Be Thou My Vision Chords

KeyC Capo3st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays599

Be Thou My Vision by Hillsongs is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords C, F, G, Am and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			 

C          F G        C       G  C 
Be thou my vision, oh Lord of my heart. 
G             C            F              G 
Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art 
C            F   C       G   Am  Em  F   
Thou my best thought, by day or by night, 
C                        F            C 
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light. 


C          F  G        C       G    C  
Be thou my wisdom, and thou my true word 
G      C              F             G 
I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord; 
C             F  C         G Am  Em    F   
Thou my great Father, and I Thy true son; 
C                         F           C 
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one. 


C          F   G           C         G   C  
Be Thou my battle-shield, sword for the fight, 
G           C        F       G 
Be Thou my dignity, Thou my delight. 
C              F    C    G    Am  Em   F   
Thou my soul's shelter, Thou my high tower: 
C                            F           C 
Raise Thou me heavenward, O Power of my power. 


C        F    G        C        G  C  
Riches I heed not, nor man's empty praise: 
G           C          F         G 
Thou mine inheritance, now and always; 
C         F    C     G     Am Em F   
Thou, and Thou only, first in my heart 
C                       F             C 
High King of heaven, my treasure Thou art. 


C            F  G       C    G  C  
High King of heaven, my victory won 
G             C             F                  G 
May I reach heaven's joys, O bright heaven's sun! 
C            F   C          G Am Em F   
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall, 
C                      F        C 
Still be my vision, O ruler of all. 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante