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Be Still, My Soul

Key - F
Tempo - 96 | Time - 4/4

Verse 1

Be still my

C/G

soul!

the

C/Bb

Lord

F/A

C/G

your side;

Bear patient

C/G

the

C/Bb

cross

F/A

grief

C/G

pain.

Leave to your

God to or

F/A

der and pro

vide;

In every

F/C

change He

faithful

Gm/Bb

will re

main.

Be still my

soul! your best,

F/A

your heav'nly

Friend

Through thorny

F/C

ways leads to a

joyful

end.

Verse 2

Be still my

C/G

soul!

your

C/Bb

God

F/A

doth

C/G

dertake

To guide the

C/G

ture

C/Bb

F/A

has

C/G

the

past.

Your hope, your

confidence

F/A

let nothing

shake;

All now mys

F/C

terious

shall be

Gm/Bb

bright at

last.

Be still my

soul! the waves

F/A

and winds still

know

His voice who

F/C

ruled them while He

dwelt be

low.

Verse 3

Be still my

C/G

soul!

when

C/Bb

dear

F/A

est

friends

C/G

depart;

And all is

C/G

dark

ened

C/Bb

F/A

the

vale

C/G

tears.

Then will you

better know

F/A

His love, His

heart

Who comes to

F/C

soothe your

sorrow

Gm/Bb

and your

fears.

Be still my

soul! your Je

F/A

sus can re

pay

From His own

F/C

fullness all He

takes a

way.

Verse 4

Be still my

C/G

soul!

the

C/Bb

hour

F/A

has

C/G

- t'ning on

When we shall

C/G

for

C/Bb

F/A

with

C/G

the

Lord,

When disap

pointment, grief

F/A

and fear are

gone,

Sorrow for

F/C

got, love's

purest

Gm/Bb

joys re

stored.

Be still my

soul! when change

F/A

and tears are

past,

All safe and

F/C

blessed we shall

meet at

last.

Verse 5

Be still my

C/G

soul!

C/Bb

gin

F/A

the

song

C/G

of praise

On earth be

C/G

liev

ing

C/Bb

F/A

your

Lord

C/G

high

Acknowledge

Him in all

F/A

your words and

ways

So shall He

F/C

view you

with a

Gm/Bb

well - pleased

eye

Be still my

soul! the Sun

F/A

of life di

vine

Through passing

F/C

clouds shall but more

brightly

shine.

{title: Be Still My Soul}
{author: Words by Katharina Amalia von Schlegel | Music by Jean Sibelius}
{tempo: 96}
{time: 4/4}

{c: Verse 1}
[F]    Be still my [C/G]soul!     [F]  the  [C/Bb]Lord    [F/A]is    [Bb]on    [C/G]  your side;  [F]
[F]    Bear patient[C/G]ly     [F]  the  [C/Bb]cross    [F/A]of    [Bb]grief  [C/G]  or   [F]pain.
[F]    Leave to your [Dm]God to or[F/A]der and pro[C]vide;   [Gm]
[Gm]  In every [F/C]change He [Bb]faithful [Gm/Bb]will re[A]main.
[F]    Be still my [Dm]soul! your best, [F/A]your heav'nly [C]Friend [Gm]
[Gm]  Through thorny [F/C]ways leads to a [C7]joyful [F]end.

{c: Verse 2}
[F]    Be still my   [C/G]soul!     [F]  your  [C/Bb]God    [F/A]doth   [Bb]un  [C/G]dertake  [F]
[F]    To guide the   [C/G]fu[F]ture [C/Bb]as    [F/A]He     [Bb]has   [C/G]  the  [F]past.
[F]    Your hope, your [Dm]confidence [F/A]let nothing [C]shake;  [Gm]
[Gm]  All now mys[F/C]terious  [Bb]shall be [Gm/Bb]bright at  [A]last.
[F]    Be still my [Dm]soul! the waves [F/A]and winds still [C]know  [Gm]
[Gm]  His voice who [F/C]ruled them while He [C7]dwelt be[F]low.

{c: Verse 3}
[F]    Be still my [C/G]soul!     [F]  when [C/Bb]dear[F/A]est     [Bb]friends [C/G]  depart;  [F]
[F]    And all is [C/G]dark[F]ened   [C/Bb]in    [F/A]the     [Bb]vale    [C/G]  of   [F]tears.
[F]    Then will you [Dm]better know [F/A]His love, His [C]heart  [Gm]
[Gm]  Who comes to [F/C]soothe your [Bb]sorrow [Gm/Bb]and your [A]fears.
[F]    Be still my [Dm]soul! your Je[F/A]sus can re[C]pay   [Gm]
[Gm]  From His own [F/C]fullness all He [C7]takes a[F]way.

{c: Verse 4}
[F]    Be still my [C/G]soul!     [F]  the  [C/Bb]hour     [F/A]is     [Bb]has    [C/G]- t'ning on  [F]
[F]    When we shall [C/G]be     [F]  for[C/Bb]ev[F/A]er     [Bb]with   [C/G]  the   [F]Lord,
[F]    When disap[Dm]pointment, grief [F/A]and fear are [C]gone,  [Gm]
[Gm]  Sorrow for[F/C]got, love's [Bb]purest  [Gm/Bb]joys re[A]stored.
[F]    Be still my [Dm]soul! when change [F/A]and tears are [C]past,  [Gm]
[Gm]  All safe and [F/C]blessed we shall [C7]meet at [F]last.

{c: Verse 5}
[F]    Be still my [C/G]soul!     [F]  be[C/Bb]gin     [F/A]the     [Bb]song  [C/G]  of praise  [F]
[F]    On earth be[C/G]liev[F]ing  [C/Bb]to     [F/A]your     [Bb]Lord    [C/G]  on   [F]high
[F]    Acknowledge [Dm]Him in all [F/A]your words and [C]ways  [Gm]
[Gm]  So shall He [F/C]view you [Bb]with  a  [Gm/Bb]well - pleased [A]eye
[F]    Be still my [Dm]soul! the Sun [F/A]of life di[C]vine  [Gm]
[Gm]  Through passing [F/C]clouds shall but more [C7]brightly [F]shine.

Be still my soul!       the  Lord    is    on      your side;  
    Bear patiently       the  cross    of    grief    or   pain.
    Leave to your God to order and provide;   
  In every change He faithful will remain.
    Be still my soul! your best, your heav'nly Friend 
  Through thorny ways leads to a joyful end.

    Be still my   soul!       your  God    doth   un  dertake  
    To guide the   future as    He     has     the  past.
    Your hope, your confidence let nothing shake;  
  All now mysterious  shall be bright at  last.
    Be still my soul! the waves and winds still know  
  His voice who ruled them while He dwelt below.

    Be still my soul!       when dearest     friends   depart;  
    And all is darkened   in    the     vale      of   tears.
    Then will you better know His love, His heart  
  Who comes to soothe your sorrow and your fears.
    Be still my soul! your Jesus can repay   
  From His own fullness all He takes away.

    Be still my soul!       the  hour     is     has    - t'ning on  
    When we shall be       forever     with     the   Lord,
    When disappointment, grief and fear are gone,  
  Sorrow forgot, love's purest  joys restored.
    Be still my soul! when change and tears are past,  
  All safe and blessed we shall meet at last.

    Be still my soul!       begin     the     song    of praise  
    On earth believing  to     your     Lord      on   high
    Acknowledge Him in all your words and ways  
  So shall He view you with  a  well - pleased eye
    Be still my soul! the Sun of life divine  
  Through passing clouds shall but more brightly shine.

"Be Still, My Soul"
Words by Katharina Amalia von Schlegel; translated by Jane Laurie Borthwick. Music by Jean Sibelius.
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