Tabs
BE THOU MY VISION
Words by Dallan Forgaill
Music, arrangement & Additional Chorus by Joel Davis
Performed by 'Ascend the Hill'
Submitted to GTE by: Honey
Guitar 1: Rhythm/Acoustic guitar
Plays Chords as Rhythm
Guitar 2: Electric/Lead guitar
Plays Intro/Lead over the top (or underneath) of the verses, with light finger
picking of the chords during the chorus'
Capo 2
Intro/Lead (Relative to Capo)
e|---------------------------------7-9-7---7-7-9-9-11-12-11-9-7--7----------|
b|----7--------------7-9--7-7-7-7-9------9---------------------9--9-7-------|
g|-9-9--9-6----6-9-9--------------------------------------------------9-----|
d|---------9-9--------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----7-7-9-7---------------------|
b|---9--------9--9--7-5------------|
g|-9------------9-------6/9--9-----|
d|---------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|
Verse 1
E MajorE 
C# minorC#m 
A augmentedA E MajorE
Be Thou my vision O Lord of my heart
BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB
Nought be all else to me, save Thou art
C# minorC#m A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
Thou my best thought, by day or by night
E MajorE C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB E MajorE
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.
Verse 2
E MajorE C# minorC#m A augmentedA E MajorE
Be Thou my wisdom, Thou my true word
BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB
I ever with Thee, Thou with me, Lord
C# minorC#m A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
Thou my great Father and I Thy true son;
E MajorE C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB E MajorE
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.
Verse 3
E MajorE C# minorC#m A augmentedA E MajorE
Riches I heed not, nor man's empty praise
BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB
Thou mine inheritance now and always
C# minorC#m A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
Thou and Thou only, first in my heart
E MajorE C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB E MajorE
High King of heaven, my treasure Thou art.
Chorus
BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB
O God be my everything, be my delight
BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB
Be Jesus my glory, my soul satisfied (2x)
BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB
My Jesus, You satisfy (4x)
Verse 4
E MajorE C# minorC#m A augmentedA E MajorE
High King of heaven, after vict?ry won,
BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB
May I reach heaven's joys, O bright heaven's Sun!
C# minorC#m A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
E MajorE C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB E MajorE
Still be my vision, O Ruler of all. (this line 2x)
Chorus
BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB
O God be my everything, be my delight
BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB
Be Jesus my glory, my soul satisfied (2x)
End
To end the song it sounds great with Guitar 1 finger picking the verse chords
softly with stringed instrument accompaniment (if available) to give body.
Tabbed by: Mitchell Hamilton
Contact: [email protected]
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