Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Verse: C Am F C Be with me Lord I cannot live without Thee C F G7 I dare not try to take one step alone C Am F C I cannot bear the loads of life unaided F C G7 C I need Thy strength to lean myself upon C Am F C Be with me Lord, no other gift or blessing C F G7 Thou couldst bestow, could with this one compare: C Am F C A constant sense of thy abiding presence, F C G7 C where'er I am to feel that Thou art near
Verse: C Am F C Be with me Lord and then if danger threatens C F G7 When storms of trial burst above my head C Am F C If lashing seas leap everywhere about me F C G7 C They cannot harm or make my heart afraid C Am F C Be with me Lord when loneliness o'er takes me C F G7 When I must weep amid the fires of pain C Am F C And when shall come the hour of my departure F C G7 C For world's unknown oh Lord be with me then