Chord/Tab song: Be Thou My Vision

BE THOU MY VISION

Words by Dallan Forgaill
Music, arrangement & Additional Chorus by Joel Davis
Performed by 'Ascend the Hill'

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|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----7-7-9-7---------------------|
b|---9--------9--9--7-5------------|
g|-9------------9-------6/9--9-----|
d|---------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|


Verse 1
[E]Be Thou my [C#m]vision O Lo[A]rd of my he[E]art
[B]Nought be all e[C#m]lse to me, s[A]ave Thou a[B]rt
[C#m]Thou my best t[A]hought, by d[E]ay or by [A]night
[E]Waking or s[C#m]leeping, Thy pr[A]esence [B]my li[E]ght.

Verse 2
[E]Be Thou my w[C#m]isdom, Thou m[A]y true wo[E]rd
[B]I ever w[C#m]ith Thee, Thou w[A]ith me, Lor[B]d
[C#m]Thou my great F[A]ather and [E]I Thy true s[A]on;
[E]Thou in me [C#m]dwelling, and [A]I with Th[B]ee o[E]ne.

Verse 3
[E]Riches I h[C#m]eed not, nor ma[A]n's empty pr[E]aise
[B]Thou mine i[C#m]nheritance n[A]ow and a[B]lways
[C#m]Thou and Thou o[A]nly, first [E]in my h[A]eart
[E]High King of [C#m]heaven, my t[A]reasure T[B]hou a[E]rt.

Chorus
O G[B]od be my ev[C#m]erything, [A]be my d[B]elight
Be Jes[B]us my gl[C#m]ory, my so[A]ul satis[B]fied (2x)
My [B]Jes[C#m]us, Y[A]ou satis[B]fy (4x)

Verse 4
[E]High King of h[C#m]eaven, afte[A]r vict'ry w[E]on,
[B]May I reach h[C#m]eaven's joys, [A]O bright heav[B]en's Sun!
[C#m]Heart of my o[A]wn heart, what[E]ever be[A]fall,
[E]Still be my [C#m]vision, O R[A]uler [B]of a[E]ll. (this line 2x)

Chorus
O G[B]od be my ev[C#m]erything, [A]be my d[B]elight
Be Jes[B]us my gl[C#m]ory, my so[A]ul satis[B]fied (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.