Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Verse:
C majorC A minorAm FF C majorC
Be with me Lord I cannot live without Thee
C majorC FF G7G7
I dare not try to take one step alone
C majorC A minorAm FF C majorC
I cannot bear the loads of life unaided
FF C majorC G7G7 C majorC
I need Thy strength to lean myself upon
C majorC A minorAm FF C majorC
Be with me Lord, no other gift or blessing
C majorC FF G7G7
Thou couldst bestow, could with this one compare:
C majorC A minorAm FF C majorC
A augmentedA constant sense of thy abiding presence,
FF C majorC G7G7 C majorC
where'er I am to feel that Thou art near
Verse:
C majorC A minorAm FF C majorC
Be with me Lord and then if danger threatens
C majorC FF G7G7
When storms of trial burst above my head
C majorC A minorAm FF C majorC
If lashing seas leap everywhere about me
FF C majorC G7G7 C majorC
They cannot harm or make my heart afraid
C majorC A minorAm FF C majorC
Be with me Lord when loneliness o'er takes me
C majorC FF G7G7
When I must weep amid the fires of pain
C majorC A minorAm FF C majorC
And when shall come the hour of my departure
FF C majorC G7G7 C majorC
For world's unknown oh Lord be with me then