Christ Be Our Light chords by Bernadette Farrell

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Novice

Beat of 3/4
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eeBHrn2Dt0

Intro:
E minorEm  Am7Am7  Bm7Bm7  Esus4Esus4

Verse #1:
E minorEm     Am7Am7  Bm7Bm7    Esus4Esus4
Longing for light, we wait in darkness.
E minorEm     Am7Am7  Bm7Bm7    Esus4Esus4
Longing for truth, we turn to you.
E minorEm      Am7Am7 D MajorD     G+G
Make us your own, your holy people,
C majorC       A minorAm    Dsus4Dsus4  D MajorD
light for the world to see.

Refrain:
G+G   C majorC   G+G   E minorEm      B minorBm   E minorEm        Am7Am7
Christ be our light! Shine in our hearts. Shine through the darkness.
G+G    Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD  E minorEm   Em7/D     C majorC   Am7Am7   D MajorD G+G  Am7/GAm7/G  G+G
Christ, be -- our light! Shine in your church gathered today.


Verse #2:
E minorEm     Am7Am7  Bm7Bm7     Esus4Esus4
Longing for peace, our world is troubled.
E minorEm     Am7Am7  Bm7Bm7   Esus4Esus4
Longing for hope, many despair.
E minorEm     Am7Am7 D MajorD      G+G
Your word alone has power to save us.
C majorC       A minorAm  Dsus4Dsus4  D MajorD
Make us your living voice.


Refrain:
G+G   C majorC   G+G   E minorEm      B minorBm   E minorEm        Am7Am7
Christ be our light! Shine in our hearts. Shine through the darkness.
G+G    Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD  E minorEm   Em7/D     C majorC   Am7Am7   D MajorD G+G  Am7/GAm7/G  G+G
Christ, be -- our light! Shine in your church gathered today.


Verse #3:
E minorEm     Am7Am7  Bm7Bm7   Esus4Esus4
Longing for food, many are hungry.
E minorEm     Am7Am7  Bm7Bm7    Esus4Esus4
Longing for water, many still thirst.
E minorEm      Am7Am7  D MajorD     G+G
Make us your bread, broken for others,
C majorC      A minorAm   Dsus4Dsus4  D MajorD
shared until all are fed.

Refrain:
G+G   C majorC   G+G   E minorEm      B minorBm   E minorEm        Am7Am7
Christ be our light! Shine in our hearts. Shine through the darkness.
G+G    Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD  E minorEm   Em7/D     C majorC   Am7Am7   D MajorD G+G  Am7/GAm7/G  G+G
Christ, be -- our light! Shine in your church gathered today.


Verse #4:
E minorEm     Am7Am7   Bm7Bm7   Esus4Esus4
Longing for shelter, many are homeless.
E minorEm     Am7Am7   Bm7Bm7   Esus4Esus4
Longing for warmth, many are cold.
E minorEm      Am7Am7    D MajorD     G+G
Make us your building, sheltering others,
C majorC       A minorAm   Dsus4Dsus4  D MajorD
walls made of living stone.


Refrain:
G+G   C majorC   G+G   E minorEm      B minorBm   E minorEm        Am7Am7
Christ be our light! Shine in our hearts. Shine through the darkness.
G+G    Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD  E minorEm   Em7/D     C majorC   Am7Am7   D MajorD G+G  Am7/GAm7/G  G+G
Christ, be -- our light! Shine in your church gathered today.


Verse #5:
E minorEm    Am7Am7  Bm7Bm7   Esus4Esus4
Many the gifts, many the people,
E minorEm    Am7Am7     Bm7Bm7    Esus4Esus4
many the hearts that yearn to belong.
E minorEm    Am7Am7   D MajorD    G+G
Let us be servants to one another,
C majorC      A minorAm   Dsus4Dsus4  D MajorD
making your kingdom come.


Refrain:
G+G   C majorC   G+G   E minorEm      B minorBm   E minorEm        Am7Am7
Christ be our light! Shine in our hearts. Shine through the darkness.
G+G    Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD  E minorEm   Em7/D     C majorC   Am7Am7   D MajorD G+G  Am7/GAm7/G  G+G
Christ, be -- our light! Shine in your church gathered today.