Chords for Keep the Lower Lights Burning - The Spoken Word
Tempo:
132.85 bpm
Chords used:
A
F
Bm
Am
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bm] [Em] [F]
[Am]
[G] A long time ago, [C] noted preacher Dwight Moody
told [F] his congregation a [Am] story about a [G] boat helplessly
[C] rocking and plunging on a stormy, [A] starless night
near the Cleveland Harbor.
The mariners [D] on board could see the lighthouse,
but they needed [E] to find their way
through the narrow passage in the treacherous rocks that
surrounded the harbor.
Normally, a light on the shore aligned with the [A] lighthouse
marked [Em] the passage to [Am] safety.
[A#] But on this night, the lower lights had gone [Dm] out.
[C] Finally, the desperate [F] captain decided
they had no choice but to [A#] proceed into the harbor
[C] without [F] the guidance [A#] of the lower lights.
[G] With a strong hand [A] and a brave heart,
but in almost total darkness, the old pilot [Dm] turned the wheel.
[F#] Tragically, he missed the [E] channel,
[Dm] crashed the boat upon the rocks, and [A] lost
the lives of his sailors.
[Dm] Moody then [G] explained the lesson to [C] be learned from his story.
The master [A#] will take care of the great [C] lighthouse,
[Am] but he [F] depends on us to keep [A#] the lower lights burning.
[D#]
Philip Hall Bliss [F] was directing [Dm] the singing at the meeting
that night [A] and was so inspired by Moody's story
that he wrote what would become one of his most popular hymns,
[D] Brightly Beams Our Father's Mercy.
[Bm] He also composed the music, [D] a hymn [C#m] tune
known as [F#m] Lower Lights, which [Am] was first [G] published in 1871.
[E] The storms [Bm] of life put many [C#m] around us in [A] peril.
They [C#m] may long to [D] approach the light of our [C#] Father's mercy,
[Bm] but are unsure how to navigate the [A] obstacles in their way.
We all [D] know how they feel, because each [Bm] of us
has been lost at sea from time [E] to time.
Most often, [Am]
God uses us to rescue them.
If we can keep the light of faith burning in our hearts,
if we [F] align our light with the light above,
we can [G] guide an exhausted mariner safely home.
[A] We can be the lower lights that send a gleam across the wave,
some poor, fainting, [E] struggling seaman we may rescue,
we may save.
[F#m]
[D] [E]
[C#]
[F#m] [Bm]
[N]
[Am]
[G] A long time ago, [C] noted preacher Dwight Moody
told [F] his congregation a [Am] story about a [G] boat helplessly
[C] rocking and plunging on a stormy, [A] starless night
near the Cleveland Harbor.
The mariners [D] on board could see the lighthouse,
but they needed [E] to find their way
through the narrow passage in the treacherous rocks that
surrounded the harbor.
Normally, a light on the shore aligned with the [A] lighthouse
marked [Em] the passage to [Am] safety.
[A#] But on this night, the lower lights had gone [Dm] out.
[C] Finally, the desperate [F] captain decided
they had no choice but to [A#] proceed into the harbor
[C] without [F] the guidance [A#] of the lower lights.
[G] With a strong hand [A] and a brave heart,
but in almost total darkness, the old pilot [Dm] turned the wheel.
[F#] Tragically, he missed the [E] channel,
[Dm] crashed the boat upon the rocks, and [A] lost
the lives of his sailors.
[Dm] Moody then [G] explained the lesson to [C] be learned from his story.
The master [A#] will take care of the great [C] lighthouse,
[Am] but he [F] depends on us to keep [A#] the lower lights burning.
[D#]
Philip Hall Bliss [F] was directing [Dm] the singing at the meeting
that night [A] and was so inspired by Moody's story
that he wrote what would become one of his most popular hymns,
[D] Brightly Beams Our Father's Mercy.
[Bm] He also composed the music, [D] a hymn [C#m] tune
known as [F#m] Lower Lights, which [Am] was first [G] published in 1871.
[E] The storms [Bm] of life put many [C#m] around us in [A] peril.
They [C#m] may long to [D] approach the light of our [C#] Father's mercy,
[Bm] but are unsure how to navigate the [A] obstacles in their way.
We all [D] know how they feel, because each [Bm] of us
has been lost at sea from time [E] to time.
Most often, [Am]
God uses us to rescue them.
If we can keep the light of faith burning in our hearts,
if we [F] align our light with the light above,
we can [G] guide an exhausted mariner safely home.
[A] We can be the lower lights that send a gleam across the wave,
some poor, fainting, [E] struggling seaman we may rescue,
we may save.
[F#m]
[D] [E]
[C#]
[F#m] [Bm]
[N]
Key:
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F
Bm
Am
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A
F
Bm
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [G] A long time ago, [C] noted preacher Dwight Moody
told [F] his congregation a [Am] story about a [G] boat _ helplessly
[C] rocking and plunging on a stormy, [A] starless night
near the Cleveland Harbor.
The mariners [D] on board could see the lighthouse,
but they needed [E] to find their way
through the narrow passage in the treacherous rocks that
surrounded the harbor. _ _
Normally, a light on the shore aligned with the [A] lighthouse
marked [Em] the passage to [Am] safety.
[A#] But on this night, the lower lights had gone [Dm] out.
_ [C] _ Finally, the desperate [F] captain decided
they had no choice but to [A#] proceed into the harbor
[C] without [F] the guidance [A#] of the lower lights.
[G] With a strong hand [A] and a brave heart,
but in almost total darkness, the old pilot [Dm] turned the wheel.
_ [F#] Tragically, he missed the [E] channel,
[Dm] crashed the boat upon the rocks, and [A] lost
the lives of his sailors.
_ _ _ [Dm] Moody then [G] explained the lesson to [C] be learned from his story.
The master [A#] will take care of the great [C] lighthouse,
[Am] but he [F] depends on us to keep [A#] the lower lights burning.
_ [D#]
Philip Hall Bliss [F] was directing [Dm] the singing at the meeting
that night [A] and was so inspired by Moody's story
that he wrote what would become one of his most popular hymns,
_ [D] Brightly Beams Our Father's Mercy. _
[Bm] He also composed the music, [D] a hymn [C#m] tune
known as [F#m] Lower Lights, which [Am] was first [G] published in _ 1871.
[E] _ The storms [Bm] of life put many [C#m] around us in [A] peril.
They [C#m] may long to [D] approach the light of our [C#] Father's mercy,
[Bm] but are unsure how to navigate the [A] obstacles in their way.
_ We all [D] know how they feel, because each [Bm] of us
has been lost at sea from time [E] to time.
Most often, _ [Am]
God uses us to rescue them.
If we can keep the light of faith burning in our hearts,
if we [F] align our light with the light above,
we can [G] guide an exhausted mariner safely home.
[A] We can be the lower lights that send a gleam across the wave,
some poor, fainting, [E] struggling seaman we may rescue,
we may save. _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [G] A long time ago, [C] noted preacher Dwight Moody
told [F] his congregation a [Am] story about a [G] boat _ helplessly
[C] rocking and plunging on a stormy, [A] starless night
near the Cleveland Harbor.
The mariners [D] on board could see the lighthouse,
but they needed [E] to find their way
through the narrow passage in the treacherous rocks that
surrounded the harbor. _ _
Normally, a light on the shore aligned with the [A] lighthouse
marked [Em] the passage to [Am] safety.
[A#] But on this night, the lower lights had gone [Dm] out.
_ [C] _ Finally, the desperate [F] captain decided
they had no choice but to [A#] proceed into the harbor
[C] without [F] the guidance [A#] of the lower lights.
[G] With a strong hand [A] and a brave heart,
but in almost total darkness, the old pilot [Dm] turned the wheel.
_ [F#] Tragically, he missed the [E] channel,
[Dm] crashed the boat upon the rocks, and [A] lost
the lives of his sailors.
_ _ _ [Dm] Moody then [G] explained the lesson to [C] be learned from his story.
The master [A#] will take care of the great [C] lighthouse,
[Am] but he [F] depends on us to keep [A#] the lower lights burning.
_ [D#]
Philip Hall Bliss [F] was directing [Dm] the singing at the meeting
that night [A] and was so inspired by Moody's story
that he wrote what would become one of his most popular hymns,
_ [D] Brightly Beams Our Father's Mercy. _
[Bm] He also composed the music, [D] a hymn [C#m] tune
known as [F#m] Lower Lights, which [Am] was first [G] published in _ 1871.
[E] _ The storms [Bm] of life put many [C#m] around us in [A] peril.
They [C#m] may long to [D] approach the light of our [C#] Father's mercy,
[Bm] but are unsure how to navigate the [A] obstacles in their way.
_ We all [D] know how they feel, because each [Bm] of us
has been lost at sea from time [E] to time.
Most often, _ [Am]
God uses us to rescue them.
If we can keep the light of faith burning in our hearts,
if we [F] align our light with the light above,
we can [G] guide an exhausted mariner safely home.
[A] We can be the lower lights that send a gleam across the wave,
some poor, fainting, [E] struggling seaman we may rescue,
we may save. _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _