
I shall not want for anything
G D
He lays me down in green pastures
Em Dsus4 D
He leads me to still offering
G D
He restores my weary soul
Em C
He guides me in the paths of right
G D
Not for my sake but His glory
Em D G
His name is my light
Chorus
(Open, confident, congregational)
C G
Even now, even now — You are with me
Em D
Even now, even now — I fear nothing
C G
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me
Em D G
You are my God, and You are enough
VERSE 2
(Slightly more tension — the valley)
G D
Though I walk through darkest valleys
Em C
The shadow of death on every side
G D
I will not dread the darkness
Em Dsus4 D
For You are my guide
G D
You prepare a table before me
Em C
In the presence of my enemies
G D
You anoint my head with oil
Em D G
My cup runs over — it overflows with Thee
CHORUS
(Full band, voices join)
C G
Even now, even now — You are with me
Em D
Even now, even now — I fear nothing
C G
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me
Em D G
You are my God, and You are enough
BRIDGE
(Sparse — cello only, half-time feel)
Am C
Surely goodness, surely mercy
G D
Follow me all of my days
Am C
I will dwell in Your house forever
G D G
And I will lift my voice in praise
Am C
Surely goodness, surely mercy
G D
Follow me all of my days
Am C
I have seen Your hand upon my life
G D
And I will trust Your ways
FINAL CHORUS
(Key change up to A, full worship swell)
(Capo 2, same chord shapes — now in A)
D A
Even now, even now — You are with me
F#m E
Even now, even now — I fear nothing
D A
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me
F#m E A
You are my God, and You are enough
OUTRO
(Slowly, voices only, then fade)
G Em
The Lord is my shepherd...
C D
I shall not want...
G Em
The Lord is my shepherd...
C D G
I shall not want...
Tags
Genre: Cinematic Folk Worship / Hymn Revival Feel: Quiet, unhurried, deeply secure like standing in open fields
3:51
No
3/16/2026