Somebody Prayed, & My Burden Was Lighter

"Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the love of Christ."  Galatians 6:2

A song thanking God for prayer: "Somebody prayed, and my burden was lighter.  Somebody prayed, and my path became clear."

What you will find on this page:

  • piano sheet music with a different setting for each of four verses
  • a lead sheet
  •  guitar tabs, lyrics, and chords
  • graphics for each of the different arrangements
  • links to take you to the PDFs to print the music

Please scroll down the page to find the links to the downloadable PDFs for the piano sheet music, the lead sheet and the guitar tabs (a piano recording is on the way!).

The piano arrangement

Piano music Somebody Prayed


Verse one uses simple chord patterns, and a light right hand melody.


My burden was lighter music


Verse two uses a mostly-unchanging rhythm, like a bass guitar, in the left hand, and a few chords in the melody.


Song about prayer


In verse three, the right hand goes up an octave.


Song about praying


The final verse has the heaviest texture, with more right hand chords, and non-stop broken chords in the left hand (mostly easier than the other verses).


Please scroll down the page for the sheet music PDF links.

Guitar tabs

Somebody Prayed song
Guitar song Somebody Prayed & My Burden Was Lighter

Please scroll down the page for the sheet music PDF links.

This pretty melody was written by my sister many years ago, and it was a favorite among our church group of young kids.  Marcy played the guitar, and we'd sing our hearts out as she played.

It's time to resurrect this song!  With just a reach of an octave, the melody can be sung by all singers.

A lead sheet

Somebody Prayed lead sheet

Pass this one-page melody out to your singing group.

I hope you love this song as much as I do!


The guitar tabs:


Download guitar tablature, chords, and lyrics to Somebody Prayed


The lead sheet:


Download Somebody Prayed and my burden was lighter lead sheet


The piano arrangement:


Download Somebody Prayed piano sheet music




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I also happen to love the Lord Jesus Christ, and the Christian worldview that portrays The Great War in the heavens, in which we here on earth are destined to be a part.  

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