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Christ Be In My Waking by Townend Stuart

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: D

Intro:
  D    F#m7/C#   D    F#m7/C#

Verse 1:
                D                     F#m7/C#
Christ be in my waking, as the sun is rising
             D                E     F#m
In my day of working, with me every hour
                D                      F#m7/C#
Christ be in my resting, as the day is ending
               D                 E           A
Calming and refreshing, watching through the night

Verse 2:
                D                     F#m7/C#
Christ be in my thinking, and my understanding
                 D             E      F#m
Guarding me from evil, walking in the light
                D                      F#m7/C#
Christ be in my speaking, every word a blessing
                D                E      A
Pure and not deceiving, grace to all who hear

Chorus:
F#m    C#/F          A E     B/D#           E7 D
Jesus, this is my devotion, all my life to know You
A/C#         D    A/C# E
Every day to walk with You
F#m      C#/F               A E
Saviour, You're my deepest longing
B/D#             E7 D
You're the One I live for
A/C#               D    A/C# E
Teach me, Lord, to walk with You

Verse 3:
          A/C#  D                       A
Christ be in my gladness for the joy of living
                 D               E        F#m/B
Thankful for the goodness of the Father's hand
          C/E   F                    Am
Christ be in my sorrow, in my day of darkness
               D             E        A
Knowing that I follow in the steps He trod

Bridge:
                     D                      F#m7/C#
Christ when hope has d, nothing left to cling to
               D            E       F#m7/C#
Every pleasure jaded, every well is dry
                  D                          F#m7/C#
Christ the loving Shepherd draws me with His kindness
                  D             E          Bm7
Leads me from the desert to the streams of life

Interlude 1:
  Bm7     F#m7/C#       Bm7           F#m7/C#
   Bm7     F#m7/C#   Bm7   C#m7    B/D#   C#/F

Chorus:
F#m    C#/F          A E     B/D#           E7 D
Jesus, this is my devotion, all my life to know You
A/C#         D    A/C# E
Every day to walk with You
F#m      C#/F               A E
Saviour, You're my deepest longing
B/D#             E7 D
You're the One I live for
A/C#               D    A/C# E
Teach me, Lord, to walk with You

Chorus:
F#m    C#/F          A E     B/D#           E7 D
Jesus, this is my devotion, all my life to know You
A/C#         D    A/C# E
Every day to walk with You
F#m      C#/F               A E
Saviour, You're my deepest longing
B/D#             E7 D
You're the One I live for
A/C#               D    A/C# E
Teach me, Lord, to walk with You

Interlude 2:
  F#m C#/F    A E  D#7     Dm  Dm C    C#/B  F#m/A
 Bm7  F  D#   A E  Fdim    F#m D#dim      Dm

Outro:
C#m/E          A/C#  D                     F#m7/C#
    Christ be in my waking, as the sun is rising
             D                E     F#m7/C#
In my day of working, with me every hour
                D                      F#m7/C#
Christ be in my resting, as the day is ending

Outro:
  F#m C#/F    A E  D#7     Dm  Dm C    C#/B  F#m/A
 Bm7  F  D#   A E  Fdim    F#m D#dim      Dm        C#m/E